Podcast / See How They Run / Aug 23, 2024

Lessons Learned From Harris’s Coronation

On this episode of See How They Run, a recap and reflection from the Democratic National Convention.

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The Kamala Coronation | See How They Run
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The Nation is back from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago—and, judging from what we saw this week, most Democrats couldn't be happier with Kamala Harris or the state of their party.

Most, but not all. Even as Harris and a string of top Democrats rode the waves of jubilation coming off the floor of the United Center, activists and delegates from the Uncommitted movement were doing everything they could to keep the issue of Gaza on the agenda.

So what did the convention say about how Democrats see the race ahead? Did Harris pull off her reintroduction to the American people?

On this episode of See How They Run, we're joined by Nation national affairs correspondent John Nichols to discuss all that and more.

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Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates after accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.

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The Nation is back from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago—and, judging from what we saw this week, most Democrats couldn’t be happier with Kamala Harris or the state of their party.

Most, but not all. Even as Harris and a string of top Democrats rode the waves of jubilation coming off the floor of the United Center, activists and delegates from the Uncommitted movement were doing everything they could to keep the issue of Gaza on the agenda. The DNC’s decision to reject their calls for a Palestinian American to speak at the convention made for a bleak counterpoint to the festivities.

So what did the convention say about how Democrats see the race ahead? Did Harris pull off her reintroduction to the American people? Where does the Uncommitted movement go from here? And, as we hurtle toward Election Day, how long will the good vibes last?

We’re joined by Nation national affairs correspondent John Nichols to discuss all that and more in this week’s episode of See How They Run.

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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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