Obamas fire up Dems for Harris on second day of convention
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🗓️ 21 August 2024
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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, where they amped up Democrats for Vice President Kamala Harris.
USA TODAY Reporter Lauren Villagran discusses enthusiam among Latino voters for Kamala Harris.
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| 0:00.0 | Wunderry Plus subscribers can listen to USA Today's the excerpt, ad free right now. |
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Wednesday August 21st, 2024. This is the |
| 0:19.4 | excerpt. Today we're halfway through the Democratic Convention and the Obama's grabbed the |
| 0:26.5 | spotlight last night. Plus we look at enthusiasm for Harris among Latino voters |
| 0:31.1 | and what colleges are doing during a campus housing crunch. |
| 0:36.4 | Night two at the Democratic National Convention was all about the Obama's as former President |
| 0:41.2 | and First Lady Baroque and Michelle Obama took the stage in Chicago. |
| 0:45.0 | Speaking to a raucous crowd that hung on every word, the couple with Chicago routes brought into focus the values at stake and their belief in Vice President |
| 0:54.4 | Kamla Harris. |
| 0:55.4 | America's ready for a better story. We are ready for a president, Kamala Harris. |
| 1:04.8 | The Obama's capped off a night where Democrats attempted to sketch out Harris's policy goals. |
| 1:09.7 | Democrats also continued their assault on Project 2025, |
| 1:13.6 | the policy blueprint of the Conservative Think Tank, |
| 1:16.1 | the Heritage Foundation, pushing |
| 1:18.0 | to tie the agenda to former President Donald Trump. |
| 1:21.1 | He's worked to distance himself from the project, which contains controversial proposals, including limiting access to abortion pills and eliminating the Department of Education. |
| 1:31.0 | Second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, also spoke last night. He called his wife |
| 1:35.2 | Kamala Harris a joyful warrior. To catch you up on what you missed yesterday, |
| 1:39.6 | check out a link in today's show notes and stick with USA today dot com all week long for |
| 1:45.1 | all things Democratic Convention. Enthusiasm among Latino voters is |
| 1:52.2 | surging for Kamala Harris. |
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