Vice President Kamala Harris has gone from being one of President Biden’s many problems to the hope of the Democratic Party. This week Ross, Lydia and Carlos dissect the seismic campaign vibe shift in both parties. Plus, Ross criticizes another self-indulgent addition to the modern era’s Western canon.

(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ross Douthat, David French, Michelle Goldberg, and Lydia Polgreen: Is It a Mistake for Democrats to Go All In on Harris? Four Columnists on the Party’s Moves.
• Harris’s Michigan event on abortion
• Harris’s first presidential rally in Milwaukee speech

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