Swamp Notes: Democrats find a feeling at the DNC
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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 the FT's US politics podcast, Swamp Notes, 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 Listen to Swamp Notes every Saturday on the feed of the FT News Briefing 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.  CREDIT: PBS NewsHour Register now for the FT Weekend Festival, and claim £24 off your pass using promo code FTPodcast at: ft.com/festival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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