Campaign Check-In: How Are The Non-Trump Candidates Making Their Pitch?

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🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was once seen as the biggest threat to former President Donald Trump. But his campaign got off to a rocky start and is struggling to gain traction. In this episode, we look at how three non-Trump candidates — DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Mike Pence — are selling themselves to voters. And whether there is a market for anyone not named Donald in the GOP primary.

This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and political correspondent Sarah McCammon.

The episode was produced by Lexie Schapitl and Elena Moore. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:09.1	This podcast was recorded at 2.09 pm on September 7th, 2023.
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0:40.4	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast.
0:42.4	I'm Miles Parks.
0:43.4	I cover voting.
0:44.4	I'm Ashley Lopez.
0:45.4	I cover politics.
0:46.4	And I'm Sarah McKammon.
0:47.4	I also cover politics.
0:48.4	And today we are checking in on the Republican primary field.
0:52.4	Even two weeks since the first debate and the non-Donald Trump candidates are working
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