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Sep 2024
23m 19s

Red, White and Who? A Swing-State Debate

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

After a tense debate, Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball unpack a busy election week and examine what’s next for both campaigns in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania. Plus, could a state like Nebraska decide the election?


Further Listening:

- Red, White, and Who? How Abortion Plays for Trump and Harris 

- For Kamala Harris, a Big Interview and a Narrow Lead 

- Is the Trump Campaign Going Off Track? 


Further Reading:

- We Asked Undecided Voters Who Won the Trump-Harris Debate 


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