Month: November 2020

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Opening Arguments - Bonus: Harris County Update, Good News!

This is an emergency mini-episode in which Andrew breaks down all the events surrounding Hotze v. Hollins, which is the case involving Republican efforts to throw out 127,000 early votes in Harris County, Texas – which has nearly five million people and includes almost all of the city of Houston.  It’s (mostly) good news, and we go through all the appellate stuff, too.  Stay an Optimist Prime today!

Links:

  1. Hotze v. Hollins order by District Court Judge Hanen.
  2. Plaintiff’s request for emergency relief in the 5th Circuit.
  3. News story re: 7 Pennsylvania counties that won’t count mail-in votes on Election Night

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Read Me a Poem - “Neutral Tones” by Thomas Hardy

Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s poem, “Neutral Tones.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.


This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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Opening Arguments - OA435: Why Your Vote Matters In EVERY State!

That's right, EVERY state. So if you, or anyone you know, is doing the "eh my vote doesn't matter because I'm in x state" NO. STOP. Listen to this episode and share it with that person who needs it! It really matters!

Links: Congressional Elections in Presidential Years: Presidential Coattails and Strategic Voting, Why Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Could Change After Election Night, How election votes and data for 2020 are collected at NBC news, Head of Fox News Decision Desk: Why results in swing states likely won't be known on election night, Control Of Redistricting Is Up For Grabs In 2020.

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The Gist - Fear the Shy Trump Voter?

On the Gist, caravans of Trump supporters.

In the interview, Mike talks with NPR's media correspondent David Folkenflik on the organization’s decision to sidestep coverage of the Hunter Biden allegations. He and Mike discuss ways major news outlets covered the story, why it never got much traction, and what goes into evaluating a story’s worth.

In the spiel, Trafalgar Group’s polling predictions.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Area Hospitals Brace For Influx Of COVID-19 Patients

Even as cases of COVID-19 rise in Illinois, the state’s contact tracing program isn’t fully operational, and hospitals who got some reprieve over the summer are bracing for the possibility of a flood of new patients.

Reset talks with WBEZ’s Kristen Schorsch as well as two doctors from area hospitals who lay out what the situation is on the ground and what they’re doing to prepare for the coming wave.

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Consider This from NPR - An Unprecedented Election Season Ends The Way It Began: With Voters Locked In

NPR political correspondents Tamara Keith and Asma Khalid reflect on an election season shaped by unprecedented events: a global pandemic, President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, and the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — none of which seemed to dramatically change the shape of the race.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?

In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin? 

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Today on the Brief:

  • The digital euro is closer than ever
  • Checking in on European COVID-19 lockdowns
  • Economic events this week that aren’t the election


Our main discussion: Which U.S. election outcome is better for bitcoin? 

Poll: twitter.com/nlw/status/1320884275110137863

After a surprisingly close Twitter poll with more than 1,600 respondents answering the question “Is Trump or Biden better for bitcoin?”, NLW breaks down the most common themes, including:

  • The Senate matters more 
  • Anti-encryption history 
  • And of course… Honey Badger Don’t Care 

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