"Is Trump our OJ?"

Skullduggery

Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Victoria Bassetti

Politics, White House, News Commentary, Government, Senate, Podcasts, President, House Of Representatives, News, Victoria Bassetti, Supreme Court, Michael Isikoff, Foreign Policy, Scandels, Yahoo News, Voting, Elections, Skullduggery, Daniel Klaidman

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🗓️ 9 January 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Politico co-founder John Harris and Chapo Trap House hosts Virgil Texas and Matt Christman join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First up, Harris discusses his findings after reaching out to the Politico audience in order to understand what's going through the minds of the Trump supporters during this time of impeachment. Then, Texas and Christman talk about Bernie Sanders and his rise to prominence as a favorite in the current field of Democratic hopefuls for the Presidential nomination.

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0:00.0	I'm Michael Isgoth, Chief Investigative Correspondent for Yahoo News.
0:03.0	And I'm Dan Clyde, Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo News.
0:05.3	And a quick reminder that you can follow us at SkullDuggeryPod.
0:09.9	And by the way, if you've got any questions, thoughts, ideas you want to share,
0:14.1	tweet right at us. Now let's get on with the show.
0:19.6	What explains the unswerving loyalty of President Trump's base?
0:24.0	It's been a question that has bedeviled inside the beltway types for some time,
0:28.5	prompting endless talk about the power of Fox News, the insidious distortions of social media,
0:35.2	and the benign world view of a huge chunk of the American electorate.
0:40.0	But John Harris, one of the founding editors of Politico, wanted to dig deeper.
0:45.2	He asked Trump supporters, in the wake of the President's impeachment,
0:49.4	to email him with a simple instruction. Explan yourself.
0:53.8	Help me, Harris was saying, a certified Washington insider,
0:57.9	himself, better understand where you are coming from and how you might react
1:02.6	if similar allegations of misconduct had been levelled against Hillary Clinton.
1:07.2	What he got back was far more illuminating than anything he expected.
1:11.6	Several hundred responses, many of them both candid and thoughtful.
1:15.6	Best summed up by one reader, who, after decrying Trump's personal behavior while
1:21.3	lauding his accomplishments, wrote, quote, he is our oj.
1:26.7	We'll ask Harris to explain himself.
1:29.2	Emma asked two of Bernie Sanders' most vocal supporters, the hosts of the Chopped Chopped
1:34.0	House podcast, to explain themselves on this episode of Skull Duggery.
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