Brooks and Capehart on who holds the upper hand in the presidential race
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🗓️ 1 November 2024
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| 0:00.0 | For what to watch for in these final days of voting, let's turn now to the analysis of Brooks and K. Part. |
| 0:06.5 | That is New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan K. Part, associate editor for the Washington Post. |
| 0:12.3 | Great to see you both. |
| 0:13.1 | I am, nice. |
| 0:13.8 | All right, so the race for the White House is as tight as ever. |
| 0:17.1 | There's nothing markedly different in this latest mayor's poll. I'm about to show you, but I'm going to show you anyway, because it gives us a sense of where we are still in Pennsylvania, |
| 0:25.8 | in Michigan, and in Wisconsin, in these key battleground states. Vice President Harris has a two to |
| 0:31.1 | three point lead. It's all within the margin of error in each of those states. But guys, I just |
| 0:36.3 | want to step back for just a moment, away from the polls and the details, |
| 0:39.7 | because we are in the final days of a truly unprecedented presidential and election cycle, |
| 0:46.3 | who these candidates are, how they got to the top of each of their tickets. |
| 0:49.8 | So when you step back, Jonathan, from the day-to-day headlines, how are you looking at this race? |
| 0:55.2 | How would you describe it? |
| 0:56.8 | And this moment in American political history. |
| 0:59.6 | Well, the first thing I say is, praise Jesus, we are four days out and that this is almost over. |
| 1:05.9 | But in all seriousness, I would say, of all the presidential campaigns that I have watched and I have covered, |
| 1:13.0 | this is one where the contrast between the two candidates could not be more stark, could not |
| 1:20.3 | be more plainly evident. I think that what we're about to see in this election, lots of polls and the polls are all over the place, the polls are all tied, become election night. |
| 1:33.7 | We're finally going to hear what the American people have to say. |
| 1:37.5 | And the fact that I feel optimistic, but not overly, you know, like, yes, you know, so-and-so is going to win, |
| 1:46.9 | gives me some trepidation, if anything. |
| 1:50.2 | I'm more worried about what happens when a winner is declared |
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