Will women win Kamala Harris the election?
Emma is on the road at a Harris rally in North Carolina and Bruce Thompson, former advisor to the Obama and Clinton campaigns in the state, joins us to preview the election.
Bruce Thompson joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss what it’s like to live in a battleground state in the heat of a presidential campaign, the prospect of legal challenges from the Trump in the event of a Democratic victory, and who Harris might pick as her Secretary of State if she wins the election.
This discussion was recorded on Friday 1 November 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Guest: R. Bruce Thompson II, Partner, Parker Poe
Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
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