Mike and Kamala: Scoping the veep

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🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The US is nearing the finish line of a much anticipated election campaign, and the conventions made headlines this week. It's Trump v Biden for the soul of America, but what about their running mates? We put Mike Pence and Kamala Harris under the spotlight. What do we really know about who they are and what they want?

Guests:

Henry Zeffman, Washington correspondent for The Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips used: CBN, Mike Pence’s Instagram, NBC News, CNN, The Guardian, Joe Biden’s Twitter, ABC News, CBS Philly, Politico, CNBC, Roll Call, Inside Edition, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, KCRA News, Fox News.

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0:00.0	On the other side of the pond it's election year and in the last fortnight they've had their convention season or rather virtual convention season.
0:12.0	This week the Republicans.
0:14.4	But America needs four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House.
0:20.4	And last week it was the Democrats.
0:26.0	Our children and our grandchildren they're gonna ask us
0:30.0	where were you when the stakes were so high?
0:34.0	So it's Trump v. Biden for the soul of America.
0:37.0	But what about their running mates, the other halves of both tickets,
0:41.0	the wannabe future vice presidents, who are Mike Pence and Carmel Harris.
0:47.0	You're listening to stories of our times, I'm David Aronovich. Today, scoping the veeps. Attention all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in
1:10.7	Uber credits to spend on your next train journey.
1:14.0	So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.
1:19.0	Trains, now on Uber.
1:21.0	T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
1:22.6	Hi, hi, hi, hi, sorry to keep you.
1:28.6	That's all right.
1:29.8	You're ready to go to work.
1:31.8	Oh my God, I'm so ready to go to work? Oh my God, I'm so ready to go to work.
1:35.0	On August the 11th, Joe Biden named Carmelah Harris as his VP pick,
1:40.0	by a video call with his wife Jill Biden at his end and Carmel as husband Doug at hers.
1:45.4	We're going to get this done.
1:47.1	That's great, how about Doug and you got here?
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