The Republican Plan to Challenge a Harris Victory
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The Daily
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The New York Times
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Publication Date |
Aug 22, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:28:13

At the Democratic National Convention, party officials are celebrating polls showing that Kamala Harris is now competitive with Donald Trump in every major swing state across the country.

But in one of those swing states, Republicans have laid the groundwork to challenge a potential Harris victory this fall, by taking over an obscure, unelected board.

Nick Corasaniti, a Times reporter who focuses on voting and elections, explains.

Guest: Nick Corasaniti, a reporter covering national politics for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

  • The unelected body that shapes voting rules in Georgia has a new conservative majority, whose members question the state’s 2020 results.2024-georgia-elections.html"> They now have new power to influence the results in 2024.
  • Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in close racesharris-trump-az-nc-ga-nv.html"> across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, crucial swing states that Mr. Trump had seemed poised to run away with.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

At the Democratic National Convention, party officials are celebrating polls showing that Kamala Harris is now competitive with Donald Trump in every major swing state across the country. But in one of those swing states, Republicans have laid the groundwork to challenge a potential Harris victory this fall, by taking over an obscure, unelected board. Nick Corasaniti, a Times reporter who focuses on voting and elections, explains. Guest: Nick Corasaniti, a reporter covering national politics for The New York Times.

At the Democratic National Convention, party officials are celebrating polls showing that Kamala Harris is now competitive with Donald Trump in every major swing state across the country.

But in one of those swing states, Republicans have laid the groundwork to challenge a potential Harris victory this fall, by taking over an obscure, unelected board.

Nick Corasaniti, a Times reporter who focuses on voting and elections, explains.

Guest: Nick Corasaniti, a reporter covering national politics for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

  • The unelected body that shapes voting rules in Georgia has a new conservative majority, whose members question the state’s 2020 results.2024-georgia-elections.html"> They now have new power to influence the results in 2024.
  • Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in close racesharris-trump-az-nc-ga-nv.html"> across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, crucial swing states that Mr. Trump had seemed poised to run away with.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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