This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are reunited with John Dickerson to discuss the Wisconsin Republicans’ effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz and protect their gerrymander; Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to start an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden and prevent a government shutdown; and Biden’s age problem and Donald Trump’s battleground-state difficulties. Join us for <a href="https://slate.com/gabfestlive">Political Gabfest Live</a> in Madison, Wisconsin on October 25!Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Scott Bauer for AP: “<a href="https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-impeachment-9b28383d30371c8c109b644f9b9a8d72">Why Wisconsin Republicans are talking about impeaching a new state Supreme Court justice</a>”City Cast Madison podcast: “<a href="https://madison.citycast.fm/podcasts/how-we-know-wisconsins-maps-are-gerrymandered">How We Know Wisconsin’s Maps are Gerrymandered</a>”<a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/536/765/">Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002)</a>Luke Broadwater for The New York Times: “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/us/politics/biden-impeachment-case.html">What We Know About the Impeachment Case Against Biden</a>” and Carl Hulse and Luke Broadwater: “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/us/politics/mccarthy-spending-shutdown.html">McCarthy Tries to Leverage Biden Impeachment to Avoid a Shutdown</a>”Nate Cohn for The New York Times: “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/upshot/electoral-college-trump-2024.html">Trump’s Electoral College Edge Seems to Be Fading</a>” and “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/upshot/biden-polls-black-voters.html">How to Interpret Polling Showing Biden’s Loss of Nonwhite Support</a>”FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast: “<a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/videos/why-biden-is-losing-support-among-voters-of-color/">Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color</a>”Paul Waldman for MSNBC: “<a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/bidens-age-newest-media-narrative-nightmare-rcna104614">You can talk about Biden’s age. Just not like this.</a>”<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hardest-Job-World-American-Presidency-ebook/dp/B07W78TLKY/tag=slatmaga-20">The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency</a> by John Dickerson<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Politician-Inside-Struggle-Americas-ebook/dp/B0C32ZVF19/tag=slatmaga-20">The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future</a> by Franklin FoerDan Balz for The Washington Post: “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/13/mitt-romney-senate-reelection/">Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term in the Senate</a>”McKay Coppins for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/11/mitt-romney-retiring-senate-trump-mcconnell/675306/">What Mitt Romney Saw In The Senate</a>”“<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70296733">Mitt</a>” on Netflix Laura Vozzella for The Washington Post: “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/09/11/susanna-gibson-sex-website-virginia-candidate/">Va. Dem. House candidate performed sex online with husband for tips</a>”Here are this week’s chatters:Emily: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Knockout-Queen-novel-Rufi-Thorpe-ebook/dp/B07VP1SKVH/tag=slatmaga-20">The Knockout Queen: A Novel</a> by Rufi Thorpe and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vaster-Wilds-Novel-Lauren-Groff-ebook/dp/B0BTVBH6G3/tag=slatmaga-20">The Vaster Wilds: A Novel</a> by Lauren GroffJohn: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Journals-John-Cheever-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B004IK8PKK/tag=slatmaga-20">The Journals of John Cheever</a> edited by Robert Gottlieb; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sunday-morning/">CBS News Sunday Morning</a>; Ted Gioia in The Honest Broker: “<a href="https://www.honest-broker.com/p/why-is-music-getting-sadder">Why Is Music Getting Sadder?</a>”; and Chris Dalla Riva: “<a href="https://www.chrisdallariva.com/musings/number-ones">Tears Are Falling And I Feel The Pain</a>”David: <a href="https://flybyjing.com/shop/zhong-dumpling-sauce/">Zhong sauce</a> by Fly By JingListener chatter from Ben: Tyler Vigen’s “<a href="https://tylervigen.com/the-mystery-of-the-bloomfield-bridge">The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge</a>”For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss Susanna Gibson, the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/09/11/susanna-gibson-sex-website-virginia-candidate/">Virginia Democratic House candidate who “performed sex online with husband for tips</a>.” In the latest <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2023/08/books-barbara-kingsolvers-demon-copperhead-modern-david-copperfield-in-appalachia">Gabfest Reads</a>, Emily, David, and John talk with <a href="http://barbarakingsolver.net/">Barbara Kingsolver</a> about her best-selling book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Copperhead-Novel-Barbara-Kingsolver-ebook/dp/B09QMHZ53K/tag=slatmaga-20">Demon Copperhead</a>. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to <a href="mailto:gabfest@slate.com">gabfest@slate.com</a> or X us <a href="https://twitter.com/slategabfest?lang=en">@SlateGabfest</a>. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Jared Downing and Cheyna RothResearch by Julie HuygenHostsEmily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David PlotzFollow@SlateGabfest on X / <a href="https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest">https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest</a>Slate Gabfest on Facebook / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/">https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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