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1 big thing

Biden's path to a landslide win

1 big thing

Axios

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🗓️ 25 September 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Polls show Democratic nominee Joe Biden closing in or beating President Trump in a number of swing and red states. That's making Democratic strategists talk about a new election night possibility - Joe Biden winning in a landslide. Plus, Republicans and Democrats are both lawyering up ahead of November. And, the surprising payoff of playing in the NBA bubble. Guests: Axios' Mike Allen, Hans Nichols and Kendall Baker. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: The blowout scenario The apocalypse scenario Less travel is causing the NBA to see better basketball In photos: Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Naila Boodoo. Here's how we're making you smarter today. the surprising payoff of playing in the

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NBA bubble and Republicans and Democrats are lawyering up ahead of the election.

0:47.8

But first, there's a chance Joe Biden could win in a landslide. And that's today's one big thing.

0:57.0

We've been hearing all different kinds of scenarios for what election night might turn

1:02.2

out to be. And here's another one for you, Mike

1:05.1

Allen has been talking to Democratic strategists about, and it's a possibility of Joe Biden

1:10.4

winning in a landslide. Yeah, so look at the polls.

1:14.0

Joe Biden, he's winning in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania,

1:18.0

all the big states that put President Trump in last time.

1:22.0

What if he wound up winning all of those? He was ahead in Florida, now it's

1:26.1

tightening. He's ahead in a bunch of red states, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Iowa, North Carolina, all places where changing demographics are helping

1:35.8

him.

1:36.8

A Biden landslide is just as real a possibility as a Trump victory. They're roughly the same odds and given those odds Mike if that were to happen

1:46.8

What do you think that means for Congress for the Senate and for the House a blue wave is a blue wave and if you have Biden winning big

1:56.0

even Republicans will tell you he's going to bring surprising senators with him.

2:01.2

What we see from history is in a big blue wave, a big red tide, surprising people, and that's what would happen if we had anything like the map that we're talking about here.

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