An Insider’s Guide to the D.N.C.

The Run-Up

The New York Times

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago today, less than a month after Democrats changed their nominee in a remarkable political shake-up. To get set for the week, “The Run-Up” talks with Leah Daughtry, an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, the chief executive of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions and a co-chair of the convention rules committee, an incredibly significant role this year given the nominee switch. She is the ultimate Democratic Party insider. And she is also remarkably candid and straightforward, particularly when it comes to providing insight on how party leaders make decisions. Today, a conversation with Ms. Daughtry about how the Democratic Party got to this unusual moment — and what to expect from the convention.

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0:00.0	Hello. Hi, how are you?
0:05.0	How are you?
0:07.0	Good, how are you?
0:08.0	I'm good, thanks.
0:10.0	Are you in Chicago already?
0:12.0	I am. Been here two weeks.
0:14.0	Um, Lea Daltry is an at large member of the Democratic National Committee,
0:18.0	representing New York.
0:20.0	She was the CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions and is one of the most prominent
0:27.5	black women in party leadership.
0:30.4	This year she's a co-chair of the Convention Rules Committee, an incredibly significant role, given all that's taken place.
0:38.0	Basically, she's the ultimate Democratic Party insider, which is part of the reason I wanted to talk to her as the
0:45.3	convention gets underway.
0:47.3	Can you give me any of these parties?
0:50.4	I don't even know what the parties are so probably not.
0:54.0	Once I get to the hall it's all over.
0:58.0	You said that's your party is going to be on the convention floor.
1:01.0	But that's not the only reason I call Daltry. I have always found her to be
1:06.8	remarkably candid and straightforward, which when it comes to party insiders
1:12.1	isn't always the case.
1:14.0	And in our previous conversations,
1:17.0	she had been a passionate defender of President Biden.
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