Biden's Out. Harris Is In. Everyone Else Is Screwed.

The Reason Roundtable

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the state of the 2024 presidential race one day after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection.

01:41—President Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris.

32:52—Weekly Listener Question

41:44—Republican National Convention reactions

52:06—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Fellow Democrats Force Joe Biden Out of His Reelection Bid," by Eric Boehm

"Biden's Final Flip-Flop," by Jacob Sullum

"BYEden," by Liz Wolfe

"Why Kamala Harris should never be president," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Kamala Harris Hopes You'll Forget Her Record as a Drug Warrior & Draconian Prosecutor," by Katherine Mangu-Ward and Justin Monticello

"Trump's Acceptance Speech Was Too Long—and Very Effective," Nick Gillespie

"Republicans Say Joe Biden Should Quit the Presidency Right Now," by Robby Soave

"It's Been Easy To Forget How Bad Kamala Harris Is," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Could Kamala Harris Be an Anti-War Candidate?" by Matthew Petti

"Getting a Home Depot Employee Fired for Calling for Trump's Assassination Is Still Cancel Culture," by Billy Binion

"Have Republicans Abandoned Free Markets?" by Emma Camp

"Trump Wishes Americans Stayed in Afghanistan To Fight China," by Matthew Petti

"Does MAGA Want Unity and Peace—or Vengeance?" by Zach Weissmueller

"Republicans Don't Even Pretend To Want To Cut Government Anymore," by Eric Boehm

"We Showed Trump Voters the National Debt," by Zach Weissmueller

"Libertarians Are More Politically Homeless Than Ever," by J.D. Tuccille

"Can Trump Unite by Going Light on Policy?" by Christian Britschgi

"MAGA Voters Try To Convince a Libertarian To Vote Trump," by Emma Camp

"Why the New Republican Platform Is Moder

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