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NPR News: 08-23-2024 7PM EDT

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

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0:00.0

Christian nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.

0:07.0

If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

0:12.0

I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely American

0:16.0

I'll take you inside the movement. Listen to Extremely American from Boise State Public

0:21.2

Radio, part of the NPR Network.

0:25.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

0:29.0

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech last night introducing herself to voters and telling

0:34.7

them in broad brush strokes how she would lead.

0:38.2

Now the next phase of the presidential campaign begins.

0:41.2

NPR's Tamar Keith has more on the challenge Harris faces and says that includes

0:44.9

presenting herself as presidential material.

0:47.2

She also spent a lot of time on what I would describe as building a case that she can pass the

0:51.4

commander-in-chief test, showing that she can be tough and

0:54.4

strong, at least with her words.

0:56.2

And that matters because the United States has never had a female commander-in-chief before,

1:01.0

and she needs to help undecided voters see her in that role.

1:05.3

This race is still incredibly close.

1:07.4

It will be right until the end.

1:09.2

As pumped up as Democrats are, Republicans are solidly behind Trump, and the universe of undecided voters is quite

1:15.2

small and hard to reach.

1:16.5

NPR's Tamar Keith Harris is back in Washington today.

1:19.4

Her opponent Donald Trump is campaigning in Nevada and Arizona, having picked up the endorsement of independent

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