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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, November 5th. I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of The New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Thursday, November 5th.

I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

Politicians don't get much respect these days,

nor do the advisors who tell them how to make themselves more popular.

Here's Kent, the president's pollster on the HBO show Veep,

talking to Ben, the president's chief of staff,

and Amy, the vice president's chief of staff.

All I do is provide POTUS with the polls, cold numbers.

God, I hate numbers.

I mean, there's cultures that don't even have any numbers, and they do just fine.

Well, Ben, it seems like you're ill-suited for your job, and you should resign.

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