Open to debate: Harris and Trump clash

<p>On Tuesday night in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took part in what might be <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-makes-donald-trump-look-out-of-his-depth?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the only debate</a> between them in this campaign. The race <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/11/the-systemic-bias-kamala-harris-must-overcome-in-order-to-win?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is extremely close</a>: will the debate make any difference?&nbsp;</p><br /><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Adam O’Neal. They’re joined by <em>The Economist</em>’s James Bennet, Lane Greene and Owen Winter.&nbsp;</p><br /><p>This episode draws on audio from CBS and C-Span.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br /><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href="http://economist.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><br /><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to </em><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. </em></p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>