Weekly Roundup: October 16th

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump mired himself in conspiracy last night at his NBC News town hall. Joe Biden didn't give a clear answer on court-packing, but said he'd make his position clear sometime before the election.

Voters in Michigan and Ohio are feeling differently than they did four years ago. And, more than 20 million Americans have already voted. So, what does that really tell us?

This episode: political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, and voting reporter Miles Parks.

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0:00.0	Hey there NPR Politics Podcast. This is Jackie.
0:03.8	And Joseph? Here in Portland, Maine.
0:06.8	We just turned in our ranked choice absentee ballots to the City Clerk's office.
0:11.6	This podcast was recorded at 9.58 a.m. on October 16th.
0:16.6	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:19.5	Okay, here's the show.
0:24.0	I love that they called out ranked choice voting.
0:26.7	Hey there, it is the NPR Politics Podcast. I am Danielle Kertzleibin. I cover politics.
0:31.2	I must go to the presidential camp.
0:33.7	And I'm Tamer Keith. I cover the White House.
0:36.1	And happy Friday you guys. Tam, it sounds as if you might not be in your home.
0:42.1	Yes, I am currently in a hotel lobby. I'm traveling with the president. We are waiting for
0:46.9	our COVID tests and then we're going to move into a van.
0:49.4	Right, and you are traveling with the president because the president is traveling,
0:53.1	because the president had a town hall last night. And as it so happens,
0:57.7	we had something really unique happen. It was simultaneous town halls between President Trump
1:03.1	and former Vice President Joe Biden. They appeared in competing town halls at the same time
1:07.6	on ABC and NBC last night. For a quick rewind, here's how we got there.
1:11.8	The two were supposed to appear in a debate together on Thursday night, but
1:16.3	President Trump balked at the decision by debate organizers to hold a virtual debate due to
1:20.8	the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic nominee Biden then scheduled a town hall on ABC news.
1:26.7	Then days later, the Republican Trump campaign set an event with NBC news.
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