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Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest from May 12th, 2016, Goofy Elizabeth

for an edition of the Gab Fest. I'm David Fotz of Atlas Obscura.

Joining me here in our D.C. studio is John Dickerson of Face the Nation. Howdy, John?

Hello, David. And down the line is Emily Bazelon of the New York Times, who's in probably New Haven today.

Hi, Emily. Hi. On this week's Gap Fest, will Donald Trump tone it down enough for the Republican establishment to make nice with him and all get along and coast to victory in November?

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