Surprise polling! Is Harris pulling ahead?
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The gang talk through two surprises in 24 hours in the election race.
New polling suggests that Kamala Harris will win in Iowa - a state Trump won by nearly 10 points in the last two elections.
But polling is only an indication… they discuss what we can conclude from the result.
Plus, Harris appeared on popular late night comedy show Saturday Night Live. Could it help her in the battle for the undecided voter? Talking of undecideds.. Marianna has been investigating how they’re being targeted by social media platforms.
HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America Editor • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Ameriasters, it's getting very close to the big US election. |
| 0:03.4 | And before we get going with the podcast properly, I just wanted to let you know. |
| 0:06.6 | We're making daily episodes at the moment, taking the AmeriCast pop-up podcast studio on the road every single day, all the way until election night. |
| 0:15.7 | And I suspect quite a long way beyond as well. |
| 0:18.1 | And I know you, AmeriCasters are a smart bunch, but in case you, |
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| 0:34.2 | turned on on your phone settings. That way, Marianna, Sarah, Anthony and I will land |
| 0:40.1 | direct onto your phone as soon as it's ready. Just what you have always wanted. Anyway, here's |
| 0:46.0 | today's episode. Enjoy. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. It's the final weekend, and there is drama and there is news. |
| 0:56.1 | First, Kamala Harris, diverting Air Force 2. |
| 0:59.4 | That sounds like such a cool thing to do, doesn't it? |
| 1:01.2 | Dverting Air Force 2 to make an unexpected appearance on the iconic Saturday Night Live. |
| 1:11.6 | I don't really laugh like that, do I? |
| 1:14.6 | A little bit. |
| 1:16.6 | Now, Kamala, take my paula. |
| 1:22.6 | The American people want to stop the chaos. |
| 1:25.6 | And end the dromola. a cool new stepmama la |
| 1:31.4 | kick back in our pajamas and watch a rom kamala. |
| 1:37.1 | Okay, she did that instead of going straight to see Anthony in Michigan, which we'll hear a bit about |
| 1:43.3 | from Anthony later on. |
| 1:44.8 | But the other big thing that's happened is a new poll. |
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