SPECIAL | As it turns out, Americans are still full of hope
The Excerpt
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🗓️ 18 September 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
On the cusp of an historic election, where partisan divides are tearing both families and communities apart, USA TODAY went out looking for hope in America. Over the course of the summer, USA TODAY reporters visited six towns, all named Hope, to gauge the mood of the voters. Podcast host Dana Taylor's visit to Hope, Arkansas was among them and was featured in part one of this series on Hope in America, which aired last Sunday. Following our reporting on the ground, USA TODAY conducted an exclusive poll with voters. USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page joins The Excerpt to share her insights.
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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 | Hello and welcome to The Ex excerpt. I'm Dana Taylor. |
| 0:14.0 | Today is Wednesday September 18th, 2024 and this is a special episode of the excerpt. |
| 0:22.0 | On the |
| 0:25.0 | cost of an historic election where partisan divides are tearing both families and communities apart, |
| 0:30.0 | USA Today went out looking for hope in America. |
| 0:34.0 | How are the American voters feeling about their futures and the futures of their children and |
| 0:38.6 | grandchildren? |
| 0:39.9 | Which issues were they most concerned about and how did they hope America would |
| 0:44.2 | emerge from this election. Over the course of the summer USA Today reporters |
| 0:49.1 | visited six towns to gauge the mood of the voters. What did they all have in common? They were all |
| 0:55.1 | named Hope. My visit to Hope Arkansas was among them and was featured in part one of |
| 1:00.3 | this series on Hope in America, which aired Sunday. |
| 1:03.7 | There's a link in today's show notes. |
| 1:05.7 | Following our reporting on the ground, |
| 1:07.3 | USA Today conducted an exclusive poll with voters. |
| 1:10.8 | What were our insights and conclusions on Hope in America? |
| 1:14.7 | For those I turn now to USA Today Washington Bureau Chief, |
| 1:18.1 | Susan Page. |
| 1:19.3 | Thanks for being on the excerpt, Susan. |
| 1:21.1 | Hey, it's so great to be with you again. |
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