Podcast / See How They Run / Aug 31, 2024

The Road to the White House Runs Through Pennsylvania

On this episode of See How They Run, Carrie Santoro and Will Bunch on what it will take for Harris to win the ultimate swing state.

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The Road to the White House Runs Through Pennsylvania | See How They Run
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So on today's See How They're Run, we're talking all things Pennsylvania. Where does the race stand there? What are the currents that could shift voters in one direction or another?

To discuss all of this, host D.D. Guttenplan is joined by two of the sharpest Pennsylvanians around: Will Bunch, longtime opinion columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Carrie Santoro, executive director of progressive advocacy group Pennsylvania Stands Up

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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris greets diners at Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar during a bus campaign tour stop in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, on August 18, 2024.

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If there’s one thing that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on, it’s that there is no state more crucial for them to win this November than Pennsylvania. It’s simple: Win the Keystone State’s 19 electoral votes, and many different paths to the White House open up. Lose Pennsylvania, and the road to 270 becomes much rockier. That’s why both parties are throwing everything they’ve got at the state.

So on today’s See How They Run, we’re talking all things Pennsylvania. Where does the race stand there? What are the currents that could shift voters in one direction or another? And what does Harris need to do to put the state in her column on Election Day?

To discuss all of this, we’re joined by two of the sharpest Pennsylvanians around: Will Bunch, longtime opinion columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Carrie Santoro, executive director of progressive advocacy group Pennsylvania Stands Up

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D.D. Guttenplan

D.D. Guttenplan is a special correspondent for The Nation and the host of The Nation Podcast. He served as editor of the magazine from 2019 to 2025 and, prior to that, as an editor at large and London correspondent. His books include American Radical: The Life and Times of I.F. Stone, The Nation: A Biography, and The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority.

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