WEBVTT - Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: Bob Woodward & Ann Selzer

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<v Speaker 2>the later afternoon and continental Europe as well. It is

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<v Speaker 2>an election, got some complaints. People are like, okay, lose

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<v Speaker 2>the politics. Can we talk about why bore Well, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get that, but you get the idea. No, it

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<v Speaker 2>is the political season and many people. We talked to

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<v Speaker 2>Henrietta Treys and Terry Hayes making very clear there is

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<v Speaker 2>an election impact. We'll see what that is in the

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<v Speaker 2>coming days. And Frankly out into Q one of twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five today and Selza joined us on polling. But

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<v Speaker 2>first Bob Woodward out with his new book War. He's

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<v Speaker 2>had done many interviews. I didn't spend that much time

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<v Speaker 2>on the book. We talked to Bob Woodward about America

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<v Speaker 2>in the politics of the present moment. Here Bob Woodward

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<v Speaker 2>on President Trump.

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<v Speaker 3>That speculation, I don't know. What is very interesting is

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<v Speaker 3>to listen to Trump in the last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 3>He's in a very sour mood. And I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was yesterday or the day before he said, then this

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<v Speaker 3>is the man who wants to be president again. He's

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<v Speaker 3>very dark, very profane comments, and he said, this is

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<v Speaker 3>a crooked country. Now imagine somebody, this is not a

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<v Speaker 3>crooked country. It may become one if he becomes president.

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Woodward an entire generation changing and shifting on journalism

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<v Speaker 2>in the early nineteen seventies because of mister Woodward and

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<v Speaker 2>Carl Bernstein as well, of course iconic Redford and Hoffman

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<v Speaker 2>in the movie All the President's Men. And part of

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<v Speaker 2>that over a lifetime has been each and every newspaper,

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<v Speaker 2>Republican and Democrat, they endorse candidates. That's the way it's

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to be. There's been a shift. Here is a

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<v Speaker 2>final question to mister Woodward. We asked about newspapers and

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<v Speaker 2>should they endorse a presidential candidate.

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<v Speaker 3>That's obviously up to them. At the Washington Post, there's

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<v Speaker 3>a big controversy about the non endorsement. Now the Washington

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<v Speaker 3>Post I know very well for over fifty two years.

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<v Speaker 3>Is I say it's strong when the reporting is strong

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<v Speaker 3>as it has been now, I think it's been magnificent,

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<v Speaker 3>and the editor datorial page should deal with the strength

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<v Speaker 3>of that reporting. The editorial page needs to deal with reality,

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<v Speaker 3>and the reporting is real and incredibly strong. To ignore

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<v Speaker 3>it is to ignore reality. Not a good thing for

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<v Speaker 3>any institution.

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Woodward there in the selection the newsmaker over the

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<v Speaker 2>weekend and Seltzer in Des Moines. I worked with her

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<v Speaker 2>years ago full disclosure on polling for Bloomberg News. She

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<v Speaker 2>came out with a poll that said Vice President Harris

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<v Speaker 2>was doing and I'm going to say this, it was

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<v Speaker 2>an amateur better than good and I created a firestorm

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<v Speaker 2>over the weekend. What a joy to go out I

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<v Speaker 2>eighty today, go south of I eighty down to the

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<v Speaker 2>Raccoon River and there in west of Moines. It's the Vatican,

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<v Speaker 2>folks of polling. It's the one the young kids in

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<v Speaker 2>polling respect the most. And Seltzer on our election, it's.

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<v Speaker 1>A continuation of what we saw in September, which is

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<v Speaker 1>the difference between June and September. Were more people, dramatically

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<v Speaker 1>more people saying that they were likely to vote. That

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<v Speaker 1>measurement would be I'm going to definitely vote. If you

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<v Speaker 1>just say probably, we don't count that, and that that

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<v Speaker 1>increase accounted for Kamala Harris's bump. So less than one

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<v Speaker 1>percent of people went for Donald Trump when thirteen percent

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<v Speaker 1>went for Kamala Harris. And that was the difference between June.

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<v Speaker 1>It was an eighteen point gap in June, a four

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<v Speaker 1>point gap in September. That continues with our October poll

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<v Speaker 1>in that the demographics more likely than average to say

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<v Speaker 1>they will definitely vote or that they've already voted, are

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<v Speaker 1>strong Harris demographics. It's women, it's college educated, it's younger people,

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<v Speaker 1>it's older people as well. It's the incidents of voting.

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<v Speaker 1>If your age sixty four and over is like ninety

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<v Speaker 1>four percent, that's a really big number, and she does

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<v Speaker 1>very well with older Iowans.

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<v Speaker 2>And Selzer of Iowa always of Iowa. We thank all

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<v Speaker 2>Over team for getting that interview on short notice. Here

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<v Speaker 2>this morning, we look forward to election day tomorrow and

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<v Speaker 2>beyond differing opinions about how painful this is going to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we get out to a ten pm decision election night?

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<v Speaker 2>Do we go out further leading our coverage? Joe Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>Kayley Lynes, John Ferrell, and Amory Horden will join in

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<v Speaker 2>the seven o'clock hour for that coverage. Tomorrow Night will

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<v Speaker 2>be with you Wednesday morning as well as tomorrow morning

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<v Speaker 2>here on surveillance. We're out on Apple podcasts, on YouTube podcasts.

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<v Speaker 2>This is single best idea

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