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Connections

Local Democrats reflect on the presidential race

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George Yeadon
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(foreground) Jerri Lynn Sparks, (background) Avi Presberg, and Nayeliz Santiago on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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What went right for the Republicans? What went wrong for the Democrats? We continue our series of conversations on these themes.

This time, we host a panel of Democrats who held divergent views this past summer regarding whether President Biden should have remained in the race, and how the Harris campaign needed to reach voters. So what are the lessons going forward?

Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.