We've Attended Thousands of Political Rallies. Here's How They Work.
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, NPR's Scott Detrow, Asma Khalid, and Don Gonyea talk through the rally styles of Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg.
(We'll talk about President Trump's rallies in a later episode.)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, Tam here and a little programming note. |
| 0:03.2 | The Senate impeachment trial begins on Tuesday. |
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| 0:10.2 | but we're planning to cover it here on the podcast. |
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| 0:17.1 | but please check back as soon as the impeachment proceedings are over. |
| 0:20.5 | We will be there for you. |
| 0:25.0 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:26.9 | I'm Scott Detro. |
| 0:27.9 | I cover the presidential campaign. |
| 0:29.4 | I must much I also cover the campaign and I am Don Gagne National political |
| 0:34.4 | corresponding. |
| 0:35.1 | And guess what guys? |
| 0:36.4 | After a year of talking about it, |
| 0:38.2 | we are now down to two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, |
| 0:42.0 | which means a lot of us are spending a lot of time in Iowa. |
| 0:45.6 | And the thing we spend the most time doing is going to rallies. |
| 0:50.4 | Asma Don, you've been to a lot. |
| 0:52.7 | I've been to a lot. |
| 0:53.5 | Don, I think you've been to the most. |
| 0:54.9 | How many rallies do you think you've been to? |
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