Harris vs Trump: Who will determine the defining issues of the Presidential race? | In Focus podcast

Varghese K George speaks to us about the Trump and Harris presidential race, what issues they would seek to highlight, what strategies to adopt and how they define their political vision.

Updated - August 06, 2024 04:29 pm IST

Published - August 06, 2024 03:47 pm IST

Kamala Harris’s late entry in the Presidential race leaves her with just three months to roll out her campaign. What kind of campaign strategy will work best for Harris given her vulnerabilities, especially on the immigration issue, and her record as attorney general in California?

As for the Republicans, their entire Presidential campaign had been designed keeping in mind a race against Biden. According to the Washington Post, Trump’s running mate JD Vance reportedly told donors in a private meeting that the Biden to Harris switch is a “political sucker punch”. What adjustments will the Trump campaign need to make, given that Harris doesn’t carry the ‘baggage’ that Biden does? 

We take a close look at how Team Trump and Team Harris are approaching the coming months of the Presidential race – what issues they would seek to highlight, what strategies they will adopt, and how they define their political vision. 

Guest: Varghese K George, The Hindu’s Resident Editor in New Delhi.

Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu

Edited by Jude Francis Weston

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