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Biden Buying Massive TV Time. Is It Already Too Late? (with Michael Cohen)
Justin discusses the state of the Biden campaign and the potential implications of the polls. Do standard polling errors show this race to be a blowout?
Michael Cohen joins the show to talk about a $137 million TV ad buy by a Biden Super PAC. What does it tell us?
00:00 Introduction and Overview of the Biden 2024 Campaign Outlook
01:57 Impact of Polling Errors on Election Outcome
03:57 Challenges in Key Battleground States and Coalitional Problems
05:19 Insights on Campaign Ad Spend and Timing
05:57 Robert DeNiro in NYC Biden Presser
13:50 Challenges in Dealing with Israel and the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
17:10 Michael Cohen
30:59 The Timing of Ad Spend and Defining the Opponent
33:24 Persuadability of the Electorate and Campaign Strategy
42:54 The Competency of the Biden Administration
58:16 Strategies and Preparations for the Presidential Debate
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