As Trump And Biden Push Opposing Covid Strategies, This Election May Determine The Pandemic's Path - YouTube

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>> Stephen: HELLO!
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WELCOME TO A "LATE SHOW," I'M YOUR HOST STEPHEN COLBERT.
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I'M THE LUCK JUST MAN ON TELEVISION.
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JULIE ANDREWS IS WITH US TONIGHT.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS ONLY FIVE DAYS AWAY.
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TO REMEMBER THIS, I WROTE IT DOWN.
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BUT IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE'S REMEMBERING THIS YEAR BECAUSE
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EARLY TURNOUT IS AT RECORD LEVELS AND ACCORDING TO
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ODDS-MAKERS, THE 2020 ELECTION IS THE
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MOST BET-ON EVENT IN HISTORY.
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THAT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
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ARE THE STAKES NOT HIGH ENOUGH ALREADY, THAT YOU'VE GOT TO BET
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ON IT, TOO?
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THAT'S LIKE YOUR SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR SAYING:
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(AS INSTRUCTOR) "BEFORE WE JUMP, ANYONE WANT TO
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PLACE A BET ON WHETHER THE CHUTE OPENS?
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TEN BUCKS, LET'S MAKE IT INTERESTING."
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NOW, COVID-19 IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THIS ELECTION, NEXT TO
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DADDY ISSUES.
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AND COVID CASES ARE EXPLODING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, WHICH
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BRINGS US TO TONIGHT'S INSTALLMENT OF OUR
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POSSIBLY-RUNNING-'TIL-2022 SEGMENT, "CATCH A THIRD WAVE:
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ENDLESS BUMMER."
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LET ME WASH OVER YOU!
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OH, OH, SICK!
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AAAHHH!
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GET OUT, GET OUT!
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CURRENTLY, CASES ARE RISING IN MORE THAN 40 STATES, AND WHEN IT
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COMES TO THE WEST AND MIDWEST, THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE WARNS
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OF "UNRELENTING, BROAD COMMUNITY SPREAD."
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ALSO THE THEME OF TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN RALLIES.
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AS THE CAMPAIGN DRAWS TO A CLOSE, TRUMP AND BIDEN ARE
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PUSHING OPPOSING PANDEMIC STRATEGIES.
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BIDEN IS PUSHING VIRAL CONTAINMENT, WHILE TRUMP IS
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PUSHING YOUR GRANDMA INTO TRAFFIC.
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THE DIFFERENCES ARE EVIDENT IN THEIR STUMP SPEECHES.
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HERE'S BIDEN YESTERDAY IN THE SWING STATE OF WILMINGTON,
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DELAWARE: >> EVEN IF I WIN, IT IS GOING TO
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TAKE A LOT OF HARD WORK TO END THIS PANDEMIC.
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I AM NOT RUNNING ON A FALSE PROMISE OF BEING ABLE TO END
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THIS PANDEMIC BY FLIPPING A SWITCH.
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>> STEPHEN: HE'S RIGHT.
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WE'RE NOT GOING TO END THIS PANDEMIC BY FLIPPING A SWITCH.
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WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BY PULLING A LEVER.
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AND THEN FLIPPING THE BIRD.
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MEANWHILE, TRUMP'S PLATFORM CONSISTS OF NOTHING BUT FALSE
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PROMISES: >> A SAFE VACCINE IS COMING VERY
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QUICKLY.
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YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IT MOMENTARILY.
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>> STEPHEN: MOMENTARILY.
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THAT'S WHAT THEY TELL YOU WHEN IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME,
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BUT THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO WALK OUT OF THE OLIVE GARDEN.
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IN FACT, WHEN YOU CALL THE C.D.C., YOU GET THIS MESSAGE:
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>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING THE C.D.C., YOUR LUNGS ARE IMPORTANT
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TO US.
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PLEASE REMAIN LOCKED IN YOUR HOUSE AND THE VACCINE WILL BE
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WITH YOU IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU WERE DISEASED.
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>> STEPHEN: TRUMP ASSURED HIS SUPPORTERS THE PANDEMIC IS
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ALMOST OVER: >> WE'RE ROUNDING THE TURN
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REGARDLESS.
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NORMAL LIFE WILL FULLY RESUME.
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THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, RIGHT?
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NORMAL LIFE.
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WE JUST WANT A NORMAL LIFE, LIKE WE HAD SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
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>> STEPHEN: YEAH, I MISS THOSE PRE-PANDEMIC DAYS OF WAKING UP
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TO FIND OUT WHAT COUNTRY HE HAD BLACKMAILED, WHICH PORN STAR HE
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HAD PAID OFF, AND WHICH HURRICANE HE WAS THREATENING
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TO NUKE.
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YOU KNOW, NORMAL.
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TRUMP THINKS THAT THE WAY FORWARD IS TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING
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CALLED HERD IMMUNITY, A TERRIBLE IDEA WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE
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POPULATION CATCHES THE DISEASE, MILLIONS DIE, BUT THOSE WHO
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SURVIVE WILL BE ABLE TO WALK AMONG US SAFELY, AS TRUMP
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DEMONSTRATED WITH FELLOW SUPER-SPREADER, RAND PAUL:
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>> THANK YOU.
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HERE'S TO IMMUNITY!
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>> TO IMMUNE PEOPLE!
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(LAUGHS) ( LAUGHTER )
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>> STEPHEN: YES, THE IMMUNE PEOPLE.
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SUPER DOUCHES WHO DON'T CARE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.
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THEY'RE THE "ECHH MEN!" THANK YOU MADD MAGAZINE.
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STRANGELY, TRUMP'S BLATANT DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE SEEMS
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TO BE HURTING HIM WITH THE KEY DEMOGRAPHIC OF HUMANS.
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THE LATEST ABC NEWS/"WASHINGTON POST"/P.F. CHANG'S GREAT WALL OF
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CHOCOLATE POLL SHOWS THAT BIDEN IS LEADING TRUMP BY 17 POINTS IN
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WISCONSIN.
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17?
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TRUMP DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT LEAD, OR
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START DATING IT.
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( "GROOVE IS IN THE HEART" ) >> HE WISHES YOU WELL
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GHISLAINE!
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>> STEPHEN: IT'S NOT JUST WISCONSIN.
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TRUMP IS PLAYING CATCH-UP IN LOTS OF STATES HE WON IN 2016.
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EVEN THOUGH TRUMP WON IT FOUR YEARS AGO, BIDEN HOLDS A 48-44
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LEAD IN ARIZONA.
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BUT IT'S A DRY LEAD.
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ANYWAY, YESTERDAY, TRUMP HELD A RALLY IN THE COPPER STATE, WHICH
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I AM BEING TOLD ARIZONA IS, AND HE RAILED AGAINST THE AUTHOR OF
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THE 2018 ANONYMOUS "NEW YORK TIMES" OP-ED, SAYING TRUMP WAS
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OUT OF CONTROL, WHO WE FOUND OUT YESTERDAY WAS SOME GUY.
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>> HE WROTE A PHONY BOOK, WHICH IF YOU HEARD ABOUT ANONYMOUS, IT
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WAS LIKE SOMEBODY THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
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I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HOPE HICKS, WHO IS RIGHT THERE.
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I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN JARED.
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I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MIKE LEE.
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I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE GREAT STATE OF UTAH.
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I WAS EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT RAND PAUL.
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MAYBE IT WAS RAND.
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>> STEPHEN: THAT'S A WEIRD UNFORCED ERROR.
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(AS TRUMP) "NOW THAT THE MYSTERY'S SOLVED,
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I WANT TO MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR: I DON'T TRUST MY
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SON-IN-LAW, OR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
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THEY ALL KNOW THINGS THAT, IF THEY SPILLED THEIR GUTS, I'D BE
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GONE IN A MINUTE.
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IT'S A NEST OF HIGHLY KNOWLEDGABLE VIPERS.
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AND I AM JUST SO THANKFUL NONE OF THEM HAS A CONSCIENCE OR I
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WOULD BE IN REAL TROUBLE.
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TRUMP WASN'T ALONE.
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HE ALSO BROUGHT SOME SPECIAL GUESTS, LIKE MINORITY LEADER,
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KEVIN MCCARTHY, WHO FANTASIZED ABOUT TAKING BACK THE HOUSE:
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>> I WANT YOU TO WATCH NANCY PELOSI HAND ME THAT GAVEL, AND I
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PROMISE YOU THIS, I WON'T BANG HER WITH IT, BUT I'LL BANG THE
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END TO THE SOCIALISM.
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>> STEPHEN: KEVIN, NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR WHO OR WHAT YOU'RE GOING
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TO BANG, OKAY?
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WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOU LICKING COMMUNISM, OR HOW
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MEDICARE FOR ALL IS "GOING DOWN."
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IT'S CORONAVIRUS, OKAY?
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STAY HOME AND BANG YOUR OWN GAVEL.
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WITH THE ZOOM OFF.
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TRUMP ALSO WELCOMED UP ARIZONA SENATOR MARTHA MCSALLY.
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THEY HAVE A TRICKY RELATIONSHIP.
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BECAUSE TRUMP ISN'T TOO POPULAR IN ARIZONA, SHE'S BEEN HESITANT
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TO FULLY ENDORSE HIM.
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LET'S SEE IF HE NOTICED: >> MARTHA MCSALLY.
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MARTHA.
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( CHEERS ) GREAT.
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GREAT, MARTHA, GREAT.
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MARTHA, COME UP.
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JUST FAST.
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QUICK, QUICK.
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FAST.
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FAST, COME ON, QUICK.
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YOU GOT ONE MINUTE.
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ONE MINUTE, MARTHA.
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THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS MARTHA, COME ON, LET'S GO.
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QUICK, QUICK, QUICK, QUICK.
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>> Stephen: THAT IS RUDE BUT ALSO KIND OF REFRESHING.
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USUALLY, IT'S THE WOMAN WHO'S TELLING TRUMP TO HURRY UP AND
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GET IT OVER WITH.
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TRUMP REALLY HAS A LOT OF TERRITORY TO DEFEND, BECAUSE
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"JOE BIDEN IS MAKING A LATE STAGE PLAY FOR TEXAS."
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(AS BIDEN) "THAT'S RIGHT, WE'RE GOIN' FOR
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IT, JACK!
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EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS!
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REMEMBER THE ALAMO...
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ALSO, REMEMBER WHERE I PUT MY GLASSES-- NEVER MIND, THEY'RE IN
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FRONT OF MY EYES.
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ALWAYS THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK.
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COME ON!" GIVE ME SOME OF THAT BIG TOAST,
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HUH?
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JOE COULD GET TEXAS!
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THAT WOULD BE SO UNEXPECTED, BUT SO GREAT!
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LIKE IF BRADLEY COOPER AND LADY GAGA BECAME A REAL COUPLE.
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WE ALL WANTED IT SO BAD!
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THEY ALMOST KISSED AT THE OSCARS!
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THEY COULD'VE DANCED TO "SHALLOW" AT THEIR OWN WEDDING!
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COME ON, I'M OFF THE DEEP END!
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THAT DEEP END LINE GOT ADDED AFTER I LEFT THE ROOM.
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I LIKE IT BUT THAT CAME AS A SURPRISE.
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BUT IF BIDEN DOESN'T SNAG TEXAS, THE ELECTORAL MAP COULD COME
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DOWN TO PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS WHY TRUMP IS MAKING A HUGE
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EFFORT THERE TO GET OUT THE VOTE.
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I'M SORRY, I MISREAD THAT.
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UH, "THROW OUT" THE VOTE.
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BECAUSE, TRAILING IN THE POLLS "IN PENNSYLVANIA, TRUMP'S
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CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO MAKE VOTING HARDER."
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AND IT'S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH THERE.
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IN SOME PARTS OF PENNSYLVANIA, THERE'S NOSE-TO-TAIL BUGGY
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TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU EVEN GET TO THE VOTING BARN.
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WHICH YOU HAVE TO RAISE!
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TRUMP'S TEAM IS TRYING TO STOP THE STATE FROM COUNTING ABSENTEE
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AND MAIL-IN VOTES, PRESENTING GARBAGE EVIDENCE OF VOTER FRAUD
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LIKE THIS.
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DURING THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, A MAN NAMED ADAM GOODMAN POSTED
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THIS PHOTO ON INSTAGRAM, IN WHICH HE PROUDLY HELD UP TWO
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MAIL-IN BALLOTS OUTSIDE A DROP BOX.
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AH-HAH?
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UH-UH.
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BECAUSE ONE OF THOSE BELONGED TO HIS HUSBAND, STANDING OUT OF
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FRAME.
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NEVERTHELESS, HE SOON FOUND THAT THE PICTURE HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN
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LITIGATION THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN FILED AGAINST PHILADELPHIA.
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THAT'S RIGHT.
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THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN IS SCANNING INSTAGRAM TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN
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VOTING.
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(AS LAWYER) "YOUR HONOR, AS YOU CAN SEE IN
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EXHIBIT A, JUST BEFORE HALLOWEEN, THE DEFENDANT'S DOG
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PUT ON A CLEVER ASTRONAUT DISGUISE, OBVIOUSLY IN ORDER TO
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VOTE ILLEGALLY FROM DOG-SPACE."
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FEELING ANXIOUS ABOUT TUESDAY'S UPCOMING ELECTION?
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AS I AM?
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WELL, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
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ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY, NEARLY 70% OF U.S. ADULTS SAY
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF STRESS.
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IT'S OKAY.
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JUST TAKE DEEP CLEANSING BREATHS TO FORGET ABOUT THIS ELECTION
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AND START FOCUSING ON HOW MUCH CORONAVIRUS YOU JUST INHALED.
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AND DEMOCRATS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WORRIED.
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ACCORDING TO ONE MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT, ALTHOUGH THE SPECIFIC
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CONCERNS DO DIFFER BASED ON POLITICAL LEANING, THE FEELINGS
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THAT ARE COMING UP DON'T.
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WHICH IS WHY THERE'S SUDDENLY A GROUNDSWELL OF SUPPORT FOR THIRD
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PARTY TICKET, PROZAC-AMBIEN 2020: MAKE AMERICA WHAT WERE
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WE TALKING ABOUT AGAIN?
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THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON UP HERE IN THE OLD SQUIRREL CAGE.
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OH, WAIT.
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WHAT AM I READING?
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WHO ARE YOU?
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WHY AM I NOT IN THE THEATER?
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WHAT'S GOING ON?
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TWO RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVELOPED A MEASURE CALLED THE POLITICAL
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STRESS INDICATOR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY HIGHER NOW THAN IT WAS
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BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR.
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MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE SO CLOSE TO A CIVIL WAR THAT KEN BURNS IS
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ALREADY MAKING THE DOCUMENTARY: ♪
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♪ >> MY DEAREST MARTHA, HOW I MISS
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YOU.
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I HAVE SPENT SEVEN LONG MONTHS IN MARINARA-STAINED SWEATPANTS,
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UNABLE TO LEAVE MY HOUSE.
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I'M PASSING THE HOURS WORRYING ABOUT UNDECIDED VOTERS IN
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CENTRAL FLORIDA AND DOOM-SCROLLING ON TWITTER.
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SEND NUDES, EGGPLANT EMOJI, PEACH EMOJI.
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>> STEPHEN: BUT IF YOU'RE FEELING HOPELESS, THERE MIGHT BE
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ANOTHER WAY TO PERK UP.
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EXPERTS SAY THAT IT MAY BE MORE PRODUCTIVE TO FOCUS ON ACTION,
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SHIFTING THE QUESTION FROM "SHOULD I HOPE?" TO "WHAT CAN I
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DO?" WHAT YOU CAN DO IS VOTE.
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AND IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW, WHETHER IT'S HANDING IN YOUR
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ABSENTEE BALLOT, IN PERSON AT THIS POINT, PLEASE, OR VOTING
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EARLY, OR VOTING IN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY, VISIT OUR WEBSITE
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BETTERKNOWABALLOT.COM, WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW TO VOTE IN YOUR
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STATE.
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DO IT QUICK.
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YOU ONLY HAVE FIVE DAYS LEFT.
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WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT, JULIE ANDREWS IS HERE.
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BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, BIDEN LEADS IN THE POLLS.
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
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STICK AROUND.