Behind the scenes as Kavanaugh's nomination hit the rocks

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

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🗓️ 21 September 2018

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Brett Kavanaugh's hearing was on track.... then off..... then on.... and now maybe off track again? We break down what's happening between Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused him of sexual assault in the 80s. TLDR: It's a mess for everybody. Then, in our second segment we talk about the midterm races shaping up to be real nail biters. Will Texas go blue for Beto? Charlie's all "nah." Can Steve change his mind? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by AARP. Will 50 plus voters decide the Ohio midterms?
0:06.0	The latest issue of Politico magazine series, The Deciders, is examining working class voters over 50 in Ohio.
0:13.6	Visit Politico.com slash the deciders to learn more.
0:17.9	Hello listeners and welcome to another edition of Politico's
0:20.6	nerd cast. I'm Scott Bland, your host.
0:23.0	This week on the Nerd Cast,
0:32.0	we go inside the White House and the halls of Congress as the Brett
0:35.5	Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination swings from sure thing to potentially in doubt after an allegation
0:41.6	of sexual assault from the early 80s.
0:44.0	Plus, sleeper Senate races, we're going to talk about five contests where surprises could be in store
0:48.7	that you might be thinking about a lot in late October and early November.
0:53.3	A reminder before we jump into all that, to our listeners to subscribe to the nerd cast, rate us
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0:59.2	And remember to stay tuned for the end of the show for a contribution from one of the
1:02.3	nerd cast's biggest fans.
1:04.4	One more note before we begin, we are taping this a little bit before noon eastern on Thursday,
1:08.7	September 20th, so it is all up to date as of then, unless we get hit once more by the nerd cast curse.
1:15.0	All right let's get started. I want to welcome our guests we have in the studio
1:18.4	Nancy cook from our White House team. Hi Nancy. Hey thanks for having me.
1:21.6	Also in the studio Burgess Everett one of our congressional reporters.
1:25.0	Hi, Burgess, good to see you.
1:27.0	Hey Scott, thanks for having me.
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