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This is fresh air.
I'm Dave Davies.
Democrats gather in Chicago next week for their national convention in the middle of a presidential campaign that is, well, like no other in our lifetimes.
It was already an odd race, pitting former President Donald Trump trying to regain the office he claimed was stolen from him four years ago against the man who beat him, President Joe Biden.
Then came Bidens disastrous performance in a June debate, an attempted assassination that nearly took Trumps life just days before the republican convention, followed by Bidens withdrawal from the race and his endorsement of his vice president, Kamala Harris.
Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walls, have suddenly energized Democrats, drawing huge crowds, raising record sums of money and erasing Trumps lead in opinion polls.
Trump, who is also well funded and determined, is now attacking Harris in countless ads and public comments, even as he laments Bidens exit from the campaign.
For some perspective on where we are now and what to expect, we turn to Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker who's covering the contest and recently followed the democratic candidates in their rallies in key swing states.
Osnos has reported extensively from China and the Middle east in the past and shared a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting.
He's also authored three books, including Joe the Life, the run, and what matters now, published in 2020.
You can hear him regularly, along with his New Yorker colleagues Susan Glasser and Jane Mayer, on the weekly podcast the political scene.
Welcome back to Fresh air.
Thanks, Dave.
Glad to join you.
So this is a very different race.