Guest: Heather Cox Richardson

Historian, professor, and prolific substack creator Heather Cox Richardson joins Maggie for another extremely special episode digging into how history informs the present. Today, she and Maggie tackle the staggering stakes of this cycle's presidential election. From an economy that works for all of us to the fate of democracy, it's all on the line. It seems every day brings new atrocities that should fully disqualify Trump from ever holding any office. Yet here we are, with this candidate remaining horrifically "viable". Thankfully, endorsements roll in each hour for Kamala Harris. She is the only candidate in this race with the experience and temperament to lead this nation. In a historic move, The Atlantic formally endorsed Harris this week. This marks only the 5th time in over 150 years that they have endorsed a candidate.

So what IS Trump's supposed economic policy? And what historical context do we have by which to judge it? Tune in for an engaging conversation!

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Guest: Heather Cox Richardson

Maggie begins the hour with tying an update from a single politician in Nebraska has become a part of the long history of the nation's Electoral College. How did the Electoral College come to be? How can one politician have such a large influence on the entire system? Well, it is more common in the history of the system than you might think.

Then, the Maggie Daun Show is joined by historian and author Heather Cox Richardson to discuss the history of the Electoral College and what it means for the state of our politics today, and what it all means for our democracy's survival.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!