Main content

Congressman Anthony Brown: Is Joe Biden really the best the Democrats can do?

We ask if Joe Biden is the Democrats best bet to retake the White House

The US political landscape has shifted dramatically in the last few weeks. The Democratic Party’s search for the best candidate to beat Donald Trump in November now seems likely to end with the nomination of a 77-year-old establishment politician, written off as ‘past it’ just a month ago. Is Joe Biden really the best the Democrats can do? And could the coronavirus crisis change everything?

(Photo: Democrat Congressman Anthony Brown)

Available now

23 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Mar 202021:06GMT
BBC World Service News Internet & East Asia only

More episodes

Previous

William Kentridge: The unnaturalness of apartheid

Next

Ian Goldin: Will Covid-19 cause a new recession?

See all episodes from The Interview

Broadcasts

  • Wed 11 Mar 202003:06GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
  • Wed 11 Mar 202004:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online & UK DAB/Freeview only
  • Wed 11 Mar 202006:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean & South Asia only
  • Wed 11 Mar 202007:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & East Asia only
  • Wed 11 Mar 202015:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Wed 11 Mar 202018:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia & West and Central Africa only
  • Wed 11 Mar 202020:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only
  • Wed 11 Mar 202021:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet & East Asia only

Podcast

  • The Interview

    Conversations with people shaping our world. The best interviews from the BBC