Polls Show Biden Riding High. Democrats Are Still Worried.

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🗓️ 15 July 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Joe Biden is doing well in the polls: in traditional Democratic strongholds, in swing states, and even in historically Republican bastions. But Democratic strategists and voters both feel worried that there is something the polls are missing.

This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, senior political editor Domenico Montanaro.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Marley calling from Newberry Vermont.
0:03.4	I'm currently kayaking the Connecticut River with my husband Will, sister
0:08.0	Charles C and her boyfriend, so this podcast was recorded at.
0:12.8	We are in a streak of outdoor activities right now.
0:15.8	It is a 208 Eastern on Wednesday, July 15th.
0:19.8	Things may have changed by the time you listen to it.
0:22.2	Okay, here's the show.
0:23.8	I guess they didn't drop their phone in the water after recording that, so that's a good thing.
0:32.2	This is a good time of year to get outside.
0:34.3	I mean, especially coronavirus.
0:36.2	If you can do something socially distanced, it's a lot fun.
0:39.4	It is.
0:41.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:42.9	I'm Scott Detero, cover the presidential campaign.
0:45.1	I'm Usma Khaled, I also cover the presidential campaign.
0:47.9	And I'm Dominican Montanara, senior political editor and correspondent,
0:51.2	and apparently work for REI.
0:52.8	It has been a while shifting to the news.
0:57.7	It has been a while since we took a step back and talked about just the state of the race,
1:02.8	what states look competitive right now, which states look like they may be more of a set
1:06.4	thing.
1:07.4	Since we last had this conversation with the three of us, Joe Biden has continued to expand
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