American Cluster*uck

Karin speaks to Roger King, host of the Cluster*uck podcast about why clustering has led to under-representation for Democrats, why all good liberals should pack up and move themselves to a red state and how to restore the lost art of talking to people you disagree with. We also discuss three big news stories of the week: Trump’s campaign is reportedly having cash troubles: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/us/politics/trump-election-campaign-fundraising.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-spurns-traditional-debate-prep-first-faceoff-less-3-weeks-n1239605 The Bob Woodward book: Trump is on tape admitting that he deliberately underplayed the severity of the virus, saying "I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/woodward-tapes-trump-press-conference-today-coronavirus-b421204.html Trump’s Debate preparation: The first head to head presidential debate will take place on Tuesday the 29th of September, hosted by Fox News’ Chris Wallace. There are reports this week that Trump has not been doing any formal debate preparation: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-spurns-traditional-debate-prep-first-faceoff-less-3-weeks-n1239605 And, of course - we play the Gut Check Game