In our last interview with 25 year Connecticut prisoner Brent McCall, he revealed the secret of the abuse that he says drove his self-loathing and criminal past. This week, he fills in some missing pieces.

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RANT LINE callers are all over the debate again, with listeners convinced that President Trump performed much better than it seemed to many. Also, there was much blame placed on moderator Chris Wallace once again.

How did this week's debate look to UConn senior Kevin Catapano? We get the answer from the 21 year old conservative.

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Some callers have been challenging Todd's use of polls to support the belief that the president is losing the election. He plays some Rant Line cuts on the subject, explains the polls, and discusses with listeners.

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Some Ranters agree with Todd that Trump was over the top in the first debate, others think Todd is a traitor to the cause for having and voicing his opinion. Plus, there's love for Tom Scott, contempt for Joe Biden. Does anyone mention Eversource? Jolly Ned? We'll see. And, we're joined by Stan McCauley for analysis.

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The Presidential Debate Commission is considering changes to debate rules moving forward. Will they wire the candidates to electro-shock therapy so they can be stopped if they go overtime? We take calls. Then, we are joined for feedback by the Great Tom Scott, who shares Todd's concern over Trump's debate approach!

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Talk radio and newspaper man Tom Shattuck joins us for the post-mortem on Debate #1. Did Trump create the "Worst Debate in the History of Presidential Debates?" We break it down.

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The RANT LINE is loaded up today with funny takes on Biden/Trump and the New York Times report on Trump not paying taxes. Then we're joined by former state senator and political adviser Tom Scott to get his ideas on what to expect in tonight's big debate!

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We take more predictions on the Trump/Biden debate tonight. Regular guest Alphonso McGriff says he expects the self-destruction of Joe Biden, but says Trump could be a little too spontaneous. And, we're joined by Mary Fay, candidate for congress in the first district against John Larson. Mary serves on the West Hartford Town Council.

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We talk about tonight's debate and get your predictions for what's going to happen. Plus, Jameson White is 30 years old and running for state senate, challenging 40 year incumbent Democratic Leader Martin Looney. He joins us for his first visit to the show.

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Producer Mike joins us for Mikey Monday, a chance to hear the political perspective of young Mike. We discuss how social media creates a fractionalized delivery of news that leaves each person with a custom designed news feed, leading to a sense of shock over the ideas of others in electoral politics.

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