The US presidential election is less than a fortnight away - and Donald Trump and Joe Biden are pulling out all the stops to get the votes. But after a chaotic debate forced moderators to cut the candidates’ mics to stop them interrupting each other, it’s hard to get a grip on what messages they’re trying to get across.

How have the different campaigns been selling themselves? Will Biden’s attacks on Trump be a winning strategy? And how should progressives be pushing for change?

Ayeisha is joined by communications expert and principle at ASO Communications, Anat Shenker-Osario.

Resources available at https://asocommunications.com/and https://raceclassnarrativeaction.com/

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Researched by Margaret Welsh. Produced by Becky Malone.

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