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Brooks and Capehart on Harris' appeal and the new race for the White House

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the whirlwind week in politics that has completely changed the race for the White House with Kamala Harris the new candidate at the top of the Democratic ticket and Donald Trump back on the campaign trail after an assassination attempt. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

It has been a whirlwind week in politics that has completely changed the race for the White House.

0:06.0

We turn now to the analysis of Brooks and Kapart, that's New York Times columnist David Brooks,

0:11.0

and Jonathan Kapart, associate editor for the Washington Post.

0:14.0

Great to see you both.

0:15.0

Thanks, chat.

0:16.0

Lots to discuss because in just the last five days,

0:18.0

President Biden announced that he would end his re-election campaign.

0:21.0

He quickly endorses Kamala Harris. She quickly

0:23.7

amasses the delegates that she needs to clinch the nomination. That's

0:26.7

accompanied by a historic fundraising hall, lots of enthusiasm and energy on

0:31.9

a democratic side. And then today, former President Barako Biden. of to say Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you

0:45.3

through this election and into the Oval Office.

0:49.0

So David, how has her ascension to the top of the ticket?

0:52.0

How has this changed the fundamentals of the

0:54.0

race? Well first when Biden was the candidate 37% of Democrats were excited by

0:59.6

the ticket now 81% of Democrats are excited. So that's a big change.

1:03.7

Basically, I think what she's done, they're now tied,

1:06.1

more or less.

1:07.2

And so they're not where they were.

1:09.2

Well, let's start.

1:09.9

In 2020, Joe Biden won 70% of non-white voters.

1:14.4

That was in 2020.

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