Second time. It was all too laid out, of course, in a fiery state of the union last night that the white house and analysts are calling a much needed win for the president. A cnn poll shows six out of ten americans who watched had a positive reaction to his speech, and even oddsmakers have now upped the odds for bidens reelection after the nationally televised speech. Joining us live now to talk about last night its impact and roadmap for the campaign. Doctor nolan higdon, professor of history and communication at cal state east bay. Doctor higdon, thanks for joining us. Hey, thanks for having me. Hey, so how would you describe the biden who showed up last night, i think, you know, the biden who showed up yesterday really, surpassed a lot of the expectations. One of the things that the Biden Campaign has been doing in recent months is theyve been reducing the amount of public appearances by biden, which i think a lot of people interpreted as biden being unable to speak publicly due to
Listen, i think medical marijuana plays a significant positive role for a lot of patients when you look at cancer survivors, people with epilepsy, people with fibromyalgia. Theres proven scientific knowledge that it works. Ernie it is effective . It is effective and it is going to help a lot of people. Im a little disenchanted with the program in new york because its ernie what concerns you . What concerns me, we dont know how many physicians and how well register. We made phone calls to see how do you register. Ernie why is there so much confusion . I think listen. This is a bureaucracy. I think albany is making sure that all the ts are crossed and everything because you dont want abuse. This is a system thats going to work where the patient goes to a physician. The physician examines the patient and calculates that he or she needs the medication, gets a prescription and they go to a dispensary, which is run by pharmacists, so you have total control. Connecticut and other states as th