With Election Day fast approaching, polls show the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump to be the closest in a generation.
The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman and Nate Cohn break down the state of the race and discuss the last-minute strategies that might tip the scales.
Guest:
• Shane Goldmacher (https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher) , a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
• Maggie Haberman (https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman) , a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.
• Nate Cohn (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nate-cohn) , the chief political analyst for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• The state of the race: a calm week and perhaps the clearest picture yet (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/upshot/polling-trump-harris-election.html) .
• Scenes of workers on strike, hurricane devastation in the Southeast and missiles over Israel pose tests for Ms. Harris (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/us/politics/harris-israel-iran-helene-port-strike.html) .
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27:32 on Melania coming out as pro choice. “It’s hard to imagine [Pres. Trump] didn’t realize she was going to do it.”
No it’s not. He doesn’t read briefings and she openly hates him. I can 100% believe there could be 0 campaign coordination on this.
Trump has really done damage to this country. I can’t believe what am I hearing – Trump is old, has dementia, lies, and lies, and lies.. he is a pitiful human beings and a true danger to the rest of the Western world.
This narrative that the Biden presidency was some sort of “failure” or that he didn’t live up to his promises is absolutely insane. Biden entered office with a catastrophic buffet of unprecedented problems to face and somehow not only managed to recover our economy faster and stronger than any G7 nation post-Covid, but also managed to pass a genuinely impressive amount of major legislation even in the face of a completely obstructionist Republican Congress. He’s brought us back from the brink, repaired our international relationships, supported blue collar workers and unions, invested in our crumbling infrastructure, made it easier for seniors to pay for prescription drugs, codified marriage equality into law… the list goes on. President Biden, whether you love him or hate him, has been one of the most effective presidents in the past 40 years. Point. Blank. Period.
Shitzhizpantz and Shady Pantz are going to lose Bigly! When his Fat A walks you can hear the chicken clucking. He’s been humiliated. First EG Carroll slapped him silly. Then Alvin Bragg convicted the criminal. Next President-elect Harris humiliated the fool on TV for ALL to see. And then, over 200 Republicans have endorsed President elect Harris. Now his lie about aid to emergency states has been exposed. Only stupid trash votes for him. Like my neighbor. Only he can’t vote. He’s a four time LOSER. He’s not in jail because he punked out. That’s a typical Shitzhizpantz supporter.
Oh… we remember the specifics of Covid.