Is this the end for Trumpism?

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🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

What are the latest developments in the US presidential election? (01:15) - Lara is joined by the Spectator's economics correspondent Kate Andrews and the Spectator US's editor Freddy Gray, who is currently in Pennsylvania.

What is it like to care for a disabled child during a time of lockdown? (09:19) - The journalist Sam Carlisle discusses the lack of support for her daughter Elvi with the Education Select Committee Chairman Robert Halfon.

And finally, should churches keep their doors open throughout the pandemic? (20:42) - Journalist Laura Freeman thinks so, and considers the issue with Reverend Steve Morris from St Cuthbert's Church in North Wembley.

Presented by Lara Prendergast.

Produced by Matthew Taylor.

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0:00.0	This is a special U.S. election theme offer for our podcast listeners.
0:04.4	Subscribe to The Spectator, 10 weeks for the price of one, plus a theme commemorative
0:08.8	Spectator mug with Joe Biden and Donald Trump's mug on it.
0:12.9	Be sure to get in now before it's gone.
0:15.2	Spectator.co.uk forward slash USA.
0:23.7	Hello and welcome to the edition.
0:26.5	The spectators look at some of the most intriguing and important issues within the
0:30.8	week's magazine.
0:32.4	I'm Lara Prendergast.
0:34.0	This week, we'll discuss whether Trumpism is finally over and for how long the fallout from this election might last.
0:40.9	I'll also look at care for disabled children during lockdown and ask the Education Select Committee Chair what needs to be done to help families more.
0:49.6	And to finish, we'll be discussing whether our churches have abandoned us in our hour of need.
0:55.0	First up, the US election has been something of a roller coaster ride. Donald Trump falsely
1:00.9	announced that he had won, but once again confounded pollsters by performing better than
1:05.4	expected. At the time of recording, the count is still ongoing, but Joe Biden looks set to reach 270
1:12.4	electoral college votes against a backdrop of legal challenges by the president's team.
1:17.8	In this week's cover piece, Freddie Gray says Trump has shown how well he understands America.
1:23.3	He joins me now with Kate Andrews, the spectator's economics correspondent.
1:27.8	Freddie, you're in America right now, and we still didn't know the result.
1:31.2	But what do you think is likely to happen in the next few days?
1:34.3	Well, at the moment, it looks as if Joe Biden is going to win.
1:37.8	The Trump campaign is going to contest and contest and contest.
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