Kamala Harris’s “Different Kind of ‘Hope’ Campaign”

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🗓️ 24 August 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The Washington Roundtable discusses the highs and lows of the Democratic National Convention and Vice-President Kamala Harris’s rousing acceptance speech, with Evan Osnos and Susan B. Glasser reporting from Chicago. Plus, behind-the-scenes moments from the “festival atmosphere” for delegates, donors, and influencers, at the United Center.

This week’s reading:

“The Speech of Kamala Harris’s Lifetime,” by Susan B. Glasser
“Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C.,” by Evan Osnos
“Kamala Harris’s ‘Freedom’ Campaign,” by Peter Slevin
“Why Was It So Hard for the Democrats to Replace Biden?,” by Andrew Marantz
“The Democratic Party Rebrands Itself Before Viewers’ Eyes,” by Emily Witt
“Can Kamala Harris’s Campaign Solve the Latino Turnout Problem?,” by Geraldo Cadava
“How the Harris Campaign Beat Trump at Being Online,” by Kyle Chayka
“What Kamala Harris May Have to Do Next,” by Jay Caspian Kang

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0:00.0	I like how we're coming in hot. Coming in hot is right, you know, I'm just I'm literally out of breath.
0:07.0	Susan just came barreling. By the way, you guys on the other side of the country, I just want to tell you,
0:12.0	Susan is a pro. I just want to tell you
0:15.4	Susan is a pro. She just came
0:21.6	Barreling in here having already filed a story like Kamala Harris has barely gotten off the podium Jane, you know, we're all three newspaper people in our bones,
0:26.3	you would have been pretty impressed.
0:27.6	I am impressed.
0:29.3	The balloons were bouncing off my head as I was filing.
0:33.0	Welcome to the political scene, a weekly discussion about the big questions in American
0:40.0	politics.
0:41.0	I'm Evan Osnos and I'm joined as ever by my colleagues Susan Glasser and Jane
0:46.4	Mayor.
0:47.4	Hi Susan.
0:48.4	Hey there.
0:49.4	And hey Jane.
0:50.4	Hi.
1:00.0	Susan and I are recording this episode, as you can probably hear in Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention just wrapped up a few moments ago
1:05.0	with Kamala Harris officially accepting her party's nomination for president.
1:09.0	On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth.
1:19.0	I accept your nomination to be President of the United States of America.
1:27.0	Harris's speech was personal and heartfelt at some points, but it was also muscular and sobering
1:35.2	at others. She made a few slashing comments about Donald Trump. And it marked the end of a convention
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