10: Michael McDonald and our Democratic Candidate Report Card
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
Politicon
4.6 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2020
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
University of Florida Associate Professor of Political Science Michael McDonald discusses the astounding growth of interest in the 2020 Presidential Election. James and Al deliver their Democratic Candidate Report Card. During Christy 'Numbers' Harvey's segment, we handicap Impeachment in the Senate. Last, but not least, a farewell to Bob Greenstein on the 'Back Page'.
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| 0:36.1 | Welcome to 2020 politics war room with James Carville and Al Hunt. |
| 0:40.4 | We want to wish everybody a happy new year and ask you to subscribe, rate and review on Apple |
| 0:47.5 | podcast. |
| 0:49.1 | James the political season is here and our guest has special insights. |
| 0:53.7 | He's Professor Michael McDonnell of the University of Florida and the foremost expert on voting |
| 0:59.4 | and voting turnout in America. |
| 1:01.7 | Last time 2016 only little over 55% of eligible voters turned out and since the 18 year olds |
| 1:08.0 | were giving the right to vote there's been a generally a steady decline. |
| 1:12.1 | And even before that the last time the percentage of voter turnout top 65% was 1908 when |
| 1:18.6 | even Carville and Hunt weren't following that election. |
| 1:22.8 | So Michael first of all thank you for joining us and let's start what's it going to look |
| 1:28.3 | like this November do you think? |
| 1:29.9 | Yeah well great to be with you in the new year and so thanks for having me on and you |
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