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On Point | Podcast

Can the Democrats win over voters in 2024?

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Democrats have a 2024 policy platform, covering topics like the economy and immigration. But they wrote it when Joe Biden was the nominee. What do the Democrats stand for with Kamala Harris out front?

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

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0:11.0

This is on point. I'm Tiziana Deering. Last night the sounds of freedom rang

0:17.7

through the halls of the United Center in Chicago as Democrats honed in on a

0:22.3

new message in their campaign to keep the White House.

0:25.0

This is a big part about what this election is about.

0:30.0

Freedom.

0:32.0

When Republicans use the word freedom, they mean that the government should be free to invade your doctor's office.

0:40.0

Corporations, free to pollute your air and water and banks free to take advantage of customers.

0:50.0

But when we Democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life

0:56.9

for yourself and the people that you love. That is Vice Presidential

1:01.8

candidate Tim Walls last night

1:03.8

officially accepting the nomination but two days before.

1:08.4

All those in favor of approving the platform please say aye

1:11.6

all the co-

1:12.1

co-chair The platform, please say aye. All the polls say no.

1:14.6

Co-chairs, I am pleased to report for the record that with the majority of the delegates

1:18.9

having voted in the affirmative, the platform has been adopted.

1:23.0

The party approved its official 2024 policy platform based on an old message.

1:30.0

Reelect Joe Biden, the 91-page document that outlines where the party stands on

1:35.8

abortion, immigration, the economy, Israel, and other key policy issues this

1:40.4

election season. The party drafted it in July before President

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