In this episode, we talk with Dr. Matt Grossmann, the author of, "Red State Blues: How the Conservative Revolution Stalled in the States." He is a political scientist and contributor to fivethirtyeight.com, so he is perfect to dissect the results of the presidential election and our increasingly fractured and contentious political landscape. What is causing our divisions? Why do things feel so hopeless? What are the impacts of our increased polarization and second-by-second media environment? Why is counting the votes taking so long? Is it healthy for supporters of both major parties to walk away unsatisfied?

Grossman is a professor of political science at Michigan State University, and can be reached at twitter.com/mattgrossmann or his website, which is mattg.org. He is the host of the podcast, "Science of Politics."

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