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Making the Cut: Voter Purges, Impeachment Trial, Brexit

Skimm This

theSkimm

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4.53.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Some election officials are making a list, checking it twice – and cutting hundreds of thousands of people from their voter registration rolls. We’ll explain why those moves are making people nervous ahead of the 2020 elections. Meanwhile, impeachment is heading to the Senate. Or is it? We’ll break down what’s holding up the process. Also on today’s show: another big Brexit vote, and a picture that’s leaving us at a loss for words.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Friday, December 20th.

0:03.1

Welcome to Schim this.

0:04.4

We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day

0:06.8

and giving you the context on why they matter.

0:09.6

Some election officials are making a list,

0:11.9

checking it twice, and cutting hundreds of thousands

0:14.6

of people from their voter registration roles.

0:17.2

We'll explain why these recent moves

0:18.7

are making people nervous ahead of 2020.

0:21.2

Then impeachment is heading to the Senate.

0:23.4

Or is it?

0:24.8

We'll break down what's holding the process up.

0:26.9

And finally, a picture that's leaving us

0:28.8

at a loss for words.

0:30.2

We're here to make your evening smarter.

0:32.1

Let's Schim this.

0:33.4

The most complicated story today is about voter registration lists.

0:42.8

There's been a lot of coverage recently

0:44.2

about states cutting hundreds of thousands

0:46.4

of people from their voter roles.

0:48.2

That means people who used to be registered to vote

0:50.9

might not be anymore.

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