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Meet the Press NOW — July 29

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🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Harris campaign looks to hold onto their newfound momentum as potential VP picks hit the campaign trail. NBC affiliate reporters Lauren Mayk and Brahm Resnick look at what Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Penn.) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) could bring to the Democratic ticket. President Biden pitches a new plan to overhaul the Supreme Court. Threats of a wider war escalate after Israel retaliates to an attack from Lebanon.

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0:00.0

If it's Monday new poll show Vice President Harris tightening the race with

0:07.1

former President Trump as some of the top contenders to be her VP are

0:11.6

hitting the campaign trail and hitting the Trump campaign.

0:15.0

Plus President Biden set to deliver remarks moments from now

0:19.1

commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act as he calls on Congress to overhaul the Supreme Court

0:26.1

and place new limits on presidential authority.

0:29.5

And White House officials say Iran-backed Hezbollah militants are responsible for a deadly

0:34.5

rocket attack on Israeli-controlled territory that killed 12 children as

0:38.6

Israel launches airstrikes inside Lebanon and vows a major retaliatory response that could widen the war in the

0:46.4

Middle East. Welcome to Meet the Press Now, I'm Gaye Gutierrez in Washington, with less than 100 days now to the election.

1:04.0

The Democratic Party's de facto nominee Kamala Harris looks to maintain her

1:08.1

party's new-found momentum while ramping up the search for a running mate.

1:12.1

Whether you call it a honeymoon, a sugar high, or something else.

1:16.0

Harris's candidacy, which is just over a week old,

1:19.0

has reinvigorated a lot of Democrats.

1:22.0

At the beginning of this month, just 37% of Biden supporters said they were enthusiastic about his candidacy.

1:29.0

And now, according to new polling from the Wall Street Journal, that number has more than doubled with 81% of Harris

1:35.6

supporters enthusiastic about her candidacy.

1:38.9

That shift in sentiment and optimism is also reflected in our interviews with Democratic voters on the campaign trail.

1:45.0

I am excited for this election.

1:50.0

I think it energizes everybody. I think it's breeding a lot of excitement in

1:56.6

different generations. I think that it has galvanized the Democratic Party and the Democratic base.

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