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Matter of Opinion

Packed Courts, Undecided Voters and WAP: You Asked, We Answered

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.27.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

For the podcast’s two-year anniversary, Michelle and Ross start with a rousing debate over why Joe Biden isn’t saying he’d pack the courts, should he beat President Trump in November. Ross asks Michelle if she’d concede that court packing would be a significant escalation in the “judicial wars,” and Michelle asks Ross what happens to the anti-choice movement if and when Roe is overturned. Then, the hosts listen to the show’s voice mails and dig into the inbox to answer some listener questions. They respond to your questions about the open Supreme Court seat, who the heck is still undecided, Republicanism’s evolution to Trumpism, and whether “WAP” is a feminist anthem. Finally, both hosts suggest you dive into the Nxivm cult’s backstory through HBO’s new documentary series, “The Vow.” For background reading on this episode, visit nytimes.com/theargument.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Michelle Goldberg.

0:02.0

I'm Ross Douthett, and this is the argument.

0:07.0

Today, the argument turns to, and our special guest is you.

0:13.0

Hi friends, at the argument, I'm calling because I have a question

0:17.0

and I want to hear you debate.

0:18.0

Hi, this is a message from Michelle.

0:21.0

Hi, my question is for Ross.

0:23.0

And I carry my questions for your show.

0:25.0

I just listened to the most recent episode.

0:27.0

Hey, my name is Tina, I'm from Denver, Colorado.

0:30.0

Hey, this is Liam and Philadelphia,

0:32.0

with Eric from Saroaks, California.

0:35.0

We answer your questions about the upcoming election

0:37.0

and everything else under the sun.

0:39.0

But first, would Democrats be justified in packing the Supreme Court?

0:49.0

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing began this week.

0:54.0

But instead of parsing the back and forths of the hearings,

0:57.0

we're going to jump ahead and talk about what might happen after her confirmation

1:01.0

and the November vote.

1:03.0

And whether three decades of partisan warfare

1:06.0

will culminate in a Democratic Senate majority trying to pack,

1:10.0

or if you prefer, add justices to rebalance the Supreme Court.

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