Let The General Election Begin!

The NPR Politics Podcast

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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are almost certain to be in a rematch in the general race, but the primaries are still underway. Both men are headed to Georgia ahead of Tuesday's contest to reclaim victory in one of the states that won them The White House: Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020.

This episode: national political correspondent Sarah McCammon, political reporter Stephen Fowler, and White House correspondent Asma Khalid.

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

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0:16.0	Hi, this is Nathan.
0:19.0	Harper, Amalia, Reba, Lily, and Stephen in Oakland, California.
0:24.4	We just finished watching Biden State of the Union address.
0:27.6	This podcast was recorded at 12.37 PM Eastern time
0:31.4	on Friday, March 8th, 2024.
0:33.6	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but we'll still be lamenting the
0:37.6	price of our Snickers bars.
0:39.4	Okay, here's the show. There's a whole crew there.
0:45.8	That was fun.
0:46.8	I do.
0:47.8	I like that unison.
0:48.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:50.2	I'm Sarah McCammon.
0:51.1	I cover the presidential campaign.
0:52.6	I'm Stephen Fowler. I also cover the presidential campaign.
0:55.8	And I'm Asma Khalid. I cover the White House.
0:58.0	This week the presidential race officially became a two-man contest between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
1:05.0	But the primary season is not over. George's primary is on Tuesday and
1:10.0	Biden and Trump are holding rallies in the state this weekend.
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