Yesterday, Senator Ben Sasse criticized President Trump on a call with constituents. He said that “the president kisses dictators’ butts” and “flirts with white supremacists.” He also said that “I’m now looking at the possibility of a Republican bloodbath in the Senate, and that’s why I’ve never been on the Trump train.” In this episode, Alex tries to break down if this is an authentic schism inside the GOP or just a panic by some moderate republicans because the election is coming. Alex mentions the report from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia which predicted that Senate Democrats would earn “a net gain of between one and eight seats … enough to give them a small majority”.