Influencers Take Over the DNC

WIRED Politics Lab

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Democratic National Convention organizers really rolled out the blue carpet for influencers this year. Today on the show, WIRED senior reporter Makena Kelly joins from Chicago to talk about the Democrats’ strategy of favoring creators over journalists, and whether it will help them win votes. Plus, behind the scenes at the influencer after-parties.

Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. Makena Kelly is @kellymakena. Write to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.

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0:00.0	eBay. It's a place to fall in love with new pre-loved vintage and rare fashion over and over again.
0:07.1	Your favorite designers, expertly authenticated. Yeah, eBay. Things people love.
0:18.6	This is Wired Politics Lab, a show about how tech is changing politics.
0:23.8	I'm Leah Feiger, the senior politics editor at Wired.
0:27.2	Today on the show, the 2024 Democratic National Convention is almost over.
0:33.0	Earlier this week, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama rallied Democrats around their new
0:38.1	candidate.
0:39.3	Are you ready to vote for freedom?
0:41.3	Yes.
0:45.9	Are we ready to vote for democracy and for America?
0:49.5	Yes.
0:51.9	In tonight, Kamala Harris will close out the event.
0:55.1	But unlike in conventions past, every night has also featured influencers.
0:59.6	People like content creator and abortion rights activist, Deja Fox.
1:02.8	People my age are making big decisions about our lives.
1:07.8	And we deserve a president who has our back. And Carlos Eduardo Espina, a TikToker
1:14.6	and immigration rights activist. To be pro-immigrant is to be pro-America. 200 other content
1:24.8	creators are attending and posting, all invited by the DNC to connect with young voters and, they hope, help Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump.
1:34.3	Joining me from Chicago to talk about what's going on at the DNC is Wired Senior Reporter McKenna Kelly.
1:39.9	Hey, McKenna. How's it going?
1:41.5	I'm a little tired, but it's day three here at the convention,
1:45.6	and there's been a lot going on, a lot going on. Fair enough. In addition to all of the DNC events
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