It's been 3 years, 8 months, and 14 days under the leadership of a truly selfless patriot, and things are getting tense. There was an attempted October surprise strike by longshoremen, a real October surprise of torrential flooding in Appalachia. Also, the VP Debate happened, and it was shockingly civil, if largely useless.Other Titles Considered* Corporate Bamboozle * Nerd Math Stuff * Salmon Facials

Special Show Links:* Fact-check fight: CBS News cuts candidates' mics after JD Vance objects to a moderator's correction https://apnews.com/article/debate-cbs-vance-walz-fact-check-639ceab0831b4c304fb132bcf254e48a * Trump won’t interview because he doesn’t want to be fact checked. https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/nx-s1-5135681/trump-60-minutes-jd-vance-tim-walz-debate-2024 * Trump 'resorted to crimes' to stay in office after 2020 loss, Jack Smith's team says https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-resorted-crimes-stay-office-2020-loss-jack-smith-team-says-rcna172340