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

It's Friday, October 16th. I'm Dorothy Wickendon, executive editor of with New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Friday, October 16th.

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

This week at the first Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas,

Hillary Clinton made a bid for party unity.

There is such a difference between everything you're hearing here on this stage

and what we hear from the Republicans

who have demonized, hardworking immigrants who have insulted them.

Jelani Cobb joins me to discuss the Democratic Party of the 21st century and its opponents.

Welcome back, Jelani.

I don't know if you were struck by this on Tuesday, but to me, listening to this kind of amazing debate,

is why it was one of the most dynamic presidential debates I've listened to in recent years.

I was struck by the fact that it is really a different party now than it was during the Bill Clinton years.

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