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And on today's podcast, we've got a lot to cover. We have the Amy Coney Barrett hearings in all of their boring wonderful glory.

We have the election trying to take the temperature down. Maybe it won't be as bad as everyone says.

What's going on with the Senate predictions? Where is the majority going to lie?

And finally, what's going on with some of those investigations that have been lingering out there like unmasking?

Let's dive right in Jonah. You're going to take us live to the most boring Supreme Court confirmation hearing to ever happen three weeks out from an election.

Or almost any time out from an election.

I think I think the hearings are going very well for what's your name Amy Coney Barrett.

Sorry, I'm kind of sleep deprived. And I think they're going very well. I think that this has been fairly embarrassing to the Republic for all sorts of reasons, which I could die a tribe about.

But since it's going on, last day of her testimony is today, a figure we should open up with just how do you guys think she's doing and is there anything that could derail it at this point?

I think that it is in fact going so well for her that I think normally we would say that a draw would be a win for her.

But I actually think she's putting points on the board, which is shocking to me coming into this.

I think that that is because she is sort of showing this combination of high intellect, high empathy.

And there's, I mean, she's just squeaky clean on a bunch of the policy tough third rail issues.

What is interesting to me is that normally, and I'll see who David thinks about this. Normally I would say that is not good for a judge to be this good at a confirmation hearing.

It's sort of like how someone who's a great presidential candidate. I often think is not necessarily a great president.

They're just two very different skill sets, but somehow we require the one in order to do the other.

But I actually think she's good in a confirmation way that actually does make me think she's going to be a good justice, which I just, I've come away shocked and pleased.

I'm curious about David though.

Yeah, I, she's doing really, really well. I mean, she's doing so well that I would think if I were the Democrats, I would just say let's go ahead and end the hearings right now.

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