What Undecided Voters Think of Kamala Harris (Ep. 6)

The Wilderness

News, Politics

4.8 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jon is joined by longtime pollster Sarah Longwell to discuss how swing voters are reacting to Kamala Harris’ unexpected campaign for president. How did they react to Biden’s decision to withdraw? What concerns do they have about Kamala Harris’ chances against Trump? And is her candidacy reigniting their capacity for hope? Sarah shares new focus group tape from Kamala Harrs’ first week on the campaign trail to find the answers and talks to Jon about the Vice President’s path to the White House.

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0:00.0	America has tried these failed economic policies before, but we are not going back.
0:08.0	We are not going back. We are not going back.
0:15.0	Not going back.
0:18.0	We're not going back.
0:20.0	We are not going back. Okay, so new vibes here on the wilderness. Our last show was just after the debate that has now changed the course of history.
0:33.9	With just over three months to go in the 2024 election, President Biden withdrew
0:37.8	from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris is now the new presumptive
0:41.7	Democratic nominee.
0:43.0	Biden dropping out this close to the election is a truly shocking development that has no precedent
0:48.9	in US history.
0:51.6	But if you've listened to the show for the last few years, you might not have been surprised that it was the persistent widespread concerns about the president's age that eventually led him to pass the torch.
1:02.0	Concerns that didn't originate with the media or... that eventually led him to pass the torch.
1:06.4	Concerns that didn't originate with the media or pundits or elected officials,
1:07.8	but with the voters.
1:15.2	Republican and Democratic voters of every age, race, and background, especially people who haven't decided who they're voting for or whether they'll vote at all. This was true of the voters
1:19.6	we heard from before the midterms last season. It's been true this season, and it's why
1:24.4	listening to the kind of voters who will decide this election is so valuable and
1:28.2	important, because we can't persuade people without first meeting them where
1:32.2	they are and hearing what's on
1:33.8	their minds. So that's what we're going to keep doing for the rest of the season.
1:38.0	Only now we'll be focused on what it will take to persuade enough people to make
1:42.3	Kamala Harris the next president of the United States.
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