scott lucas is professor of us and international politics at clinton institute university college dublin. he says he can't predict calvert, his will react to jedi von says nomination, but he can see the republican strategies at work. what i should be doing is english is considering spectacle, which is austin's federal versus issues. and this was by truck republican national convention last night. you know, so j e may have to tell him that personal story that he's written about. and joe, really elegy, you know, the rice from rags to riches of the father, the mother who's addicted and then bringing mom up on stage, being planets over. you know, this was theater j. you may have to, of course, not referring to the fact that while he said i will fight for the work you ma'am with everything that he has already a 0, that's a 0 percent from the american federation of labor and c, i o, you know, our labor units, meat, j bass, talking about how donald saw we were down, we were out of america. donald trump changed to save us. when in 2016 chevy batch have referred to trump as americans have, or at

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doing this with the 2 of you or scotland to us as a politics professor with the clinton institute that university college dublin. he says was a political toxic for the obama as to only endorsed harris. now this was part of a, a roll out of for a campaign that has hit the ground running. uh, yeah. satisfied all the conspiracy theories. all the trumpets try to get through. obama is don't lifetime law. the idea was, and it was prepared days before joe, by the next year we drew in preparation for that i would endorse the whole series of different product figures within doors, across the party, from the center to the progressives. here us with get the backing of a majority of delegates and so it's like lock up the nomination and that as it were, the icing on the cake would come in with the obama. so these political heavy weiss then giving their endorsement as well, which means that you have this choreograph video with these one works from both brought and michelle obama. and that's all i heard. i was responding. yes, you know, we're going to go forward for the future of the country and we're going to have some fun a

he is a professor of us, an international politics at clinton institute and university college dublin, who joins us from pending and in the united kingdom. thanks for being with us. again. no, no, just there. if this will, if we can start with jo, button testing positive for colored when the timing and the optics of this really couldn't be with him, could by a hi. and it depends on how serious it covered cases, how long it keeps out from you know, making your parents as part of his, his rally after it looked like last week. he would important as i was in canada. now. whitehouse is saying this is a relatively mild chase. i've actually just come back from congress. i haven't had it last week. and so you know, in that case, i don't think it's a serious issue. i think the bigger issue that we're looking at today is that there have been repeated calls from song people for buying the stuff aside. representative out of shelves who's wanting to southern california, david axelrod, the political strategist who's very close to the obama's and reporters. but you have to have started a formulation

college and former chair of the american political science association's presidents and executive politics section. and scott lucas, professor of us and international politics at the clinton institute, at university college dublinok place in pennsylvania?- are your reactions to what took place in pennsylvania? well, this is not what i hoped _ place in pennsylvania? well, this is not what i hoped to _ place in pennsylvania? well, this is not what i hoped to wake _ place in pennsylvania? well, this is not what i hoped to wake up - place in pennsylvania? well, this is not what i hoped to wake up to - place in pennsylvania? well, this is not what i hoped to wake up to this morning in a beautiful rural wales. great for the former president was not more badly hurt and my heart goes out to the person who was murdered and their family and to those in a critical condition from the shooting. we heard a lot of comment... and i certainly agree with that that it has no place in society but it also has a long history full stop in 2017 a senior member of congress was shut when playing a baseball game but we haven't seen this at the presidential level since the attempted assassination of president reagan and i fear we are retu

lucas, professor of us international politics at clinton universe —— clinton institute at university couege clinton institute at university college dublinvernment is calling a "root and branch review" of the armed forces in response to the urgency of the threats facing the uk. the prime minister says the strategic defence review will aim to "forge a clear—eyed approach to a more dangerous and volatile world." it will be led by the former nato secretary general, lord robertson, who has warned of the "deadly quartet" of china, russia, iran and north korea. let's get more on this with our security correspondent frank gardner. that is quite a warning, and i guess the question many are asking is what candice government to that the previous government did not? i think what they are — previous government did not? i think what they are trying _ previous government did not? i think what they are trying to _ previous government did not? i think what they are trying to do _ previous government did not? i think what they are trying to do is - previous government did not? i think what they are trying to do is to - what they are trying to do is to sp

well us and international politics, clinton institute, university college dublin, got scott lucas from there with his take on this. we were just saying there, scott, only one week. it's hard to believe just one week since that assassination attempt. >> yeah. i mean, what harold wilson once said, a week is a long time in politics. i think we're four months away from the election. we're talking about an eternity here. but the thing is, a week a week ago, he was saying he was going to be uniting. >> everything was going to be together. it was going to be one message to unite the country , message to unite the country, not not not sure. he stuck to that plan. >> i mean , let's let's take your >> i mean, let's let's take your soundee >> i mean, let's let's take your soundbite at the very top of the houn soundbite at the very top of the hour, because i think it's important, you know, it's interesting that when you put out misinformation and disinformation, you accuse the other side of doing it. so but what is very serious here is what is very serious here is what donald trump said when he ta

joining us now is professor of us and international politics at the clinton institute, university college dublin. scott. college dublin. stuck. scott. lucas. morning, scott. i mean , lucas. morning, scott. i mean, you just wonder how long this is going to go on. but maybe when the democrat donors pull their funds, that will be the real telling point. will it ? telling point. will it? >> some democratic donors have already said they will not provide money to the campaign, until the situation is resolved. in other words, until biden , in other words, until biden, steps down, you've mentioned those that have now said that they are planning to do so, but they are planning to do so, but the democrats are already losing some funds. i think what you're going to see this weekend is you know, there's going to be a review by those high up in the democratic party where they are in the financial situation. they're going to review the polling, which actually shows that biden and trump are still running neck to neck, but that a majority of democrats do want biden to step aside. and they're going to look at bi

he's professor of us politics at the clinton institute at the university college dublin.her or not biden stays in the race. he's got a primetime interview with abc in the us and a rally in wisconsin and another rally on sunday in pennsylvani. on sunday in pennsylvania. i think the democratic strategists, politicians — i think the democratic strategists, politicians and donors will be looking — politicians and donors will be looking at how biden performs and polling _ looking at how biden performs and polling based on those performances. if he polling based on those performances. if he comes _ polling based on those performances. if he comes across as capable and confident — if he comes across as capable and confident. if he stumbles or if the polis— confident. if he stumbles or if the polls don'i— confident. if he stumbles or if the polls don't show improvement i will expect— polls don't show improvement i will awed by— polls don't show improvement i will expect by the end of next week that biden— expect by the end of next week that biden wiii— expect by the end of next w

. >> well, earlier we were joined by us and international politics at the clinton institute, at the university college of dublin bush administrations, steve girl. >> it was a slow motion train wreck for, for biden tonight . it wreck for, for biden tonight. it was the worst case scenario for the democrats because it wasn't a bad enough performance to remove him immediately. it wasn't good enough to allay fears. it was just enough to kind of keep things going. he's now got an interview monday night with nbc. lester holt. so he kind of slips through to the weekend. and it just keeps this, drama continuing, which is not good for the democrats and definitely not good for the country or for the world. >> i think those close to him are feeling right now, because when he called his own vice president , when he called his own vice president, kamala harris, vice president trump , those on the president trump, those on the front row, this press conference, you'd imagine , would conference, you'd imagine, would be his advisers and his close team just look stony faced. are they used to this or is this making things worse, d

so let's go to us and international politics, clinton institute , university college institute, university college dubun institute, university college dublinas, that's a mouthful. and i have scott long time no see. nice to see you again . see you again. >> to be back, folks. thank you. good good, >> isabel's making this point that, you know , trump's that, you know, trump's thinking. bring it on. great. give me another tv debate because biden isn't going to come out of it very well, is he? >> i have no interest in discussing donald trump's insults and falsehoods. they suck all the oxygen out of the room . instead, you and i should room. instead, you and i should be discussing the important issues. probably the most important issues for my native country since 1865, which include, you know , a threat to include, you know, a threat to democracy, a threat to the us system and a threat to us outside of america , including in outside of america, including in the uk, that's how serious these issues are. whether you talk about the economy , they're about the economy, they're serious issues as to who will be in charge of them all. >> and trump obv