Voters Of Color At The Center Of Heated Democratic Debate
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Each candidate made the case for his or her own electability in a still-crowded field, a topic that remains top of mind for Democratic voters after a chaotic caucus in Iowa. In particular, they spoke at length about how their platforms would help Americans of color.
This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and campaign correspondents Scott Detrow and Asma Khalid.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | I'm Tamer Keith. |
| 0:06.6 | I cover the White House. |
| 0:07.6 | I'm Scott Detrelle. |
| 0:08.6 | I cover the presidential campaign. |
| 0:09.8 | And I'm Asma Khalid. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm also covering the presidential campaign. |
| 0:12.7 | And the time now is 11.22 on Friday, February 7th. |
| 0:17.4 | And a democratic debate has just ended. |
| 0:20.4 | It was at St. Anne's Selm College, ABC News and Partnership with WMUR and Apple News |
| 0:25.7 | up in New Hampshire, where both you, Scott and Asma are right now. |
| 0:30.2 | We made it. |
| 0:31.2 | What? |
| 0:32.2 | With five minutes to go before the debate goes. |
| 0:33.2 | Oh, gosh. |
| 0:34.2 | So many traffic weather, flight delay issues today. |
| 0:37.0 | But we got here. |
| 0:38.0 | We covered the debate. |
| 0:39.0 | And here we are. |
| 0:40.0 | Well, we are glad you made it. |
| 0:41.8 | And Scott, as is a tradition on this podcast, I'm hoping you can run through. |
| 0:45.8 | Who was on the stage and how long they spoke? |
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