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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