What is the electoral college?
Why do I keep hearing the phrase 'swing state'?

You know you've typed this into Google a time or two and you probably found a bunch of words that ultimately explained nothing. We've got you.
Maggie is back with her usual ramblings, including the RFK whale head debacle and her bartender lore, but more importantly, WTFIM is breaking down the 5 w's of the electoral college, along with what swing states are and if they're even important to this election.

(Hint: they are. You're gonna want to hear this).

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Check out all the sources used for this episode (full list on website):
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/north-carolina/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/sep/03/electoral-votes-swing-state-margins-explained
https://www.usa.gov/electoral-college
https://news.gallup.com/poll/651353/americans-favor-replacing-electoral-college-system.aspx
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors
https://wildcat.arizona.edu/121890/news/election-2020-is-arizona-finally-going-blue/
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-4936052/swing-states-presidential-elections
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/the-electoral-college-simplified/
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/7-swing-states-that-could-decide-the-2024-presidential-election
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-harris-poll-battleground-swing-states-election-2024-rcna172480
https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-investigation-09c494d8164c6f9bde9ece39637ea4d3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/23/harris-trump-rfk-jr-election-updates/
https://rollc

We're so back! A week and a half after the maybe possibly final presidential debate before election day on Nov. 5, Maggie dives into all the highlights you want to know, and what the debate meant for us as voters. Don't worry, we've made sure to highlight all the entertainment, too (I wanted to send her a MAGA hat).

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Check out all the sources used for this episode (full list on website):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRh6598RmHM
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/highlights-harris-trump-presidential-debate-113576972
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/11/politics/video/undecided-voters-trump-harris-debate-abc-news-digvid
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-harris-abc-debate-fact-check/
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/abc-news-fact-checks-presidential-debates-trump-harris-1236140699/
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/g-s1-21932/fact-check-trump-harris-presidential-debate-2024
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjv3gdxv7go
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/business-leaders-reaction-to-the-trump-harris-debate/479709
https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/09/even-fox-news-cant-spin-trumps-debate-performance-he-had-a-bad-night.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5107965/kamala-harris-expressions-memes-donald-debate-2024

We're back with a short little episode of chaotic storytimes and covering updates on the two presidential campaigns going on with only 79 days left until doomsday, as well as the rare policy agreement the candidates have both promised, polling, and the ups and downs of the campaigns. Listen now for the latest updates because hot boys and girls are super informed and smart.

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Check out the sources used for this episode (full list on website):
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-leads-trump-by-5-points-ipsos-poll-2024-08-08/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4827276-harris-trump-battleground-states-cook/
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/08/14/the-presidential-matchup-harris-trump-kennedy/
https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-vance-walz-election-06f4f1fc4b82ce7fe4ee97b9b9941f76
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-elon-musk-live-chat-x-glitches-cyber-attack/
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/12/g-s1-16698/trump-musk-x-interview
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/14/trump-iran-hack-campaign-00174002
https://apnews.com/video/donald-trump-national-national-917d3e2e76c8400d95d574b069b19126
https://www.crfb.org/blogs/kamala-harris-plan-exempt-tips-taxes-and-raise-minimum-wage
https://apnews.com/video/kamala-harris-donald-trump-legislation-taxes-michigan-c71526ddfff3433980c92daa7ec50e2c
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/14/no-tax-on-tips-kamala-harris-donald-trump-ron-paul/74771343007/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/14/tax-tips-harris-trump-nevada/

Joe, she did it! In this week's episode of WTFIM, Maggie covers Kamala Harris' official nomination as the Democratic presidential candidate, as well as her shocking choice for a running mate, Tim Walz. Listen now to get the low down on everything you need to know about the man who fell out of Kamala's coconut tree and could be the possible future vice president.

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Check out the sources used for this episode (full list on website):
https://apnews.com/article/harris-campaign-fundraising-200-million-5db5d7c5001c87377e4ba11250fff597
https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-donald-trump-joe-biden-president-ad48e81f84af1ffec6cd0a2be4cfb434
https://thehill.com/elections/4797070-harris-sees-jump-in-favorability-since-bidens-exit-poll/
https://www.realclearpolling.com/
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/28/pete-buttigieg-longshot-vp-harris-00171515
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/walz-buttigieg-kelly-harris-vice-president/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/30/2024-election-campaign-updates-harris-trump/
https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-shapiro-kelly-walz-beshear-vp-3b792c18b033b330ae59b45570ca56c1
https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-nomination-dnc-463d0b8095f2ca3526b3af3a2f44c3ca
https://apnews.com/article/harris-shapiro-kelly-beshear-walz-vp-democrats-d01c79817844b66c5bf466a1cd403c50
https://apnorc.org/projects/democrats-are-supportive-of-harris-but-many-adults-think-trump-has-the-electoral-advantage/
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/g-s1-14927/kamala-harris-fundraising#:~:text=Vice%20President%20Harris'%20presidential%20campaign,the%20likely%20Democratic%20presidential%20nominee.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4808396-kamala-harris-campaign-momentum-vp-pick/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4808393-trump-unleash-hell-atlanta-rally-harris/
https://apnews.com/article/02c7ebce765deef0161708b29fe0069e
https://apnews.com/article/4af158c92400034f609db1fbe071a13b
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/06/why-kamala-harris-chose-tim-walz-00172834
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/06/us/kamala-harris-vp-trump-election?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/06/republicans-tim-walz-harris-vice-president
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/g-s1-15701/election-poll-harris-trump
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-08-06/tim-walz-harris-vp-choice-is-a-regular-guy-from-minnesota
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/11/1116714097/from-the-cold-war-to-evan-gershkovich-a-new-twist-in-u-s-russia-prisoner-swaps
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5060502/prisoner-exchange-whelan-gershkovich-kurmasheva-arrive-in-us
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/world/who-are-detainees-russia-us-prisoner-swap-intl/index.html

The little episode that ruined Maggie's life. Long awaited and overdue, Maggie sits down and gives you all the basics and necessary juicy details of these past 3 weeks of history in the making and the upheaval of the entire 2024 election. From President Joe Biden's withdrawal and how we get to it, to Donald Trump's assassination attempt, let WTFIM catch you up on wtf is going on in the most tumultuous time in modern American history.

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Check out all the sources used for this episode (full list on website):
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/
https://abcnews.go.com/538/538s-forecast-moved-post-debate/story?id=111783096
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/15/nx-s1-5039204/the-trump-assassination-attempt-raises-questions-about-secret-service-failures
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4754535-raul-grijalva-joe-biden-drop-out-democrats/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4753294-michelle-obama-donald-trump-joe-biden-democrat-2024-hypothetical-matchup-survey/
https://rollcall.com/2024/07/09/house-democrats-still-split-on-biden-after-high-stakes-meeting/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4752810-joe-biden-campaign-democrats-debate-performance-trump/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kpibhlagG0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Xlal_UJ7A
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-demands-answers-secret-service-trump-assassination-attempt-rcna161777
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/15/metro/donald-trump-assassination-attempt/
https://rollcall.com/2024/07/09/house-democrats-still-split-on-biden-after-high-stakes-meeting/
https://www.vox.com/politics/359431/biden-step-down-lbj-1968-heather-cox-richardson
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-debate-should-biden-be-running-mental-abilities/