Doing Democracy: The Groundgame. Harris and Trump Have Raised Millions. What Will They Do With It?

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🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The Kamala Harris campaign announced that in the 36 hours since President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, it had raised a record-breaking $100 million dollars. Republicans have numbers to match: after his conviction in May on fraud charges, Donald Trump’s campaign hauled in $141 million. But how will this money be used by the campaigns? As part of our Doing Democracy series examining how our political system works, we talk to experts and operatives about what the 2024 presidential election ground game might look like this cycle – is targeting voters the same game it used to be? And we’ll hear from you: How will you participate in November? Vote? Volunteer? Donate? All of the above? Guests: Yasmin Radjy, Executive Director, Swing Left and Vote Forward Mindy Romero, founder and director, Center for Inclusive Democracy, formerly the California Civic Engagement Project Teddy Goff, co-founder and managing partner, Precision Strategies. Goff was the digital director for the 2012 Obama campaign; in 2008, Goff managed the Obama campaign state digital efforts. Tim Miller, host, The Bulwark. Miller was previously senior advisor to the Our Principles PAC. He served as the 2016 communications director for Jeb Bush, and is a former spokesman for the Republican National Committee. He is the author of “Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:20.8	The amount of money that would be poured into the upcoming 2024 election will be staggering.
1:25.1	Billions and billions of dollars on the left and right and up and down the ballot.
1:27.1	Where's that money going? Many of us retain a quaint vision of campaigning as knocking on doors and asking for support.
1:33.3	But is that really what the so-called ground game looks like in the year 2024?
1:38.3	We'll talk with political strategists about the new era of campaigning, digital advertising,
1:43.3	and what Californians can do to help get out
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1:47.7	That's all coming up next after this news.
2:08.5	Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. In 36 hours after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, the Kamala Harris campaign raised a record-breaking $100 million. Republicans have numbers to
2:14.6	match. After his conviction in May, Donald Trump's campaign hauled in $141 million.
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