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The Daily

At the Democratic Convention, a Historic Nomination

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Last night, at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination, becoming the first woman of color in U.S. history to do so. Astead W. Herndon and Reid J. Epstein, who cover politics for The Times, discuss the story this convention told about Ms. Harris — and whether that story could be enough to win the presidential election. Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up” for The New York Times. Reid J. Epstein, who covers politics for The New York Times.

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I'm standing in a sea of people coming out of this vast convention and people are

0:08.9

holding signs, smiling, there's confetti everywhere. They're balloons white red and blue and

0:15.7

there's a lot of excitement. From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernisee. And this is the Daily from inside the Democratic National Convention Hall,

0:27.0

where Kamala Harris has just accepted her party's nomination,

0:32.0

becoming the first woman of color in US history to do so.

0:36.0

Today, the story this convention told about Harris,

0:41.0

and whether that story could be enough to win. It's Friday, August 23rd. The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this day. What shall our legacy be? Our legacy be?

1:05.0

What will our children say?

1:07.0

Let me know in my heart, but my days are through.

1:12.0

America, America, I gave my best to you.

1:17.0

On night one of the Democratic National Convention, the evening was really defined by this very emotional, quite bittersweet goodbye from President Biden.

1:31.0

And there's nothing we cannot do when we do it together.

1:34.6

God bless you all and may God protect our troops. It was the closing of one chapter so that another could begin.

1:50.7

It was Kamala Harris's moment.

1:58.0

So right now it's 740. We are on the floor at the Democratic National Convention.

2:01.0

It is a crazy party atmosphere which is like a massive

2:05.4

understanding. Day two kicked off with delegates gathering on the Convention floor, casting

2:10.8

their votes in a kind of symbolic way to make Harris the party's nominee.

2:16.0

This giant festival of lights, people in cowboy hats, people with blinking bracelets,

2:22.0

people with Christmas lights wrapped around their hats, heads, shoulders, people

2:27.3

wearing donkey hats.

2:28.9

I mean it's very, very, very celebratory in here.

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