John McWhorter – Last Words before the Election

<p>If you subscribe only to the free version of this podcast, you’ll notice this episode has arrived a few days early. I figured that by Friday, when the episode normally drops for the general public, it will be out of date already, so <strong>we’re releasing it to everyone today</strong>. If you find you enjoy starting your week with The Glenn Show, consider becoming a paying subscriber, which will get you early access to episodes, along with a host of other benefits.</p><p><strong>Subscribe to The Glenn Show on Substack at https://glennloury.substack.com</strong></p><p>[<em>Note: In the episode, John mistakenly referred to the author of a biography of Ronald Reagan as George Will. He meant to reference Max Boot’s </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445" target="_blank">Reagan: His Life and Legacy</a>.]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=99s" target="_blank">1:39</a> Pre-election jitters</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=203s" target="_blank">3:23</a> Will Democrats contest the election if it goes Trump’s way?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=284s" target="_blank">4:44</a> A crisis for democracy, maybe, but not the end of democracy</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=602s" target="_blank">10:02</a> John’s case against Trump’s proposed second administration</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=936s" target="_blank">15:36</a> Ground News ad</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=1048s" target="_blank">17:28</a> The Obamas’ attempted intervention and post-presidential performance</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=1618s" target="_blank">26:58</a> The mind of the informed Trump voter</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=2060s" target="_blank">34:20</a> A revisionist history of the Trump presidency (or presidencies)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=2475s" target="_blank">41:15</a> Is Trump losing it or just tired of campaigning?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=2665s" target="_blank">44:25</a> The Washington Post and the LA Times decline to endorse</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=2868s" target="_blank">47:48</a> Glenn and John’s election night plans</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYAzqrbBA&#38;t=3048s" target="_blank">50:48</a> The nightmare scenario</p><p>Recorded November 3, 2024</p><p><strong>Links and Readings</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Man-Excited-About-Obama/dp/141656067X" target="_blank">Shelby Steele’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Man-Excited-About-Obama/dp/141656067X" target="_blank"><em>A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited about Obama and Why He Can’t Win</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285034/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OIkqHZXD84OwVX4vhiQ-zGt-Vt_OYr5426uQ2ufytDIk8vcZN4Omft8NW8kSOMbnCGn_i6Ap9c-kkXrRDxNf4m4vEcuSKsp0WoaUqX79Yo5Mp7BzYlSjTjmfW0twRfhomwZ8-ZsiSbqgKm8gCMdl9gDEXly8lCMKloB9ezcKmqO5idqL_l3vvsQ8QJX_NUjjMhLNy6JJIQago32-kJjV3iFeQk8CkTwhUzsT3jUfIdM.pxxdQ-ZXZRlGpK0nTOZXrg2K-CanRjYQ4Xuivw1FCbs&#38;qid=1730667245&#38;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/opinion/donald-trump-speech-aging.html" target="_blank">John’s NYT column, “Donald Trump Is Bored”</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445" target="_blank">Max Boot’s book, </a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445" target="_blank"><em>Reagan: His Life and Legacy</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Loves-Raymond-Complete-RPKG/dp/B08YNQ5CQFhttps://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Loves-Raymond-Complete-RPKG/dp/B08YNQ5CQF" target="_blank"><em>Everybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Series</em></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Loves-Raymond-Complete-RPKG/dp/B08YNQ5CQFhttps://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Loves-Raymond-Complete-RPKG/dp/B08YNQ5CQF" target="_blank"> DVD box set</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/things-worth-remembering-nixon-concession-trump-kamala" target="_blank">Douglas Murray’s </a><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/things-worth-remembering-nixon-concession-trump-kamala" target="_blank"><em>Free Press</em></a><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/things-worth-remembering-nixon-concession-trump-kamala" target="_blank"> piece, “Things Worth Remembering: Whoever Loses, They Should Lose Like Nixon”</a></p><p></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. 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