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This is fresh air.

I'm Dave Davies.

Democrats gather in Chicago next week for their national convention in the

middle of a presidential campaign that is well like no other in our lifetimes.

It was already an odd race pitting former President Donald Trump, trying to regain the office he

claimed was stolen from him four years ago against the man who beat him President Joe Biden.

Then came Biden's disastrous performance in a June debate, an attempted assassination

that nearly took Trump's life just days before the Republican Convention, followed by

Biden's withdrawal from the race and his endorsement of his Vice President

Kamil Harris.

Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, have suddenly energized

Democrats, drawing huge crowds, raising record sums of money, and erasing

Trump's lead in opinion polls.

Trump, who is also well-funded and determined is now attacking Harris and countless ads and public comments

even as he laments Biden's exit from the campaign.

For some perspective on where we are now and what to expect

we turn to Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker

who's covering the contest and recently followed the Democratic candidates in their rallies

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