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The NPR Politics Podcast

And Then There Were Two

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Daily News, Politics, News

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

With only days before the New Hampshire primary, Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He endorsed former president Donald Trump — raising the stakes for former South Carolina governor & U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley.

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, voting correspondent Ashley Lopez, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith.

Our producers are Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:00.0

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0:17.0

Hi, this is Shelly in Seattle, Washington.

0:21.0

I'm currently enjoying a cup of coffee while watching the rainfall per usual.

0:27.6

This podcast was recorded at 110 PM on Monday January 22nd.

0:32.3

Things may have changed by the time you hear this,

0:34.3

but I'm pretty sure it's still gonna be raining out here.

0:38.0

Okay, here's the show.

0:39.9

I was literally just thinking I wish I had brought a cup of coffee in for this

0:45.8

episode of the podcast. That sounded like it was straight from the calm app.

0:48.8

I instantly go relax. We don't need coffee for this podcast. There is so much to talk about. There is so much to talk about.

0:57.0

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast, I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics. I'm Ashley Lopez, I cover voting. I'm Frank Ordonias. I cover the campaign. And I'm

1:05.7

Tamara Keith. I cover the White House. And I am here in Washington, D.C. but the rest of you are all in Manchester,

1:12.1

New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday are all in Manchester, New Hampshire

1:12.7

ahead of Tuesday's first in the nation primary election.

1:16.3

For Republicans, it is now essentially

1:18.9

a two-person race between Donald Trump and Nicky Haley

1:22.2

after Florida Governor Ron Desantis dropped out of

1:25.1

the race on Sunday.

1:30.9

Desantis posted a video on X, formerly known as Twitter,

1:35.8

and through his support behind Trump.

1:38.5

I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee

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