Political Gabfest

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The “Does Bernie Sanders Know Anything About Anything?” Edition Apr 07, 2016

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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Wisconsin primary and possible demise of Trump, Bernie Sanders’ latest upset and the SCOTUS decision in Evenwel v. Abbott, or ‘One Person One Vote.’

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The "Corey's Gory Story" Edition Mar 31, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson talk about Donald Trump's

support for his Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski, and his comments

on abortion. They also discuss Bernie Sanders's momentum and

President Obama's criticism of the media.

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The “Patrolling and Securing” Edition Mar 24, 2016

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David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily

Bazelon discuss the terror attacks in Brussels, the national

political races and the push for Obamacare exemptions under

consideration by the Supreme Court.

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The "Rough Them Up" Edition Mar 17, 2016

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David Plotz and John Dickerson are joined by The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus to discuss the state of the Republican Party and Donald Trump's response to violence. The three are joined by Slate's Supreme Court Reporter Dahlia Lithwick to

assess President Obama's Supreme Court nomination.

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EXTRA: The "Super Tuesday Part 3" Edition Mar 16, 2016

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John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the results of the latest Democratic and Republican Primaries and what twists and turns are yet to come this election season.

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Trumpcast: Is Trump a Racist? Mar 15, 2016

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Jamelle Bouie about his latest article "How Trump Happened."

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The “Maybe its Hillary Who Should Drop Out” Edition Mar 10, 2016

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John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily

Bazelon discuss the strength of Donald Trump's campaign for the

Republican nomination, the latest results within the Democratic

primary race and the loss of Nancy Reagan.

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The "Hate and Castrate" Edition Mar 04, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the unfolding anti-Trump effort, Hillary Clinton's general election potential and the Supreme Court's recent debate

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Gabfest Extra: The “That Really Was a Super Tuesday” Edition Mar 02, 2016

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David Plotz is joined by Slate's chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie to get the lowdown on all the Super Tuesday results

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The "Is Trump's Nomination Inevitable?" Edition Feb 26, 2016

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David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon consider scenarios that could

lead to, or derail, a possible Trump nomination. They discuss what

kind of cases an 8-judge Supreme Court might decide and the Gabfest

hosts take up a new debate about Apple's security and privacy

measures in light of new information reported this week.

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