Astead Herndon

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6,554 appearances 61 recordings 8 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard yesterday

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

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One of the reasons I think this comes up so much is because of what happened with the Democratic Party in the last presidential cycle. matched

You were one of the more important voices telling Americans that Joe Biden was fit to run again. matched

When you saw that debate in 2024, did you stand by that judgment? matched

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

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