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On Election Day in 2016, Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen bravely took to Twitter with a bold proclamation: Trump could win! Four years later, Olsen is less bullish on Trump’s chances. During this podcast conversation, Henry discusses why Trump has an uphill battle—and what would have to happen for Trump to pull off another miracle.
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Josh Kraushaar is the political editor for National Journal, and pens the weekly “Against the Grain” column. During this Zoom conversation, he talks with Matt about Donald Trump’s re-election chances, whether he will drag Senate Republicans down, and who Joe Biden should pick as his running mate.
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Daniel W. Drezner, an American professor of international politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, talks about his new book, The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency.
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Sarah Longwell, publisher of the Bulwark, talks about whether the coronavirus pandemic will hurt (or help) Donald Trump’s re-election chances.
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Tim Alberta discusses his latest piece for Politico Magazine: “How the Gun Show Became the Trump Show.”
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Susan B. Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a CNN global affairs analyst. During this conversation, she and Matt discuss what we learned from the House impeachment hearings–and whether any of it matters. They also discuss why the witnesses were more heroic and inspiring than the politicians.
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