Four Weeks to Go

With Kamala Harris and Donald Trump locked in the tightest of races, who will come out on top? Listen to our political round table on the 2024 election.

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With Election Day fast approaching, polls show the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump to be the closest in a generation.

The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman and Nate Cohn break down the state of the race and discuss the last-minute strategies that might tip the scales.

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On today’s episode

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times.

Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The New York Times.

Background reading

• The state of the race: a calm week and perhaps the clearest picture yet.
• Scenes of workers on strike, hurricane devastation in the Southeast and missiles over Israel pose tests for Ms. Harris.

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