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The NPR Politics Podcast

With Biden Up Double-Digits, Dems Eye North Carolina and Georgia Senate Seats

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.524.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows Joe Biden with a double-digit national lead over President Trump. That margin makes states like North Carolina and Georgia competitive for Democrats, which is welcome news for their Senate candidates there.

This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, reporter Steve Harrison of WFAE in North Carolina, and reporter Emma Hurt of WABE in Georgia.

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it's Scott Detro and before we start the show, I have a request.

0:05.0

It is the final weeks of a chaotic presidential election.

0:08.5

And not only are we podcasting every day to bring you all the news you need, many of us

0:13.0

are traveling across the country in a pandemic to do the same.

0:16.4

And we are able to do this because of one thing, your financial support.

0:21.2

When you support your local public radio station, it helps us at the NPR Politics Podcast,

0:26.6

but it also helps the political reporters where you live.

0:30.3

Reporters like Emma Hurt from WAB in Georgia and Steve Harrison from WFAE in North Carolina

0:36.4

who are both joining us today to talk about the Senate races in those states.

0:40.8

So just go to donate.npr.org slash politics to get started.

0:45.3

Thank you so much.

0:46.3

It really goes a long way, especially in moments like this where we really know things are

0:50.6

hard for everybody.

0:52.2

Thank you so much.

0:53.2

Hi.

0:54.2

This is Jasmine from Lyndon, Washington.

0:57.0

It's currently 4 o'clock in the morning and I'm getting ready to unload the first truck

1:00.8

load of mail here at the post office, including all the ballots for Wachem County.

1:07.2

This podcast was recorded at.

1:09.6

That is a very important job and we appreciate you doing it, especially at 4am.

1:14.2

It is 11.30 Eastern on Thursday, October 15th.

1:19.1

Things are always changing, but one thing is certain, the mail never stops.

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