Hello and welcome to the Bullard Podcast I'm your host Tim Miller. I'm just delighted to be here today with Amy Walter, publisher and

editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report. She also hosts the Odd Years

Podcast. What's up, girl? Hello Tim, long time. No, no chat. I know because I'm with I'm with Sarah that's that's a thing I've just kind of let this

lesbian buddy comedy thing happen over on the focus group podcast I know like no we can have a like a cross what is that a cross platform

cross pollinate you know we can kind of break down the barriers between the L and the G you know it's, you know, we're all in one flag, okay?

I want to get nerdy with you today,

is that good?

We had Brown's email a couple weeks ago.

People love the nerdy stuff.

All right, so we're gonna update.

So it's been a few weeks since we've gotten really deep into the numbers.

So before we kind of go state by say, I'm just curious,

big picture, just looking at the presidential first,

then we'll get into down ballot.

How do you look at the state of the race right now,

you know, a week out from the debate?

Tim, it's funny because I was just having this conversation

with folks this weekend about what's the best analogy to describe where we are in the selection and I start with saying all right like you Tim I'm not as big of a like football

Officiano and all of the details of this but this is what I know about football I'll help you punch it up I'll help you punch up to

Thank you. Thank you. All right so here's the deal.

In July, you had team red that was in basically first and goal.

And team blue had like half their team on the field and the quarterback had a

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