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I'm Dr. Lorry Sandos, host of the Happiness Lab podcast.

As the US elections approach,

it can feel like we're angrier and more divided than ever.

But in a new hopeful season of my podcast, I'll share with the science really shows

that we're surprisingly more united than most people think.

We all know something is wrong in our culture, in our politics,

and that we need to do better and that we can be better.

Listen on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

The number one question people ask me as soon as the debate is over is,

who is the winner?

Who is the loser? I said that last night's presidential

debate was a vice presidential debate in all reality because of the massive lead

that is being held by Donald Trump.

In the polls before that debate last night if you combined everyone's poll number,

the eight people on stage you were still 25 points behind Donald J. Trump in the primary generic ballot.

That means that last night somebody had to come out and do an amazing job to become the quote alternative to Trump to even have a chance.

So let's answer that question first.

Did anyone last night become the alternative?

The answer is in in my opinion, no.

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