Biden's First Test - a podcast by Sam Rippon and Chern Han Mah

This week’s episode looks at Justin Trudeau’s new Cabinet in Canada following their September election and looks ahead to next week’s gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. The new Liberal minority Government in Canada now has a full Cabinet, including numerous big changes and promotions for figures likely to be in the conversation as a future leader when Trudeau steps down? Was this a surprisingly bold reshuffle after failing to win a majority? Will it last a full term? Do we have any clues about Trudeau’s policy priorities from these appointments?

With Joe Biden’s first electoral test as President around the corner, Sam and Chern look at the state of the race in Virginia and New Jersey where Democrats are defending control of the Governor’s Office in both states. Former Governor Terry McAuliffe is eyeing up a return to the office in a very tight race, and Phil Murphy is looking for a second term. Why are these races in seemingly blue states looking to be quite close? Why do Virginia and New Jersey hold their gubernatorial elections in off-years? Is Terry McAuliffe not an effective candidate for the Democrats within Virginia? Is Trump playing a role in these Republican challenges? All these questions and more answered in this week’s episode.

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