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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For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: cafe.com/stay-tuned/trump-election-democrats-astead-herndon/ 

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