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Swamp Notes: How do you win Pennsylvania?

Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden made campaign stops last week in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes could decide the outcome of the 2024 election. But in a state with such a range of demographic groups, how can each find a message that will stick? The FT’s deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and US political editor Derek Brower join to discuss. Credit: The Independent, The Times and the Sunday Times Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3U5eAr3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Biden’s speech to steel workers underscores union’s burgeoning influence</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3xB8yH0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3UqW6m4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Shapiro warns Joe Biden gas stance could hurt election hopes</a><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a> Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/30ed95eb-d311-488e-9fa2-a812fb16a487" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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