About this episode
Astead Herndon is a New York Times national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up.” He joins Preet to make sense of Donald Trump’s reelection. They discuss:
The failures of the Joe Biden Democratic coalition
Outcomes of the 2022 midterm vs. 2024 presidential elections
How assumptions about race and gender played into Trump's win
Harris's law enforcement background
The future realignment of the Democratic Party
Plus, what’s going to happen to special counsel Jack Smith and his pending cases against Trump?
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