Political Gabfest: The Polls Do Not Look Amazing For Democrats

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🗓️ 20 October 2022

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This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson concerning polls for Democrats, women protesting Iran’s regime, and the trial of Arkansas’ law targeting trans kids. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Roya Hakakian for The Atlantic: “The Bonfire of the Headscarves” A Beginner’s Guide to America for the Immigrant and the Curious, by Roya Hakakian Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: “Pre-Registering Some Takes On The Midterms: Why I Think Democrats Will Undershoot Their Polling And What It Means” Kelli María Korducki for The Atlantic: “'I Think the Women Are Winning': Roya Hakakian on Iran” Here are this week’s chatters: John: The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump; Michael Wines and Neil Vigdor for The New York Times: “Videos Show Confusion as Florida Police Arrest People on Voter Fraud Charges” Emily: Emily Heil for The Washington Post: “Olivia Wilde Solves Salad Dressing Mystery With A Nora Ephron Recipe” David: Jeff Maysh for The Atlantic: “The $30 Million Lottery Scam” Listener chatter from Lara Lowenstein: The Mountain Dogs For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John discuss Ye buying Parler. 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.
0:15.9	October 20th, 2022, the polls do not look amazing for Democrats' edition.
0:22.4	I'm David Plott, CityCast, I'm in Brooklyn, New York, I'm in Slates, Brooklyn Studios,
0:26.8	so exciting, and I'm not alone.
0:28.7	I'm with none other, none other.
0:31.1	Then Emily Bazzlon of the New York Times magazine and Yale University Law School.
0:34.0	Hello, Emily.
0:35.1	So nice to see you. John, we miss you.
0:37.4	John was gonna be with us, but mysteriously, John, who lives in New York,
0:40.9	John Dickerson of CBS Prime Time with John Dickerson is in Washington, DC.
0:44.8	I'm so sad not to be with you.
0:46.9	This week, Gap Fest listeners, you'll be sustained through the storms and rains of the following
0:51.3	topics. First, how bad are the midterms looking for Democrats or the polls dire?
0:57.1	Or not? Then we will talk about the extraordinary Iran protests
1:01.6	with Iranian-American writer Roy Haqqian.
1:04.9	Then we will talk about a critical fight over trends,
1:08.0	rights in Arkansas, and a really interesting legal case there.
1:11.8	Plus, of course, we'll have cocktail chatter, and reminder, Gap Fest listeners,
1:15.8	we are gonna be in Atlanta on Wednesday, November 2nd, and just two weeks at 7 p.m.
1:21.5	at Georgia Tech's first Center for the Arts.
1:24.4	Go to slate.com slash Gap Fest Live to get tickets to that show.
1:28.0	We loved being in Atlanta last time. We want to continue that trend.
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