The Democrat Debrief

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On the Gist, Democrats practiced caution and Republicans jumped into the deep end. In the interview, Emily Bazelon and Mike recap election week, its days-long outcome, and our current reality with the two candidates. Bazelon writes for the New York Times magazine, co-hosts Slate's Political Gabfest, and is the author of Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration. In the spiel, what is the Democratic Party's way forward? Email us at thegist@slate.com Podcast production by Margaret Kelley and Daniel Schroeder. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I race for life for my mom who was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
0:04.0	I race for life for my best friend who we lost to so.
0:08.0	I race for life for my dad who's living with prostate cancer.
0:12.0	I race for life for everyone who's in cancer.
0:15.0	Who will you race for?
0:17.0	Sign up to your local event at raceforlive.org by the 30th of April to get 30% of entry.
0:24.0	And together we will beat cancer.
0:27.0	In partnership with Headline Sponsors Standard Life.
0:30.0	The following program may contain explicit language.
0:37.0	It's Friday, November 6th, 2020 from slated to the Gist I, Mike Pesca.
0:42.0	Joe Biden is poised to be president-elect.
0:45.0	Or maybe it's still a few days away.
0:47.0	Maybe he'll just be president-presumed until then.
0:51.0	We need more hyphenates in this world.
0:53.0	Past presidents-elect didn't have to face with yet.
0:56.0	The prospect of an opponent who doesn't acknowledge, tell the truth, or concede.
1:02.0	But luckily, Trump won't actually be his opponent for long.
1:06.0	He'll be the guy who used to be president and maybe still says he is.
1:10.0	Like podcast Bill O'Reilly instead of Fox News Bill O'Reilly.
1:15.0	But there is still some disquiet as to why Democrats down ballot didn't do better.
1:22.0	The competing arguments are one, there might have been a woke lash, or two,
1:28.0	they had an uninspiring standard bearer.
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