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The NPR Politics Podcast

Harris "Loves" Gen Z, Campaigns For Their Vote

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Daily News, Politics, News

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Polls have shown that younger voters are not that enthusiastic about reelecting President Biden. But his campaign is hopeful that Vice President Kamala Harris can motivate them by focusing on gun control and other issues they care about.

This episode: White House correspondents Asma Khalid & Deepa Shivaram, voting reporter Elena Moore, and congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh.

Our producers are Casey Morell & Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Erica Morrison. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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Hi, my name is Lisa Klem in East Lansing, Michigan.

0:20.0

I'm currently at my job at WKAR where I hold a position as a student reporter.

0:27.0

WKAR is an NPR affiliate.

0:30.2

This podcast was recorded at 1212 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, January 19th of 2024.

0:37.6

Things may have changed by the time you hear it.

0:40.1

Okay, here's the show. Oh, we love a student reporter.

0:47.0

Yay, student reporting.

0:48.0

East Lansing is where my mom first moved when she came to the U.S. too.

0:51.0

Oh.

0:52.0

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

0:55.0

I'm Asma Khalid, I cover the White House.

0:57.0

I'm Teepishivaram, I also cover the White House.

0:59.0

And I'm Elena Moore, I cover the election.

1:01.0

And since it is Friday, we've got our weekly roundup for you all and

1:04.4

we're gonna begin today's show with Kamala Harris's role in the 2024 campaign.

1:10.1

Vice President Harris is actively trying to court two specific key groups in the Democratic

1:16.0

base, people of color, and young voters.

1:19.3

And she's focused a lot of her attention recently on gun control.

1:22.4

It's one of the major topics in her

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