"The following is a transcript of the episode: My book this week will be a new novel by my Atlantic colleague George Packer. The novel is called The Emergency, and it's a haunting portrait of a world in decline that bears important resemblances to our own while clearly not being our own. It is a disturbing but beautiful work, and I strongly recommend it, and I'll talk at the end of this podcast about why the book so spoke to me."
"Then David is joined by The Bulwark 's Sarah Longwell. David and Sarah discuss the exit polls from this year's elections and the current state of play within the American electorate. Sarah discusses how the increasing gender gap in voting patterns reflects a broader polarization between higher- and lower-information voters. Sarah also discusses how Donald Trump has upended everything we thought we knew about voting patterns and the uneasy position Republicans find themselves in once he's off the ballot."
The government shutdown is nearing its end and a deal is imminent. The intra-party fight among Democrats concerns the party's future identity rather than the shutdown itself. A prompt deal would lock in achieved concessions and reduce the risk of the party's left wing leveraging the resolution to push a more confrontational, radical agenda. Exit polls reveal an expanding gender gap and a polarization between higher- and lower-information voters. Donald Trump's candidacy has disrupted established voting patterns and leaves Republicans uncertain about electoral strategy when he is not on the ballot. The Emergency is a haunting novel portraying societal decline with resonances to contemporary realities.
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