Political Gabfest: Lowest Approval Rating

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🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Mark Leibovich discuss Biden’s 2024 plans, the establishment Republicans who stand by Trump, and Herschel Walker’s alarming Senate campaign. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission, by Mark Leibovich Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic: “History Will Judge The Complicit” Mark Leibovich for the New York Times Magazine: “Donald Trump Is Not Going Anywhere” Mark Leibovich for the New York Times: “Kevin McCarthy, Four Months After Jan. 6, Still on Defensive Over Trump” Here are this week’s chatters: John: The New York Times: “168 Writing Prompts to Spark Discussion and Reflection” Mark: Mark shared his thoughts on whether life was better before cell phones. David: City Cast DC’s July 12, 2022 newsletter. Listener chatter from Josie Beyer: Julia Medina for Sleepopolis: “Sleeping While Rowing in the Great Pacific Race”; Lat 35 Racing Team on Instagram Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest.
0:15.8	For July 14th, 2022, it's the lowest approval rating edition.
0:21.2	I'm David Plott's in Washington DC back from Vermont, sadly, sadly back from Vermont.
0:28.2	I am joined as per usual by John Dickerson of CBS News.
0:33.3	Hello John from New York.
0:35.3	Hello David.
0:36.3	And Emily is a yawn and beyond.
0:39.5	I don't even know where she is on vacation.
0:41.4	I hope we're relaxing, deservedly relaxing somewhere.
0:45.0	And we have a special guest.
0:46.8	I think it's first his debut hosting the Gap Fest, I believe.
0:50.8	Not certainly not his debut appearance, Mark Liebovich of the Atlantic author of Thank
0:54.9	You for your servitude, fantastic new book that came out this week about Trump's lackeys,
1:00.1	minions and licks bittles that we're going to be talking about, Mark, welcome to the Gap
1:04.0	Fest.
1:05.0	Hello.
1:06.0	So good to be here.
1:07.0	David, John, happy to be here in any capacity.
1:09.5	I can say, I've always been concerned with myself a friend of the Gap Fest, occasional visitor,
1:13.8	but this is a home of capacity, so it's an honor.
1:16.8	This week on the Gap Fest, why is President Joe Biden so unpopular and could it get even
1:22.2	worse for him?
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