Steff Chávez, a seasoned Washington reporter, and Alex Rogers, a US business and politics correspondent, dive into the impact of third-party candidates on the 2024 presidential race. They discuss Robert Kennedy Jr.'s independent campaign and how nostalgia could sway voters. The conversation highlights the historical challenges third-party candidates face in a two-party system, along with a humorous take on the ages of current candidates and even a quirky ruling about chicken wings, providing both insight and entertainment.

Few of Silicon Valley’s biggest names supported Donald Trump in 2016 or 2020. Now, some of them are holding multimillion- dollar fundraisers for him. The FT’s US business and politics correspondent, Alex Rogers, and tech correspondent, Hannah Murphy, join this week’s Swamp Notes to explain why Big Tech is abandoning Joe Biden. Mentioned in this podcast:Donald Trump fundraiser latest sign of support in Silicon ValleySilicon Valley elite warms to Donald TrumpBiden camp hits out at Elon Musk and ‘sucker’ Donald TrumpSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereDo you have questions about the US election? Drop us a voice note here and we may play your question on the show! Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Original music by Hannis Brown. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.