John King

John King

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: The Pennsylvania Voters Who May Decide the Race

With just hours before election day, we’re returning to a handful of people who represent a crucial voter segment: unhappy Pennsylvania Republicans. John King interviews three people who voted for Nikki Haley in the state’s primary back in the spring - long after she’d dropped out. How they and others like them fill out their ballots this week may decide the next president of the United States.
Addded Nov 4, 2024

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: Why the Race Is So Close In the Rust Belt

Wisconsin and Michigan, the big bricks of the former Blue Wall, are considered must-wins for Kamala Harris. They’re also both toss-ups at this point. This week, John King talks to voters in Milwaukee and Detroit who have a lot in common: They’re both Black men, about the same age, born and raised in their respective Rust Belt cities, and steeped in a culture that always voted for Democrats.
Addded Oct 28, 2024

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: In Purple Georgia, The Election Math Is Not So Simple

Vice President Kamala Harris’ goal in Georgia is to turn out the coalition that barely tipped the newly purple state to Joe Biden in 2020. That means firing up the base, convincing the unconvinced, and driving turnout as high as possible. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is hoping Georgians think the shift left was a mistake. There's no question that women of color are a huge part of the Georgia equation. John sits down with two who show it would be a mistake to think they’re voting as a bloc.
Addded Oct 14, 2024

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: Why Nevada’s Economic Woes Make It an Election Wildcard

Nevada -- especially Clark County, home to Vegas and almost 75 percent of the state’s population -- is a political bellwether in a very specific way. The pandemic gutted the tourism-based economy, and the recovery has been slow. John King speaks with two voters in Las Vegas with centrist political views who show us why Nevada is very much up for grabs in this election.
Addded Sep 30, 2024

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: Desert Demographics -- Arizona in Play

In a presidential race destined to come down to a handful of swing states, Arizona is a political puzzle: a Sun Belt state that’s historically gone red, but went for Biden in 2020. Do the changing demographics prime it for Harris, or will it turn back to Trump? John King talks with two swing voters who exemplify how Arizona defies stereotypes - and represent exactly who the parties are trying to win over.
Addded Sep 16, 2024

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: The Cracks in the Blue Wall

Michigan and Wisconsin are Midwestern swing states with the power to make or break the election. They’re crucial bricks in the Democrats’ “Blue Wall” strategy, a wall that’s starting to crack. On this third installment of “All Over the Map,” John King and his team visit Milwaukee, site of next week’s Republican convention and home to a Black liberal base increasingly disaffected with a President and party they feel abandoned by.
Addded Jul 8, 2024

The Assignment with Audie Cornish: The Key to Pennsylvania? Nikki Haley Voters

More than 158,000 Republicans cast Pennsylvania primary votes for Nikki Haley nearly two months after she quit the race for president. That’s enough votes to swing a state critical to victory in November - and Haley had similar showings in other battlegrounds. So, how do these critical swing voters choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump - two candidates they do not like?
Addded Jun 24, 2024
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