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Podcast: Americast
Episode: Why Trump won (and why Harris lost)
Description: As Republicans celebrate Donald Trump’s historic sweep of the US election, Democrats are left reckoning with how Kamala Harris failed to mobilize support. Americast gets together for an election inquest to examine what went right and wrong. Is Joe Biden to blame for Harris’ loss? Or did something else cause the VP to underperform with the voters she needed to win? Was Trump’s straight-forward messaging a winning strategy? Or has there been a fundamental shift among American voters that goes beyond politics? HOSTS:
• Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
• Sarah Smith, North America Editor
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