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The Daily

Three Undecided Voters, Two Swing States, One Big Decision

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

From the moment Donald Trump and Kamala Harris walked off the debate stage, both their campaigns have argued about who won the showdown. But the real question is what the debate meant to a small sliver of voters in a handful of swing states. Campbell Robertson, a reporter on The Times’s National desk, and Stella Tan, a producer on “The Daily,” speak to three undecided voters about what they saw during the debate, and how much closer it brought them to a decision. Guest: ​​Campbell Robertson, a reporter for the National desk at The New York Times, who has been tracking undecided voters in Pennsylvania. Stella Tan, an audio producer for “The Daily,” who spoke to an undecided voter in Wisconsin.

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Michael. Before we get started, a few details about a major developing story that's still being pieced together.

0:08.0

The FBI is investigating what appears to be another attempted assassination of former

0:14.4

President Trump, this time as he played golf at one of his clubs in West Palm Beach

0:20.0

on Sunday afternoon.

0:21.1

Trump, who was unharmed in the incident,

0:25.0

was golfing at around 1.30 PM, when according to law enforcement,

0:29.0

Secret Service agents

0:35.0

then fired at the man who fled the scene in a car,

0:39.0

but was later apprehended on a nearby highway.

0:42.0

It was not immediately clear if the suspect

0:45.3

had fired any shots. Police said they found a rifle with a scope near where the

0:50.9

man was spotted, along with a camera and two backpacks.

0:55.0

A law enforcement official identified the suspect as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley

1:01.4

Rouse of Hawaii.

1:03.0

Last year, Ralph told the Times that he had recently traveled to Ukraine as a volunteer in the country's war against Russia.

1:12.0

These are the key facts that we know for now. We'll be

1:15.2

following developments over the next few hours and we'll bring them to you as

1:18.8

soon as we can. Okay, here's today's show. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bolarro.

1:26.0

This is the Daily.

1:28.0

As everyone saw two nights ago, we had a monumental victory over Comrade Kamala Harris in the presidential vote.

1:38.6

From the moment that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris walked off the debate stage last week.

1:43.4

You saw a president for all America and Kamala Harris.

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