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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss Donald Trump’s three latest victories, the implications of Bernie Sanders’ Michigan upset, and the life and death of Nancy Reagan.
Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
- What happens if Trump wins Ohio and Florida?
- John Dickerson’s nomination calculator of choice from FiveThirtyEight.
- The murder-suicide of Marco Rubio.
- Sixty-four percent of all voters have a negative view of Donald Trump, according to a new NBC/WSJ poll.
- The primary season is about math—delegate counting is made easy here.
Emily chatters about Maria Sharapova’s announcement that she tested positive for a banned drug and a thought-provoking story by Michael Steinberger on the topic.
John chatters about a new, enlightening piece on President Obama, titled “The Obama Doctrine,” by Jeff Goldberg.
David chatters about a piece in the Guardian about the personal and environmental merits of showering once per week.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Links compiled by Elle Bisgaard-Church.
