Astead Herndon

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6,368 appearances 60 recordings 8 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 19 Sep

Astead Herndon’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Today, Explained · The Boomer politicians who won't retire · 25 Jul 2026 podcast

Was that the right call? matched

I guess I was asking a little bit, what was your personal reaction when you saw President Biden on that stage? matched

Did you think that was someone who should be president or be running for reelection? matched

And so you're saying with Biden, it wasn't known if that was an isolated event or something larger. matched

The last question I would ask on this, though, just to close the loop, is do you think that advocating for him and reelection, did the Democratic Party brand any damage in terms of credibility? matched

Because there was a lot of Americans who thought that never should have happened. matched

So you don't look back at that episode and think the party did itself any reputational damage by backing Biden's reelection? matched

Uh-huh. matched

Most Americans want to put their own interpretation on what happened. matched

You lost a colleague this month, longtime South Carolina figure Lindsey Graham. matched

I heard about you all's relationship. matched

How will you remember him? matched

What would you say is Lindsey Graham's legacy? matched

I wonder, are those things harder to come by now? matched

Like, you've seen Congress change over the years. matched

And when we talk about the working relationship between you and Graham, is that just, like, more and more rare across the place? matched

It does seem as if a generational political figure shaped in the kind of post-war era have stepped aside or passed away in recent years. matched

I'm thinking in Black politics, we recently lost matched

Reverend Jesse Jackson earlier this year. matched

And then that means a group of people who are further and further away from the civil rights movement. matched

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