Is The Democratic Party Doomed?

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.5 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss President Joe Biden’s pardon of son Hunter and President-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth; the Democrats’ debate on why they lost and how they might win in the future; and the Supreme Court case on treatment for transgender children. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David answer Conundrums. Or Conundra. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Stephanie Gorton about her new book, The Icon & the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Quick apology in advance.
0:01.3	We had some audio issues this week and some troubles with echoes and where our mics were placed here as we're sitting together.
0:08.1	So our apologies for audio issues that you may experience during this episode.
0:17.1	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest.
0:28.6	Okay. Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest. December 5th, 2024, the Is the Democratic Party doomed edition.
0:33.5	I'm David Plotz of Citycast.
0:34.9	I'm in New York City with none other than Emily Bazelon.
0:39.6	We're sharing a mic, Emily Bazelon,
0:41.0	the New York Times Magazine, and the University Law School.
0:43.4	Will we survive sharing the mic?
0:45.3	It's very, it's like one of those, it's like June and Johnny Cash.
0:50.5	We got to sing something here.
0:52.0	Oh, yeah.
0:52.8	That sounds like a great idea except not.
0:53.9	Or Bob Dylan and Joan Bios.
0:56.1	And then across the table from us here in Dickerson headquarters is John Dickerson of CBS News. Hello, John.
1:04.3	Hello. Excuse me. I was taking a swallow of the morning coffee. Yeah, we had our conundrum show last night here in New York and now we're gathered
1:11.7	to talk about Hunter Biden's pardon and whether Democrats will pay a price for it, along with
1:17.9	the apparent self-immolation of yet another lousy Trump nominee, Pete Higgseth. He's not yet
1:23.9	self-immolated, but he's well on his way in an alcohol-fueled fire.
1:28.1	Then is the Democratic Party dead?
1:31.3	Has Trump killed it?
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