When Democrats coalesced around Kamala Harris this summer, they set their differences aside in the interest of preventing a second Trump presidency. But at what cost?

On this episode, Lydia is joined by her fellow Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and Michelle Goldberg to discuss whether this temporary unity is good or bad for the future of the Democratic Party.

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

Recommended in this episode:

“Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change” by Adam Nagourney, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz: More From Their ‘60 Minutes’ Interviews” by Brit McCandless Farmer
Vice President Kamala Harris’s interview on “The View”
“Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster” by Charles Duhigg in the New Yorker

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