you are on with jacob rubashkin. >> good morning. this is my monthly call. i hope i can make my points. first of all, the caller who called in about the republican party -- i've been our public in my entire life. the reason it appears racist sometimes is because of who gets in the news and who supports, the proud boys and all of these other things. i don't believe that they are racist. the second theory is he played an ad about the senator running. he said he would repeal his own bill. that was taken out of context. what is actual comments were is joe biden did not follow through. for the guest, i also like liz cheney. she was a true staunch conservative and showed that she had the wherewithal to stand up to donald trump. >> gregory, you are a republican who also likes joe manchin? is that fair? >> no, i just -- i am not a fox guy. i try to look at all of it. i did hear joe manchin to, all of his comments. i want to point out that you are taking his comments and portraying them incorrectly. for the guest, i really would like to know how he feels about tim sc

host: a focus on campaign 2024 with the familiar face jacob rubashkin from inside election. in the latest right up by your colleague nathan gonzales he writes it is not too early to talk about the presidential battlefield because the underlying dynamics don't often shift dramatically in the months or even a year before the election. what are the underlying political dynamics of the race right now? guest: we have an incumbent with middling approval rate seeking a second term. we have a divided congress making a series of very important challenges over the next couple of weeks. we have a former president who was trying to come back into office having announced his bid for president even before the men turns. we have one side of the equation with president biden and we have a good idea about president trump. we know the historical trends associated with presidential reelection bids. we have a pretty good idea of where things start out. host: this is the biden campaign ad that was put out this week. [video clip] >> too many people have been left behind and treated like they are

host: jacob rubashkin we can talk about house races, 550 days out from election day 2024.ines again (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8002 for independents. this is jerry and new jersey, line for democrats. good morning. caller: i have a couple of questions for you. one, do you think that the press is going to be honest and fair and told joe biden to questions. i am not talking about advanced questions that they write out in advance. questions he has to answer on his own. do you also think they will have debates? i am really curious. joe biden says no debates. do you think they will debate? and the other thing is, i don't believe joe biden is really going to run. the questions coming out about his finances and family, i think they will kick him out. host: as a democrat, who would you like to see ryan if not joe biden? caller: there is no democrat. i am not keen on any of them. they are also radical. host: you are calling in on the line for democrats. who would you like to see when? -win? caller: your guess is as good as mine. the repub