As Harris Accepts Democratic Nomination, a Look at the Road Ahead

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Aug. 23. Kamala Harris formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president. The WSJ’s Natalie Andrews and Andrew Restuccia join Luke Vargas at the convention in Chicago to discuss how she presented herself and what it will take for her policy pledges to become reality. Plus, why Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s expected exit from the race could be a boon for Donald Trump. And, another senior executive exits Tesla. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.2	Carmala Harris takes the stage on the final night of the Democratic Convention.
0:24.0	I accept your nomination to be President of the United States of America.
0:32.0	Plus Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses dropping out of the race and endorsing Donald
0:37.4	Trump and we've got the latest twist in the Paramount Saga. It's Friday, August 23rd, I'm Kate Bulervant for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Luke Vargas,
0:48.8	who's in Chicago reporting from the DNC.
0:52.0	Here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
0:58.0	Carmelah Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in front of a boisterous crowd last night.
1:10.0	Rapping up the party's national convention by casting herself as someone who would unite the country.
1:17.0	Let us show each other and the world who we are and what we stand for.
1:28.0	Freedom, opportunity, compassion, dignity, fairness, and endless possibilities. Harris also pledged to take action on abortion access, reducing housing costs, securing
1:49.5	the southern border and ending the Israel-Hamas war.
1:53.5	But what would it take for those policies to come to pass?
1:57.0	To break it all down, our Luke Vargas gathered some of the team of Wall Street Journal
2:01.2	reporters and editors who are in Chicago covering the event.
2:07.0	They are tearing down the convention around us but there's no rest for the Wall Street Journal's politics team with 73 days of campaigning to go.
2:16.0	A Trump-Harris debate just a few short weeks away and a potential endorsement coming Trump's
2:20.6	way in the next few hours from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
2:24.0	But before we turn the page on Chicago, I've convinced
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