On Shifting Ground

Biden is Out, Harris is In: How DNC Donors Reset the Race

Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris raised hundreds of millions in small dollar donations. Harris has received endorsements from virtually every major Democratic Party leader, and her path to nomination – and command of the dnc campaign war chest – appears inevitable. 

But was it the big money DNC donors who really made this possible?

The New York Times’ Astead Herndon joins Ray Suarez to talk about how Democratic Party donors helped force President Biden out.


Guests:  

Astead Herndon, National Politics Reporter, The New York Times

Host:  

Ray Suarez

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Do you ever feel like reality is shifting beneath your feet? Veteran journalist Ray Suarez spent forty years covering elections, civil wars, and pandemics that shaped the way we live. He’s seen entire countries flipped upside down and right side up… and now he’s here to bring a sensible voice to our endless doom-scrolling. Each week, Ray hosts conversations with journalists, leaders and policy experts that explore how people from New Hampshire to New Guinea are navigating our rapidly changing world. A co-production of Commonwealth Club - World Affairs and KQED.