John Dickerson Has a Follow-Up. He's Willing to Ask It Seven Times.

Are voters in 2016 better compared to an angry customer at a drive-thru window? Or are the two major parties on completely different planets, unable to agree on a shared reality? On The Gist, Slate columnist and Face the Nation moderator John Dickerson discusses elections past and present. He is the author of Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories From Presidential Campaign History.

For the Spiel, when it comes to Donald Trump's Second Amendment comment, it's hard for the media to acknowledge what everyone knows they heard.

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