Philip Bump is a national columnist for The Washington Post. Prior to that he led politics coverage for The Atlantic Wire. In the past, he worked as a designer at Adobe Systems. As one of the paper's most read writers, he focuses on the data behind polls and political rhetoric. He also writes a weekly newsletter, "How To Read This Chart." He has appeared or been heard on most major media outlets, from MSNBC to Fox News to PBS to NPR. His first book, The Aftermath, looks at the overlap of the end of the baby boom and the upheaval in American politics and the U.S. economy.

Philip and I get into Democrats' 'euphoria' over the newly energized campaign; the key distinctions between VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump; Harris's veepstakes; the Trump 'unity pivot' that never came; Q-Anon and conspiracy theories; Boomers and voting patterns; the November election and more. And, he reveals his top 5 musical artists of all time!

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