Podcast: What ads are Kamala Harris and Donald Trump running? : The NPR Politics Podcast Ad spending in the 2024 presidential election is nearing $2 billion. With Vice President Kamala Harris' late entry to the race, we look at how her campaign and that of former President Donald Trump are trying to define Harris politically through advertising.

This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, political reporter Stephen Fowler, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

The podcast is produced by Casey Morell and Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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Truth in advertising? How Harris and Trump use ads to define the race & each other

Truth in advertising? How Harris and Trump use ads to define the race & each other

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A billboard displays an advertisement for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on the Las Vegas Strip, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption

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A billboard displays an advertisement for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on the Las Vegas Strip, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

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Ad spending in the 2024 presidential election is nearing $2 billion. With Vice President Kamala Harris' late entry to the race, we look at how her campaign and that of former President Donald Trump are trying to define Harris politically through advertising.

This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, political reporter Stephen Fowler, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

The podcast is produced by Casey Morell and Kelli Wessinger. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.