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It’s Tuesday, the traditional day for elections and for our pause-and-consider newsletter on politics and policy. We think of it as a mini-magazine in your inbox.
WHERE HARRIS AND TRUMP STAND
By Lisa Desjardins, @LisaDNews
Correspondent
We know how the candidates for president sound. And how they view one another.
But let’s focus on what they’ll do in office.
For the last few weeks, our politics team has been laying out the promises and policies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in a series of on-air segments that will continue in the run-up to the election.
When looking at the latest polling, the presidential race is still in a dead heat. With three weeks until Election Day, we explore the candidates’ promises to voters on a wide-range of issues, starting with the No. 1 pick on top of people’s minds.
The economy
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Watch the segment in the player above.
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Watch the segment in the player above.
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As has been the case for many years in U.S. elections, immigration is a key issue in the 2024 race. There are humanitarian and security concerns along the southern border that each candidate must address.
Trump and his running mate have raised false claims and heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail. A closer look at each candidates’ position shows that, while in office, both Trump and Harris have actually increased border security. But from there, things start to diverge.
Abortion access and reproductive rights |
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Watch the segment in the player above.
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Abortion access has been a top political issue since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago. We walk through each candidates’ positions on reproductive rights.
For Democrats, it’s an issue with utmost importance. Earlier this year, Harris toured an abortion clinic, which the White House believes is the first time a sitting vice president — or any U.S. president — has done so. (Meanwhile, Trump doesn’t usually use the word “abortion” in his speeches.)
Guns and crime |
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Watch the segment in the player above.
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Another core issue in the overall 2024 campaign season has been how candidates would address the gun violence crisis in America, at a time when Trump himself has been the target of two apparent assassination attempts this year.
When it comes to crime, Harris’ record as a former prosecutor is more nuanced. And here, Trump again sticks out on the ballot, with his own felony convictions.
WE’D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Have any lingering questions about where candidates stand on the issues or the election in general? Send us your questions to [email protected]. Your submissions will help guide our coverage before Election Day. |
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More on politics from our coverage:
- Watch: Trump ramps up his dangerous political rhetoric in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
- One Big Question: Where does the presidential race stand? NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter discuss.
- A Closer Look: A documentary from Student Reporting Labs on how gun violence changed a generation.
- Perspectives: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart on Democratic concerns about Harris’ momentum.
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Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images
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By Joshua Barajas, @Josh_Barrage
Senior Editor, Digital
There’s been one election-year issue that’s taken a backseat: climate change.
As millions of Americans navigate the aftermath of back-to-back hurricanes in two weeks’ time, neither candidate has detailed specific policy positions on how to address the climate crisis, though Trump has at times called global warming a “hoax.”
Our question: Who was the first U.S. president to install solar panels on the White House?
Send your answers to [email protected] or tweet using #PoliticsTrivia. The first correct answers will earn a shout-out next week.
Last week, we asked: Who ultimately defeated New York Gov. Samuel Tilden in the 1876 election?
The answer: Rutherford B. Hayes. Tilden may have won the popular vote, but an electoral dispute, resolved by a congressional commission, ultimately meant Hayes would become the country’s 19th president.
Congratulations to our winners: Beverley Chang and Barbara F. Litzmann!
Thank you all for reading and watching. We’ll drop into your inbox next week.
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