What are the takeaways from Kamala Harris's speech?
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🗓️ 23 August 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
As well as offering more of her backstory, she promised unity and to move from the "divisive battles" of American politics.
On this episode, Niall Paterson asks our US correspondent Mark Stone what we learnt about Kamala Harris and how a re-energised campaign against Donald Trump may now play out.
Producer: Soila Apparicio
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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| 1:03.4 | to the Sky News Daily, where the team has got up early to talk US politics, the presidential race, |
| 1:09.4 | and the woman who believes she can beat Donald Trump to the White House, Kamala Harris. |
| 1:14.1 | You've probably noticed the Democratic National Convention has been taking place this week in Chicago. |
| 1:19.6 | Having persuaded Joe Biden to step aside, the DNC ended with Kamala Harris making her pitch to the American people. |
| 1:27.4 | Mark Stone is there and waiting eagerly to share what he thought of it. |
| 1:32.3 | But before we hear from him, let's listen to her. |
| 1:34.3 | Here's Kamala Harris addressing the Democratic National Convention. |
| 1:38.3 | Fellow Americans, this election is not only the most important of our lives, it is one of the most important in the |
| 1:52.0 | life of our nation. |
| 1:57.0 | In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man. |
| 2:03.6 | But the consequences, but the consequences Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious. |
| 2:15.5 | Consider, consider not only the chaos and calamity when he was in office, but also the gravity of what has happened since he lost the last election. |
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