This is kinda workout great!

I'm Angela Duckworth.

I'm Stephen Dubner.

And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.

Today on the show, why do we love to root for underdogs?

Dubner, I gotta tell ya, you don't have what it takes.

You're right coach, I'm leaving now.

Also, Angela and Stephen wonder whether it would be better to answer one question each

week instead of two.

Who can be as bad as one?

It's the loneliest number, it's the number one.

Angela we have an email here from one Kristen Calaway from Chicago.

Okay.

Who writes to say, I was reading the morning newsletter from The New York Times this

morning, then it features the results of a new kind of poll.

The author of the newsletter says, nothing produced a more positive response from poll

respondents than hearing that a political candidate was a small business owner.

It offered a bigger lift than any political position or demographic feature and it was

popular across Black, Latino and White respondents.

Kristen goes on to say, I have been working in the tech industry for a long time and a few

companies I've worked for loved helping small businesses.

I work for a Fortune 100 company now and they too love helping small businesses.

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