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Aug 2024
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It’s Kamala Harris’s Party Now. What’s D...

The New York Times
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic National Convention tonight, formalizing her rapid ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket and capping a very unusual path to the nomination. No primary. No serious opposition. No real robust sense of what her legislative priorities might be. On today’s show, a quest to answer this question: Is a Har ... Show More
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