Swamp Notes: Is Maga good for Biden?
FT News Briefing23 Mar 2024

Swamp Notes: Is Maga good for Biden?

Democrats have honed in on a novel campaign strategy over the past few election cycles: elevate Trump-backed candidates in GOP primaries, and then blow past them in general elections. So far, the strategy has mostly paid off, but will this risky gamble work in 2024? The FT’s deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and US managing editor, Peter Spiegel, join to discuss. Credit: Associated Press, WCPO-9

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