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David and Sarah discuss the likelihood of a brokered convention after Joe Biden’s big win ...

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David and Sarah discuss the likelihood of a brokered convention after Joe Biden’s big win in South Carolina, the appeal court’s Don McGahn decision, the CFPB fight at the Supreme Court this week, and the intersection of #MeToo and revenge porn in the Katie Hill story.

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    Michael Garrett

    I believe other listeners/readers would be as grateful as I if the show notes included links to articles and/or cases mentioned in the podcast.

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    Rev Snow

    Regarding "Election Week": Every election day is the same. From the beginning we start with multiple time zones and large differences between poll closing times. Those closing later always complain that their outcomes have been corruptly influenced by reporting of results of earlier states. Sprinkle in a handful of polling locations with equipment failure, or overflowing capacity and some local judge ordering the polls stay open. Through all of this the press is just itching to report the outcome. They've worked and waited more than a year for this. What's more, they have a raft of additional information in the form of exit poll results. By convention (law?) they embargo reporting until (most) (local) polls close, but it goes against all their instincts and desires. (Who else remembers 2004?)

    Imagine trying to manage and contain those passions and impulses for an entire week. It will not happen. Reporting will leak out. Whole strategies of early week voting vs late week voting will arise. It changes the system. It become more of a game and less of a collective moment of choice. A single Election Day is the best system.

    The ability of today's voters to reach the polls at some time during the appointed day far exceeds the ability of the rural populations that framed the system calling for elections in the first place. Not one of us has to ride a horse, or walk, into the village miles distant to cast our ballots. The increasing modern refusal to take on adult responsibility should not be appeased. If you care to vote, get to the polls on Election Day.

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  3. MeAgain

    Dread a Biden-Warren ticket. Senescent Joe will bow out gracefully to 25th amendment and screeching LIzzy will be the stealth Bernie. Everybody’s rooting for Foggy Joe as the Bernie slayer. How foolish and shortsighted.

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      Pastorfbt

      As a MA resident I hope you are proven wrong. Yikes

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    Kevin Townsley

    Any idea why there's a delay loading this on to Stitcher and/or TuneIn?

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      John Q. Public

      I've also noticed this with the main Dispatch podcastl on Stitcher. The Remnant generally shows up on time.

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      David French vertical-nib Author

      No clue! I'll try to find out.

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    Pastorfbt

    The flutiphone (sp?) is still a thing? I was subjected to that in the early 60's

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    Pastorfbt

    I had thought the other issue was that the CFPB was funded outside the regular appropriations process?

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      David French vertical-nib Author

      That is an issue, but not of the same importance.

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