This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump displayed bizarre town hall behavior, Kamala Harris pursued a strategy aimed at Black men, and the first wave of early voting offered a look at the energy of the electorate. Michael Barbaro sits down with the political reporters Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher and Rebecca Davis O’Brien to make sense of it all.Guests:

• Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
• Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
• Rebecca Davis O’Brien, a reporter covering national politics for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• A frustrated Trump lashed out behind closed doors over money.
• Five takeaways from Kamala Harris’s interview with Charlamagne Tha God.
• Georgia officials reported record turnout on the first day of early voting.
• Early voting has started. Here’s what to watch.

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