What was George W Bush like behind closed doors? Why did Trump really choose ‘never-Trump guy’ JD Vance as his running mate? How can Kamala Harris win the election?

Rory and Alastair are joined by George W Bush's former speech writer and political commentator David Frum to discuss all this and more.

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