We begin with a discussion on an issue making headlines.
Former Vice President Joe Biden became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
last week after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race.
For now,... Biden has led President Donald Trump in every national poll taken over the
past month. But history, especially 2016, has shown polls are often wrong,.. and there's
another six months until the November election. So what lies ahead for President Trump and
his rival, Joe Biden. We connect with Dr. Charles Zelden, Professor
of History at Nova Southeastern University joining us from Florida and Dr. Mark Shanahan,
Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Reading in the UK.
Dr. Zelden: Before Biden can shift his entire focus to Trump, the former vice president
has to try and win over Bernie's supporters. Will they be inclined to back him? What kind
of messaging will Biden have to project, or what are the main agendas
he
needs
to address, to gain solid support from his party?
To. Dr. Shanahan: What are the chances of Sanders' supporters actually backing
President Trump? To Dr. Zelden: Supporters of the former VP
say Biden thrives on personal connections and face-to-face meetings which he now cannot
do due to the pandemic. This was actually detrimental to the Sanders' campaign. Can
Biden's digital presence be strong enough to beat President Trump?
To both: How do you think President Trump will change his campaign strategy, now that
he knows Biden will be his opponent?
To Dr. Shanahan: Some
say the coronavirus pandemic is likely to result in the public desiring normalcy rather
than radical change. Do you agree? To Dr. Zelden: What
do you think
the American public want to see and what issues
do you think the vote will come down to in November?
That's all we have time for today. But thank you
so much for joining us Dr. Charles Zelden and Dr. Mark Shanahan, joining us
from Florida and Reading.