Ground Game, Mic Failures and Some Closing Arguments

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🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Both candidates were together in Michigan this weekend started their weekends in Michigan, where Vice President Harris made use of Republican validators and Trump's own words to make her closing argument: returning Trump to office would be calamitous for American values and institutions. And Donald Trump battled production issues that left him visibly angered on stage and doubled down on his closing message — immigration and Harris' fitness for office.

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0:32.0	106 p.m. Eastern time on Monday October 21st, 2024.
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0:44.4	Say adios Harris.
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0:57.8	extra weight luggage on you. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Sarah McCammon, I cover the campaign.
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1:09.0	Today on the show, The Presidential Race in Michigan
1:12.0	in the final two weeks of campaigning.
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