Press Play with Madeleine Brand
VP Kamala Harris’ low approval rating: How she got here, what it means for reelection prospects
Just 28% of voters approve of the job Vice President Kamala Harris is doing, according to a recent poll from USA Today and Suffolk University.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenJust 28% of voters approve of the job Vice President Kamala Harris is doing, according to a recent poll from USA Today and Suffolk University. Also, “exasperation and dysfunction” is how President Biden’s team views Vice President Kamala Harris’ team, reports CNN.
“Ever since Biden designated then Senator Harris as his running mate, the Republicans and their co-partisans and supporters in the media have really been attacking her. … I think race and gender is part of it, but not the whole part of it,” says Joel Goldstein, professor of constitutional law emeritus at Saint Louis University. “And I think the other — because the vice president is less visible … [and] has fewer opportunities to have accomplishments and to be perceived as a leader, it's more difficult to have robust ratings.”
KCRW also looks at what California gets out of the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package and why Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software malfunctioned. Plus, what are some binge-worthy TV shows from abroad?
In this episode
4 storiesWhether more EVs will be on the road thanks to infrastructure bill, why some ‘Full Self-Driving’ Teslas failed
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package President Biden signed on Monday allocates more than $7 billion to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the country.
Read the story10 minCA roads, bridges, and airports will get long-overdue fixes thanks to $45 billion from feds
President Biden signed the bipartisan, $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Monday.
Read the story9 minWhy VP Kamala Harris’ approval rating is so low, what it could mean for reelection
Just 28% of voters approve of the job Vice President Kamala Harris is doing, according to a recent poll from USA Today and Suffolk University. Also, “exasperation and dysfunction” is how President Biden’s team views Vice President Kamala Harris’ team, reports CNN.
Read the story14 minForeign TV shows to watch after ‘Squid Game’ include ‘Cowboy Bebop’ with John Cho, ‘Narcos: Mexico’
The COVID lockdowns had people binge-watching old classic TV shows, and whet appetites for foreign shows from Europe, Asia, and Canada.
Read the story16 min
