Will Kamala Harris and Tim Walz turn momentum into a victory?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Kamala Harris has breathed new life into the Democratic Party, serving as a much-needed jolt after US President Joe Biden’s exit from the race. With her new vice president pick Tim Walz by her side, on top of strong grassroots support and viral social media presence, Harris's campaign is resonating. But can the duo turn the political momentum into votes in November?
In this episode:
- Carri Twigg (@carritwigg), Culture House Co-Founder and Former Obama Staffer
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Tamara Khandaker, and Sonia Bhagat with Manahil Naveed, Doha Mosaad, Veronique Ishaya, and our host, Malika Bilal
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, the ticket that's shocking the Democratic Party back to life. |
| 0:16.7 | Are you ready to go out and make sure that Kamala Harris and Tim Walls win? |
| 0:23.2 | Will Kamala Harris' vice-presidential pick |
| 0:26.2 | keep the campaign's momentum going? |
| 0:31.3 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take. |
| 0:43.1 | I am Carrie Twig. |
| 0:45.1 | I am currently in Los Angeles. |
| 0:51.6 | I co-founded and run a film and TV production company, but I spent 15 years working for elected officials at every level. |
| 0:53.3 | Most lastly, in the Obama White |
| 0:56.2 | House, working for President Obama, and then Vice President Biden. So you are in the know, the perfect |
| 1:02.5 | person to talk to. Carrie, welcome to the take. Democrats appear to be on quite the high right now. Vice President Kamala Harris |
| 1:14.5 | and her new running mate, Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, have formerly kicked off their |
| 1:19.2 | 2024 presidential race, and that has only amped up the buzz already surrounding Harris. |
| 1:26.1 | When was the last time you saw the Democratic Party this energized? |
| 1:31.5 | You know, I don't know that I've seen this party so energized in such a uniform way, |
| 1:38.0 | a kind of a cross-demographic, really since 2008. |
| 1:41.6 | Hello, Chicago. |
| 1:45.3 | President Obama's re-election campaign was quite tough. |
| 1:48.3 | Hillary Clinton obviously animated and excited huge segments of the Democratic Party, |
| 1:53.6 | but not in the same sort of holistic, comprehensive way that we're seeing |
| 1:57.7 | Vice President Kamala Harris really energize folks. |
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