August 22, 2024 • 32 mins
The Democrats have been partying up a once unexpected storm in Chicago this week, with POTUS’ past & present praising the historical candidacy of Kamala Harris & uniting the base.
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Ted & Dominic to discuss the greater context of what is going down in the Windy City convention, Biden’s farewell, the VP’s ascension & the parallels to LBJ in 1968 & FDR in 1932. Plus, as the Veep prepares to speak tonight, in this convention unlike any other, we look at the power of media, traditional & social, to pitch the Dems’ message.
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