After Decades Of Bipartisan Teamwork, Republicans Quit Presidential Debate Commission

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🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

And you might not have to go to Iowa in order to be the Democrats' presidential nominee anymore: the party is looking to reshape its primary calendar so the earliest states better represent the racial makeup of its voters.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Barbara Sprunt, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Jay Morrissey from West Bowelston, Massachusetts,
0:03.2	and I'm getting ready to run the 126th Boston Marathon
0:06.9	representing the Central Mass Striders.
0:09.3	This podcast was recorded at 2.18 pm on Monday, April 18th,
0:15.3	Boston Marathon Day.
0:16.8	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:19.0	OK, here's the show.
0:23.9	Well, congratulations in advance, or probably, hopefully,
0:27.6	you've finished by the time this podcast shows up in your feed.
0:30.8	It's a lot of work.
0:32.2	I don't know that I would have finished, but hey, there,
0:35.6	it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:37.8	I'm Tamara Keith.
0:38.6	I cover the White House.
0:39.8	I'm Barbara Sprint.
0:40.7	I cover politics.
0:42.0	And I'm Dominic Amantinero, Senior Political Editor
0:44.0	and Correspondent.
0:45.3	Some of the pillars of the presidential election process,
0:49.2	as we know it now, could be changing in 2024.
0:53.5	The Republican National Committee has left the commission
0:56.4	on presidential debates.
	...

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