Are Georgia and the Sun Belt back in play?

Sam Gringlas, Rahul Bali, Brendan Rivers | WABE

August 2nd, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at a rally at the Georgia State University Convocation Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

It’s been 33 days since President Joe Biden’s ill-fated debate in Atlanta, changing the trajectory of this presidential race in unprecedented ways.

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Atlanta this week as the new presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

On this week’s edition of “Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast,” reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss how Harris is trying to muster the coalition of voters of color, independents and disaffected Republicans who helped propel Democratic wins in 2020.

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