COVID-19, the economy and voting rights: 5 takeaways from Biden's CNN town hall in Ohio

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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY

July 22 2021

WASHINGTON – In a town hall roughly six months into his administration, President Joe Biden faced questions from the coronavirus pandemic still plaguing the United States and vaccine hesitancy to concerns of gun violence and limits on voting rights.

Biden took part in the CNN event in Cincinnati at Mount St. Joseph University. It came as worries about the delta variant of COVID-19 are on the rise and the economy is still recovering from the pandemic.

Here are the key takeaways from Biden's town hall:

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Jennifer Epstein @jeneps

 

What the Biden CNN town hall looks like from the back of the auditorium:

 

 

7:21 PM · Jul 21, 2021

 

Biden Rallies DO have a certain Consistency to them

 

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CNN's town hall with President Biden BOMBED in the ratings

Per Fox News citing Nielsen Media numbers:

• The 8 to 9:30 p.m. timeframe that had the actual show with President Biden and Don Lemon on it only drew in 1.5 million viewers, while MSNBC averaged 1.6 million and Fox News had 2.7 million.
• For the “primetime” hours of 8 to 11 p.m. CNN averaged 1.3 million viewers overall, compared to MSNBC at 1.6 million and Fox News at 2.3 million.