Can Kamala Harris win over Fox viewers?

The News Agents

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kamala Harris has been trying to reach the parts of America that Democrats dont easily reach. Her latest foray was on Fox News in a sit-down interview with Bret Baier. She called the network out for failing to correct Donald Trump's falsehood on his election loss. But she struggled more when she had to differentiate herself from Joe Biden, and their past record. Did it work as a strategy?

Later, leaked ministerial letters of complaint and budgetary stalemate. Is Rachel Reeves facing the usual departmental wrangling or are things looking particularly uncomfortable for the Chancellor this time around? And are there now clues to what she actually has to cut.

Lastly, are women allowed to have children AND lead a political party? Well it's not entirely clear...

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0:00.0	The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.
0:09.4	This is a global player original podcast.
0:12.9	Why, if he's as bad as you say, that half of this country is now supporting this person who could be the 47th president of the United States.
0:22.0	Why is that happening?
0:23.4	This is an election for president of the United States.
0:26.3	It's not supposed to be easy.
0:28.3	I know, but it's not supposed to be, it is not supposed to be a cakewalk for anyone.
0:34.2	So are they misguided the 50%?
0:35.2	Are they stupid?
0:36.3	What is it?
0:36.7	Oh, God, I would never say that about the American people.
0:39.4	And in fact, if you listen to Don...
0:40.9	That was Kamala Harris, talking to Brett Baer of Fox News, in, if you like, the Lions Den.
0:48.1	She's changed her media strategy, and she is looking to convince people who wouldn't normally vote Democrat to come on side.
0:56.8	It's a strategy that might backfire.
1:00.4	But it's a strategy with a huge potential upside.
1:04.5	Another way of looking at it, what does she have to lose?
1:07.8	These are Republican supporters by and large.
1:10.6	She went there to try and make her case.
1:13.6	It was a risk, but a risk she thinks was worth taking. Welcome to the newsagents.
1:22.9	The news agents. It's John. It's Emily. And you might think there is nothing remarkable at all
1:32.0	about a candidate standing for election, subjecting themselves to scrutiny from people who may not
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