"Do Something": How Stacey Abrams And Organizers On The Left Are Mobilizing In 2024
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🗓️ 21 August 2024
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Summary
Tuesday night’s DNC turned into a raucous celebration as delegates from each state showed off their local pride while casting their votes for Vice President Kamala Harris. Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama headlined the night’s speeches, capping an exciting night for the party. But to win in November, Democrats will need to mobilize voters while also combating a slate of new voter suppression policies enacted by Republicans since the 2020 election. Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia lawmaker and voting rights activist — and host of the new Crooked podcast ‘Assembly Required' — joins us from the DNC to talk about the voting rights fight ahead. Meanwhile, DNC organizers granted more than 200 content creators and influencers special access to the convention this year. Their presence speaks to the power of social media in the world of political messaging, especially with young voters.
And it’s a power that the Democratic Party is eager to tap into in these final few months before the election. Victoria Hammett, deputy director for Gen-Z for Change, talks about the content that resonates with young voters.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, August 21st. |
| 0:03.6 | I'm Priyanka Ara Bindi. |
| 0:04.8 | And I'm Juanita Tulliver and this is What A Day, the show that is wondering |
| 0:08.0 | who hired DJ Cassidy for the celebratory roll call vote, |
| 0:11.8 | best decision ever? Absolutely vote best decision ever absolutely the best decision |
| 0:14.9 | of this convention so far and that's you know there have been a lot of good |
| 0:18.1 | decisions a lot of great speakers a lot of good music but DJ Cassidy just |
| 0:21.8 | knocked it out of the park for the win truly for the |
| 0:24.9 | win. |
| 0:25.9 | On today's show we are bringing you two conversations later in the show we'll talk to |
| 0:34.9 | Tik-Toc creator Victoria Hammett her content focuses on politics and voter |
| 0:38.8 | engagement but first Tuesday night's DNC was a joyful celebration. |
| 0:43.6 | Delegates from each state showed off their local pride |
| 0:46.3 | while casting their votes for Vice President Kamla Harris. |
| 0:48.9 | And it was hard to top Georgia, who brought out Lajune to take it to another level. |
| 0:55.0 | Yeah! |
| 0:57.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight to officially |
| 1:05.0 | never name Camilla Harris for president |
| 1:08.0 | five July with nothing around the shot |
| 1:11.0 | the agency for what? |
| 1:14.0 | I didn't even hear that it was turn out for what. |
| 1:19.0 | That's amazing. |
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