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Jul 2024
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Biden is Out, Harris is In: How DNC Dono...

Mateo Schimpf
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Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris raised hundreds of millions in small dollar donations. Harris has received endorsements from virtually every major Democratic Party leader, and her path to nomination – and command of the dnc campaign war chest – appears inevitable. 


But was it the big money DNC donors who really made this possible?


The New York Times’ Astead Herndon joins Ray Suarez to talk about how Democratic Party donors helped force President Biden out.



Guests:  


Astead Herndon, National Politics Reporter, The New York Times


Host:  


Ray Suarez


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