Debate Expectations, Fraudulent News, Costly Daycare, State Elections
The first presidential debate is around the corner. Ravi takes stock of the ways the Biden and Trump teams have approached debate preparation, explains how both camps have worked to shape the narrative leading up to the debate, and whether the candidates’ performance could impact the state of the election. He then turns to external forces in the election and explores a new piece from Julia Ioffe in Puck, which details Russia’s incompetent and sloppy efforts to influence this election cycle.
Then, Reason producer Justin Zuckerman joins to share his recent reporting on the high cost of daycare…
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