Live from Chicago: The Democrat torch passes
The News Agents
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4.1 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Jon and Lewis are live from Chicago on the eve of the Democratic Party national convention, as Kamala Harris prepares to address the nation as her party's presidential nominee.
Is she able to put to bed any lingering doubts that she's capable of defeating Donald Trump? Will the positive vibes around her campaign continue? And as tens of thousands of people are expected to protest outside the convention centre on Monday, can she unite the party over the war in Gaza.
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:08.2 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:11.8 | The newsagents have made it to Chicago. |
| 0:14.7 | We're wheels down. |
| 0:15.6 | We are wheels down. |
| 0:16.7 | Air Force Newsagent has completed its journey. |
| 0:18.9 | We're in Chicago. |
| 0:20.3 | We're standing outside the United Center, which is the home this week of the Democratic National Convention, where the whole Democratic Party from all 50 states assemble in this city, only do it once every four years, to crown to anoint Kamala Harris as their candidate for president. |
| 0:39.9 | It is a week of profound generational political change in America. |
| 0:44.8 | It is also a week of profound joy for the Democrats and hope where four weeks ago it was |
| 0:52.7 | despair and anxiety. |
| 0:55.0 | But is it all plain sailing between now and November 5th |
| 0:59.0 | and Kamala Harris winning the next election? |
| 1:01.0 | Of course it's not. |
| 1:03.0 | It's still going to be tight, but this week she needs to set out her stall. |
| 1:08.0 | Welcome to the newsagents in Chicago. The Newsagents. It's John. It's Lewis. And we are |
| 1:17.6 | in the United Centre, which is normally the home of the Chicago Bulls, which Lewis is very excited. |
| 1:23.3 | I'm a big fan. I love the Chicago Bulls. Which would you say were the greatest? Of the Chicago Bulls. |
| 1:28.8 | Well, there's obviously Michael Jordan. |
| 1:30.4 | And? |
| 1:31.2 | Well, he's for, I don't even consider anyone else. |
| 1:33.8 | Scotty Pippey. |
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