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At a news briefing last week, President Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transition. Now, we're all talking about it. Atlantic writer Barton Gellman, gamed out worst case scenarios, the  military discussed how they would deal with his refusal, and Republican colleagues pushed back on his comments. Has anyone told the President that it's not his choice? 

Today, we talk about presidential dysfunction, Amy Coney Barrett and the Supreme Court, and Tuesday's presidential debate.

Also this hour: Matt Lieberman is running as a Democrat for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. He's currently positioned to be the spoiler that could hand the race to the Republicans. This, in a state where Black Americans suffer higher levels of voter disenfranchisement, maternal death, and poverty. Did I mention he's the son of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman?

GUESTS:
Molly Jong Fast is editor-at-large for The Daily Beast and co-host of the podcast “The New Abnormal.” She’s the author of two novels, Normal Girl and The Social Climber's Handbook, and a memoir, Girl [Maladjusted]. (@mollyjongfast)
Anjali Enjeti is an award-winning Atlanta-based journalist. Her essay collection about activism and debut novel will be published in the spring of 2021. She is the co-founder of the Georgia chapter of They See Blue, an organization for South Asian Democrats. (@anjalienjeti)

At a news briefing last week, President Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/23/parsing-trumps-there-wont-be-transfer-power-comments/">refused</a>&nbsp;to commit to a peaceful transition. Now, we're all talking about it.&nbsp;Atlantic&nbsp;writer Barton Gellman, gamed out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/11/what-if-trump-refuses-concede/616424/">worst case scenarios</a>, the&nbsp; military discussed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/trump-military-election.html">how they would deal</a>&nbsp;with his refusal, and Republican colleagues&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/24/gop-peaceful-power-transfer-421025">pushed back</a>&nbsp;on his comments. Has anyone told the President that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/25/trump-peaceful-transfer-power/">it's not his choice</a>?&nbsp;
Today, we talk about presidential dysfunction, Amy Coney Barrett and the Supreme Court, and Tuesday's presidential debate.
Also this hour: Matt Lieberman is running as a Democrat for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. He's currently positioned to be<a href="https://lithub.com/dynastic-privilege-a-terrible-novel-and-the-race-for-a-crucial-senate-seat/">&nbsp;the spoiler&nbsp;</a>that could hand the race to the Republicans. This, in a state where Black Americans suffer higher levels of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2019/10/28/georgia-voting-deadlines-2020-election">voter disenfranchisement</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.atlantamagazine.com/health/too-many-georgia-women-die-pregnancy-related-deaths-will-the-state-be-able-to-fund-one-life-saving-measure/">maternal death,</a>&nbsp;and<a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2020/06/26/a-walk-together-economic-disparities-black-mecca.html">&nbsp;poverty.</a>&nbsp;Did I mention he's the son of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Molly Jong Fast&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/molly-jong-fast">editor-at-large&nbsp;</a>for The Daily Beast and co-host of the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-daily-beast/the-new-abnormal-with-molly-jongfast-rick-wilson">&ldquo;The New Abnormal.&rdquo;</a>&nbsp;She&rsquo;s the author of two novels,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Normal-Girl-Novel-Molly-Jong-Fast-ebook/dp/B000FC1JM6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=normal+girl&amp;qid=1601255958&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-1">Normal Girl&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Social-Climbers-Handbook-Novel-ebook/dp/B004J4WKZQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=social+climbers+handbook&amp;qid=1601256013&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-1">The Social Climber's Handbook</a>,&nbsp;and a memoir,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Maladjusted-Stories-Semi-Celebrity-Childhood-ebook/dp/B000XUBF1K">Girl [Maladjusted].&nbsp;</a>(<a href="https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@mollyjongfast</a>)</li>
<li>Anjali Enjeti&nbsp;is an award-winning Atlanta-based<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColinMcShow">&nbsp;journalist.</a>&nbsp;Her essay collection about activism and debut novel will be published in the spring of 2021. She is the co-founder of the Georgia chapter of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theyseeblue.com/georgia">They See Blue</a>, an organization for South Asian Democrats. (<a href="https://twitter.com/anjalienjeti?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@anjalienjeti</a>)</li>
</ul>

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