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Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out

Some voters who could be key to deciding who wins Georgia. What do they think about Vice President Harris becoming the frontrunner in the race to be the Democratic nominee?
Juma Sei
Washington state's Democratic delegates vote to endorse Kamala Harris for president
Scott Greenstone

Bill Radke

Dyer Oxley
Kamala Harris may be ‘brat.’ But is that enough to sway young voters in Washington?

Vice President Kamala Harris has been collecting key endorsements all week as the Democratic Party coalesces around their new likely presidential nominee. But as important as figures like former President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be, they don’t have the same viral appeal as one unexpected political influence: Charli XCX.
Katie Campbell
The Obamas have endorsed Harris, capping a week where Democrats embraced her

The endorsements of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama cap a week where the Democratic party, for the most part, lined up behind Vice President Harris to become their nominee.
Tamara Keith
When will Kamala Harris be the official Democratic presidential nominee?

The Democratic National Committee will hold a virtual roll call in early August to select a new presidential nominee, likely Vice President Harris, before its convention kicks off in Chicago.
Stephen Fowler
Crypto billionaires throw big money behind a Washington congressional hopeful

This week, in the congressional district that stretches from Tacoma to the Olympic Peninsula, a PAC funded by cryptocurrency billionaires spent almost $1.5 million on ads supporting Emily Randall, a Democrat.
Scott Greenstone
National

Trump tries out attack lines on Kamala Harris as her campaign heats up

At his Charlotte rally, former President Donald Trump launched new attack lines against Vice President Harris, as she is poised to become the Democratic nominee after President Biden exited the race.
Franco Ordoñez
Kamala Harris already faces racism and sexism from Trump and Republicans

Vice President Kamala Harris is barreling towards the Democratic nomination for president.Her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has a record of personally attacking women of color who stand in his way.Sexist and racist attacks on Harris have already started. How might they impact her bid for office? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
How Gen-Z is feeling about Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket

President Biden has struggled with young voters. But now that he's out and Vice President Harris is in, younger voters are re-calculating.
Elena Moore
The presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris could impact crucial swing state Arizona

In Arizona, some voters worried former President Trump would reclaim the state he lost in 2020 breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday, when Biden announced he won’t accept the Democratic nomination.

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