Show Notes
Last night, at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination, becoming the first woman of color in U.S. history to do so.
Astead W. Herndon and Reid J. Epstein, who cover politics for The Times, discuss the story this convention told about Ms. Harris — and whether that story could be enough to win the presidential election.
Guest:
- Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up” for The New York Times.
- Reid J. Epstein, who covers politics for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Kamala Harris promised to chart a “new way forward” as she accepted the nomination.
- “The Run-Up”: It’s her party now. What’s different?
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