Swamp Notes: Democrats find a feeling at the DNC
The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House
Democrats from across the US gathered in Chicago for their presidential convention this week, promising to move past the Donald Trump-era of American politics. But if their newly-minted nominee, vice-president Kamala Harris, wins November’s election, she’ll have her work cut out to keep her party together. The FT’s deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and US political news editor, Derek Brower, join this week’s Swamp Notes from Chicago to explain what the future of the party might look like.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Five key points from Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech
Kamala Harris vows to ‘strengthen, not abdicate’ US global leadership
Kamala Harris’s underwhelming economic agenda
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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.
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