Political Gabfest: This IS Who We Are

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🗓️ 7 November 2024

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the big wins of Donald Trump and Senate Republicans; the what-next of the second Trump presidency; and the electoral victories and possible setbacks for abortion rights. Join us on December 4 for Political Gabfest Live in Brooklyn! Tickets are on sale now. And send us your Conundrums at slate.com/conundrum. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David give a few more thoughts on the 2024 elections. In the latest Gabfest Reads, John talks with Dan Harris about his book, 10% Happier 10th Anniversary Edition: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works – A True Story. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest.
0:07.0	I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected.
0:12.5	Your 47th president and your 45th.
0:16.4	November 7th, 2024, The This Is Who We Are Edition.
0:22.5	I'm David Plotson Citycast in Washington, D.C.
0:25.5	From Yale University Law School and New York Times Magazine in New Haven, Emily Bazelon.
0:30.7	Hello, Emily.
0:32.1	Hello, hello.
0:33.2	It's nice to see your smiling face.
0:35.2	And from New York City, just off basically 24 consecutive hours of being on different CBS programs.
0:45.2	John Dickerson of CBS News. Hello, John. That's right. Good good day. Good day to you. Whatever it is. I couldn't figure out of the morning, evening.
0:54.0	Yes, John says now gulpulping a cup of coffee. This
0:56.9	week on the Gab Fest, guess what we're talking about? The Republicans sweep the election. It's kind of a
1:01.7	route. Donald Trump wins a second term with surprising ease thanks to a surge of new voters,
1:09.0	black and Hispanic voters, male voters, urban voters. Why did it happen?
1:14.3	Why was the victory so easy? Then what will the Republican return to power with an unfettered
1:21.7	and triumphant Trump mean for the country and for the world? We will start that conversation.
1:26.7	Obviously, it's a conversation that we're going to be having for the next four years the world. We will start that conversation. Obviously, it's a conversation
1:27.6	that we're going to be having for the next four years and three months. Then what happened with
1:33.1	abortion and with women voters? Emily has been looking deeply at that, as always, and we'll look at
1:38.7	what happened with the referendums and how abortion and reproductive rights affected the election. Plus,
1:43.7	we'll have cocktail chatter.
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