Curmudgeon’s Corner is still digesting the ramifications of Trump’s win in the presidential race. Ivan talks about incidents of harassment among people he knows personally. Then Sam and Ivan talk about how families and friends have been divided by the election, how a Trump administration may work out for the white working class, how the transition is going, Electoral College shenanigans, and much more. Almost all Trump related though. Someday other topics will bubble to the surface again. But not yet.
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Recorded 2016-11-17
Length this week – 1:50:25
(0:04:10-0:40:45) Election Reactions
Still the election
No closure
Harassing incidents
Assholes exposed
Divisions with family and friends
The changing DJT
DJT for the white working class
American sexism
Change everything?
(0:42:01-1:12:09) The Transition
Obama’s help?
Bannon
Slow start
Senate blocks?
Trump restructure
Pence influence
(1:14:08-1:50:05) More Trump
Electoral college shenanigans
Market reactions to Trump
Not moving to Washington?
Trump conflicts of interest
Paying for journalism
Feedback
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Election 2016 is done! Trump won! Everybody is surprised! So of course we have a super-long election wrap up! Darryl joins Sam and Ivan to discuss the Election Graphs and Horsesass electoral college models, what went right, what went wrong, and what we can learn for next time. Then all three discuss the reaction to and ramifications of Trump’s victory. For maybe the last time for a few years, it is an all election, all politics show!
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Recorded 2016-11-11
Length this week – 2:24:32
(0:00:10-1:05:00) Polling Post Mortem
Surprise!
Darryl’s Final Projections
Suspicious Polls
Where polls went wrong
Sources of poll uncertainty
Last minute Trump surge?
Actually very very close
National polls
Sam’s post mortem
Problems with the odds
Turnout
(1:06:10-2:24:12) The Aftermath
Our reactions
Reactions from the right
Trump’s appeal to the white working class
Clinton’s weaknesses
Republican Obstruction strategy
Would Sanders have won?
Should Democrats obstruct?
The Republican agenda
Anti-Trump protests
Which Trump do we get?
Future of the parties
Bold Predictions
Calling Trump voters racist
Radicalization
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We’ve almost made it! Election 2016 is finally here. In this last episode before the actual votes are tallied, Sam and Ivan start out with some updates from the Republicans Sam interviewed in May and some feedback from a listener, then jump into the campaign events of the last week, before finally discussing faithless electors and final thoughts on what is likely to happen when the votes are counted. This is it folks. We’ve made it to the end. Almost.
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Recorded 2016-11-05
Length this week – 1:53:34
(0:00:10-0:46:14) Updates and Feedback
Agenda
Update from Matthew
Update from Bruce
Feedback from Lenny
(0:047:17-1:24:20) Election 2016 – The Last Week
Comey Letter
Illegal Melania / Trump Affair
Secret Trump Server? (No.)
Russia DNC Hack
Last minute Trump baiting?
Trump on Obama heckler
Trump rape case
(1:24:59-1:53:14) Election 2016 – The Election Itself
Faithless WA Elector
Polling Update
House and Senate
Ground Game, Early Vote, Hispanic Vote
Clinton beating the polls?
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With less than two weeks until the election, Curmudgeon’s Corner this week is of course fully election themed. We discuss the campaign developments of the last week, but also look at larger themes of the divisions in today’s America, what may happen after the elections, how Trump took over the Republican party, and… oh… Ivan got polled!
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Recorded 2016-10-28
Length this week – 1:27:44
(0:01:37-0:49:36) Election 2016 Part 1
Ivan’s cold
Divisions in America
Trump’s Republican takeover
After the election?
Polls and odds
Does Trump know he is going to lose?
Ivan got polled by Gravis!
Polling methods
Voting logistics
Yard signs
Trump black support
(0:50:45-1:27:24) Election 2016 Part 2
Cooking curry
Things we aren’t talking about
Quiet campaign week
Clinton Foundation
Pence’s plane
Biden for Secretary of State
Filibusters
Scott Adams analysis
Trump in the primaries
Newt and Kelly
Flat race
Bill Weld for Clinton?
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On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week we are in the home stretch to the election and that is the main topic. The third debate, the Al Smith dinner, updates on the polls, and more. Prior to that though, Sam and Ivan do a quick bit about Vegas, Reno, and gambling.
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Recorded 2016-10-21
Length this week – 1:25:34
(0:00:10-0:24:50) But First
What we are skipping
Voting
De La Fuente
Vegas
Sam’s Reno Story
(0:25:28-1:05:44) Election 2016 – Part 1
Polling Update
Honoring Election Results
Voter Fraud
Pence
Lawsuits
Republican Split?
Congress
Trump’s Guests
(1:06:33-1:25:10) Election 2015 – Part 2
Firebombing
Al Smith Dinner
McMullin
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner we’re in the home stretch to the election, so that pretty much is the whole show. How can it not be? The second debate. Aftermath from the Trump tapes. Sexual assault allegations. GOP civil war. And yes, Wikileaks too. What a week!
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Recorded 2016-10-13
Length this week – 1:52:29
(0:00:10-0:08:52) But First
Agenda
Planes, Trains, and YouTube
(0:10:52-0:55:40) Election 2016 – Part 1
Grading on a curve
Bill’s women
Trump’s tape defense
New assault allegations
Lawsuits
Sexual assault
Impact on the race
(0:56:29-1:16:25) Election 2016 – Part 2
Sniffling
Another assault?
Donald’s daughters
Clinton jail threat
Conflict with Pence?
Body language
Trump positions?
Winner?
More Trump defences
SNL
(1:17:40-1:52:08) Election 2016 – Part 3
Wikileaks emails
Feedback
Downballot GOP
McMullin
Polling update
Russia messing with election?
Unshackled and Unhinged
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner… what else? Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump. After a short bit on Hurricane Matthew, we dive into Trump’s taxes, then the Veep debate. We had originally ended the show there, but after the big Trump news Friday, we came back and recorded a bonus segment on the 2005 tape and the beginnings of the aftermath. The situation is still unfolding, but we had to stop and actually get the show out!
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Recorded 2016-10-07
Length this week – 2:06:16
(0:01:26-0:21:11) But First
Agenda
Curmudgeon’s Corner Mug
Hurricane Matthew
(0:22:15-0:54:38) Trump Taxes
Background
How did he lose the billion?
Lying Trump
Political impact
Sam’s polling frustrations
Polling update
Undecided and 3P votes
(0:55:42-1:24:36) Veep Debate and More
The debate was boring
Kaine’s annoying interruptions
Pence pretends Trump doesn’t exist
Pence 2020?
Hidden voters?
Impact of the VP debate
The next debate
Bringing up Bill?
False Goodbye
(1:24:50-2:06:16) Bonus Segment!
Trump tape
Who is surprised?
Crude comments
Juana scolds Ivan
How much does this hurt Trump?
Clinton speech transcripts
Trump meltdown coming?
Republican damage control
Straight party ticket
3rd party voters
Defections begin
Too late to dump Trump?
Long term damage from 2016
False goodbye 2
Final update
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner: Of course Sam and Ivan talk about the first Clinton vs Trump debate and its aftermath as it played out during the week. That’s most of the show this week, but they also touch on Ivan’s recent trip, altitude sickness, and some questions and comments from listeners.
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Recorded 2016-10-01
Length this week – 1:39:51
(0:00:10-0:09:34) But First
Ivan at altitude
Agenda
Computer voices
Sickness
(0:10:18-0:40:53) Debate!
Debate expectations
Trump deterioration
Trump preparation
Clinton letting Trump talk
Trump sniffles
Trump on Iraq
The post-truth world
(0:41:32-1:19:56) The Aftermath
Hillary’s Trap
Trump attacks Machado
Trump on sexual morality
Trump must dominate!
So Trump won, right?
Trump the bullshitter
Post-debate polling
(1:20:44-1:39:31) Mailbag
Question from Marc on police violence
Comment from Marc on Trump
Christine on why she supports Trump
Topics we missed
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, we take a pause from this week’s news, and instead present interviews with three people who do independent electoral college projections based on state polls… Luis Mendez from projectiondesk.com, Darryl Holman from horsesass.org, and of course our own Sam Minter from electiongraphs.com. They each talk about how they got into this sort of analysis, what makes their sites different, and more. Enjoy!
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Trump breaking the Romney barrier, the Trump Foundation, Clinton’s basket of deplorables comment, Clinton’s health issues, and the unhelpful way she responds to things. So they pretty much have the Election 2016 developments covered. In the last segment of the show they spend some time going over the new features in Apple’s iOS 10 update. So some tech too this week!
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Recorded 2016-09-15
Length this week – 1:51:59
(0:00:10-0:15:28) But First
Agenda
Wells Fargo Fine
Mom iPhone
Another Patron
Ivan travels
(0:17:28-0:39:33) Election 2016 – Trump
Trump breaks the Romney barrier!
The New Trump?
Trump Foundation
(0:42:35-1:16:02) Election 2016 – Clinton
Basket of Deplorables
Clinton Collapse and Pneumonia
Clinton and Secrecy
Bad Week for Clinton?
What if people stay home?
Trump unpredictability
(1:16:41-1:51:39) iOS 10
Lock Screen
Bilingual Support
Messages Enhancements
Parking Spot
Alternate Calling Apps
Music
Maps
Mail
Bedtime
Photos
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