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Dr. Meena Bose informs us what Trump thinks Biden should do during presidential race
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So at this point, yes, it looks likely that President Biden is planning to stay on the ticket. One of the rules that Canada is going to play is there's a lot of money that Joe Biden has amassed as a candidate for president. And right now, that money is tied to him. I don't think that money could be ported over to another candidate other than Kamala Harris is the only possible because she's on the ticket as the vice president. Other than that, I think they have to start over, don't they? Well, so the money could go to the vice president and who would probably be the logical choice at this point in time. It could also go to the party. So that is not quite the same, obviously, but it's very late in the game without a doubt. I mean, this was raising questions about President Biden's decision to run for reelection, but we're so far past that now. It's very late in the game for a change. I don't move as risky, frankly. The president's staying at the top of the ticket is risky. It opens a lot of possibilities and the scrutiny over the next four months is going to be extreme of every moving mix, but it would not be easy for the Democrats to replace him at this time with anyone other than the vice president. I think that's why we're seeing a pivoting of the messaging coming out of the Democrat Party from look at the great accomplishments to Joe Biden. To never mind, just look how bad Donald Trump is. Just focus on that focus on that we're trying to defeat the Republican candidate as opposed to look what we're going to be able to do. And if they do say anything like that, we talk about Joe Biden's long career of accomplishments and how he is a statesman and he's done all these things in the past, not what's happened in the last few months. Certainly not what's happened in the last few weeks. Correct. Absolutely. I mean, the Democrats are, the Biden campaign is presenting this as an existential threat to democracy. And democracy is on the ticket, they're making the case that the Biden-Harris ticket will be stronger than Trump's question mark, right? We'll know in within the next week who that person on the ticket will be. We'll see if that is enough to assuage voter concerns and bring Democrats to the polls, particularly in the 6 or 7 battleground states. Dr. Bose, are our Democrats buying that message that democracy is on the ballot? Are people thinking that is the quintessential thing? Most people I would think are concerned about what they're paying at the grocery stores, not necessarily whether or not democracy is literally on the ticket. I guess it is. It is an election, but it's democracy really up for debate. I don't think Donald Trump is ever when I become president, there will be no more democracy. I don't think I've ever heard him say that. No, he hasn't said that, but, you know, again, that debate has kind of focused all the scrutiny on President Biden and, you know, former President Trump has been kind of under the radar. That'll change with the convention, Republican convention next week. But no, former President Trump hasn't said that, but he has said, right, maybe a dictator on day one. There are some, he has a policy agenda, one of which is kind of moving federal bureaucrats from career service, political appointees, proposals, policy making proposals at the border. I mean, these are big questions. I'm not going to say that, you know, democracy will end after the November 24 election, but that's certainly the argument that Democrats are making about Donald Trump. And Donald Trump particularly after the January 6th assault on the Capitol, right? But again, this is kind of faded at the moment. And I think your point are people thinking about kind of institutions in policy making, or are they thinking about immediate, immediate, pocketbook issues? And the latter tend to be what motivate voters, right? It's economic concern. Dr. Moses, good points there. I think we're going to agree to disagree because I really don't think Donald Trump is going to be an existential threat to democracy. An official message from Medicare. A new law is helping me save more money on prescription drug costs. You may be able to save too. With Medicare's extra help program, my premium is zero and my out-of-pocket costs are low. Who should apply? Single people making less than $23,000 a year, or married couples who make less than $31,000 a year. Even if you don't think you qualify, it pays to find out. Go to ssa.gov/extrahelp paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.