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Mike Murphy on Trump vs. Biden: Two Weeks to Go!

Conversations with Bill Kristol

Conversations with Bill Kristol

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🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Where do things stand in the presidential race with two weeks to go until Election Day? Why have the polling averages been so stable even as events have been tumultuous? To discuss, we’re delighted to welcome back veteran Republican operative and frequent guest, Mike Murphy who has been sharing his wisdom, insight, and humor with us throughout the whole campaign. Murphy analyzes the dynamics of the race, why today it looks so favorable to Biden, and what might happen on Election Day and after. Kristol and Biden also discuss possible paths forward for the Republican Party if President Trump loses the election.

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0:00.0

And the Hi, welcome back to conversations. I'm Bill Crystal joined again by our

0:19.5

2020 election expert Mike Murphy. We've had two of these conversations in the

0:24.4

last six seven weeks and just looking at them this morning they stood up well.

0:28.1

We spoke at the very very beginning of September, September 1st and you discussed we discussed the race which was then

0:35.4

about Biden plus 7 nationally and you said Mike that you thought September was

0:39.5

the key month where Trump would have to make a move people People focus on October, but September is when

0:43.5

a challenger really has an incumbent who's behind has a chance to really make up ground.

0:48.0

We then spoke the day after the debate on September, I think the debate was the 29th he spoke on the 30th.

0:53.0

Trump hadn't made up ground to September

0:55.0

and your initial analysis of the debate was that Trump hadn't helped himself there either.

1:00.0

I think right after we posted that conversation Trump we've learned out that he had

1:06.2

COVID and then he went to the hospital and it's been a huge amount of chaos the Supreme Court

1:10.6

hearings since then and that what almost three weeks since then.

1:14.7

But the race doesn't seem to have changed much.

1:16.2

So what's going on?

1:17.2

What's with the underlying?

1:18.2

Is it a stable race?

1:20.0

Is it, how could it be so stable with so much chaos and yeah no absolutely well first

1:26.6

it's great to be back on what I think we ought to retitled the never-ending

1:29.9

conversation but it's good luckily my dad owns the network here so you have to

1:35.2

take me you're right I mean one unlike many of our past exploits who actually

1:41.0

have been getting this one right it is kind of what it appears to be.

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