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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and Ruth Marcus discuss Donald Trump picking fights, the role of gender in the campaign, and a string of recent court decisions against voter ID laws around the country.
Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
- Ghazala Khan responds to Donald Trump in the Washington Post
- Eric Trump’s comments on sexual harassment
- Jill Filipovic in the New York Times: “Why Men Want to Marry Melanias and Raise Ivankas”
- Emily writes in the New York Times Magazine: “What Women Owe Hillary Clinton”
- Slate articles about the recent voting rights decisions: Mark Joseph Stern writes “Voting Rights on the March,” and Dahlia Lithwick writes “The Ghosts of Shelby County”
John’s chatter: if you’re an undecided or third-party voter, email him at slatepolitics@gmail.com and let him know what your thinking is. He was delighted at the response that a similar request elicited in 2012.
Ruth chatters about the National Park Service, which will celebrate its centennial on Aug. 25.
Emily chatters about Emma Cline’s new novel, The Girls.
Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest (#heygabfest). (Tweets may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Links compiled by Kevin Townsend.
