The Shrinking Majority

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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On the Gist, the shrinking list of Democrats in Congress. And, today in Remembrances of Things Trump: Trump trying to surprise the parents of British teenager Harry Dunn with their son's killer. In the interview, the Gist's favorite guest, Maria Konnikova, is back for another round of "Is That Bullshit?" She and Mike talk about long shot political wins and describe what it meant for Donald Trump to draw an inside straight in 2016. It's a great hand to bluff with, but oftentimes it can be a bad strategy in poker and in life. Maria's book The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win is a New York Times bestseller and listed as one of their 100 Notable Books for 2020. In the spiel, it's the final lobster of the antentwig of 2020! Email us at thegist@slate.com Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Margaret Kelley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.9	It's Friday, December 18, 2020 from slated to the gist I'm Mike Pesca.
0:41.9	The Democrats came into the 2020 election with about a 38 seat majority, I say about, because
0:47.9	you know, just in a mosh with Republican, eternal libertarian.
0:52.1	Democrats were poised were predicted to win seats to add to their cushion.
0:56.9	They did not.
0:58.4	After election day, there was counting still counting to be done.
1:01.6	It was looking like they'd be heading into the 117th Congress with a 10 seat majority.
1:08.2	Then Joe Biden began plucking Democratic members of Congress for his cabinet and staff.
1:12.9	Louisiana Representative, Sedgwick Richmond, Ohio's Marsha Fudge.
1:18.2	And yesterday, Deb Holland of New Mexico for Secretary of Interior.
1:22.9	This means that Nancy Pelosi will enter the session with a 6 seat majority.
1:28.8	Now the members I mentioned, they are from safe districts.
1:31.7	That doesn't mean, however, that their seats will be filled soon, even if they will
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