Last night, thousands of people gathered in Chicago for the first night of the Democratic National Convention. And the crowd at the United Center was ready for a party.
The evening featured a cameo from their candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, and speeches from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and, clo ... Show More
Nov 2024
What Democrats Think Went Wrong
A year ago, Astead took “The Run-Up” listeners home for Thanksgiving.Specifically, he convened a focus group of family and friends to talk about the election and the question of Black people’s changing relationship to the Democratic Party.This year, he got the group back together ... Show More
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Nov 2024
One Voter to Understand Trump’s Win
For more than two years, we’ve been asking pretty much everyone we meet a version of the same question:Who are you going to vote for and why?And on Wednesday morning, we had the answer to that question. Or at least the first part.Donald Trump easily won the electoral vote, and as ... Show More
19m 45s
Aug 2024
The DNC Says Farewell To Biden, Hello To Harris
On Monday night, President Joe Biden kicked off the Democratic National Convention. In his speech, a political swan song, Biden looked back on his major accomplishments during his term as president. And, somewhat awkwardly, many people clapping and cheering on Monday were the sam ... Show More
22m 42s
Aug 2024
All Eyes on Dems as DNC Begins
It's day one of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Kamala Harris will accept her party's nomination for president. But first, President Biden, attending his 13th DNC tonight, will pass the torch to Harris. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to attack the vice pre ... Show More
48m 42s
Jul 2024
The Campaign Moment: Trump's convention, Biden's crisis
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Democrats flipped the typical convention script this week, dominating the news during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: trans ... Show More
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