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On episode 303 Nick is joined by politics professor Jason Brownlee who informs Nick of everything he has missed by just learning about US politics through Late Night with Seth Myers, which Katie watches constantly!

More specifically, the discussion covers:

• Reflection on Biden’s presidency including the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. You can read Jason’s article on this topic in the Statesman: ‘On the anniversary of US withdrawal in Afghanistan, President Biden made the right call’.
• Will Harris/Walz change the direction of the Democratic party?
• Should Harris have taken up Joe Rogan’s invitation and joined him on that podcast, as Donald Trump did? [*Update: since we recorded this episode, Joe Rogan has clarified that Harris didn’t reject the offer to go on his podcast. She offered to do a one-hour interview if Rogan came to her, whereas Rogan wanted her to come to his studio in Austin for a longer discussion. Regardless, most of our points on the topic still stand]. 

• The Democrats pursuing some Right-wing policies.

it's really important to still support biden while he does things like this because otherwise trump could get in and do things like this https://t.co/NvOCeQAIVQ

— Shaunt (had covid, vids when i'm better) (@shaun_vids) December 13, 2023

• The eternal question of voting Democrat versus third party/independent.
• Are the Republicans the party for workers that they claim to be? The Ted Cruz quote along these lines was from this episode of Late Night with Seth Myers. We covered this issue of are the Republicans the party for workers on episode 258.

• Jason’s prediction for who will win the election. The prediction is based on the Five Thirty-Eight Forecast and Real Clear Polling on the betting odds and the battleground states.
• What will the fall out of the election be in both possible scenarios – will this be America’s last election?
• Throughout the discussion we touch on the article by Steve Fraser in Logos Journal: ‘Who’s Afraid of Democracy?’

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Intro music: Embrace by ItsWatR.

Outro music: The Blackest Bouquet by Leonell Cassio.