Topic: Election Year

2 chapters across the catalog

Cluster Five
Episode 1319 1:48:55 - 1:50:26

1319: Cluster Five

Bernie Sanders 33 Years Old Clip

A six-second clip from a 2020 campaign speech in Dearborn shows Bernie Sanders claiming people ask him how he keeps going at "33 years of age." The hosts debate whether the clip was edited or if Sanders was making a botched reference to comedian Jack Benny's famous "39" joke.

Warehouse of Souls
Episode 802 2:11:03 - 2:16:00

802: Warehouse of Souls

Joe Biden, 1992 Senate Floor Speech

Archival audio from 1992 shows then-Senator Joe Biden arguing that President George H.W. Bush should not nominate a Supreme Court justice during an election year. Biden suggested at the time that the Senate Judiciary Committee should delay hearings until after the political season. President Obama dismisses these past comments, stating that "senators say stuff all the time" and that the current situation is different.