Kamala Harris's First Campaign Rally / Sen. Bob Menendez's Resignation

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Democrats' new presumptive nominee travels to the swing state of Wisconsin, where she hammers Donald Trump’s legal issues and presents a vision for America that includes much more government. But is this a salable message with moderate voters? Plus, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announces that he'll leave office after his conviction last week on corruption charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is dedication? People ask, how your children learn how to ride a bike and you didn't.
0:05.0	I just create an environment where they taught themselves and all I had to do is be there.
0:08.0	That's dedication.
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0:14.0	and the Ad Council.
0:18.2	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,
0:21.0	this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.2	Vice President Kamala Harris holds her first campaign rally
0:27.7	since President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election.
0:31.4	What was her pitch to voters and her strategy for taking on
0:34.8	Donald Trump? Plus the Democratic Senate prepares to lose a long time member
0:38.9	after New Jersey's Bob Menendez is found guilty on corruption counts.
0:44.0	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:46.7	We are joined today by my colleagues,
0:48.9	columnist Kim Strassal, and editorial board member Manet Uque Burua.
0:53.0	What a tumultuous 72 hours in the life of Kamala Harris.
0:57.0	Three days ago she was Joe Biden's side kick,
1:00.0	but after he pulled out of the election on Sunday,
1:02.0	she has all but inherited the
1:04.0	Democratic nomination, Joe Biden's line on the ballot and even Joe Biden's campaign
1:08.7	manager. But now Kamala Harris has an opportunity to put out her own message to try to define herself and
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