Monday Morning Politics; What's on the NY Ballot; Alec Baldwin Talks Politics; Meet the Candidates: Westchester County Executive

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 6, 2017

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Ana Marie Cox, host of the podcast "With Friends Like These" and contributor to The New York Times Magazine, discusses the latest in national political news.
  • Michael Aronson, member of the editorial board of the New York Daily News, and Clyde Haberman, long-time New York Times reporter and columnist, debate about whether or not New Yorkers should vote to convene a constitutional convention.
  • Actor Alec Baldwin talks about his new book, You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (A So-Called Parody) (Penguin Press, 2017), which he co-wrote with Kurt Andersen.
  • Rob Astorino, incumbent Westchester County Executive, and Democrat George Latimer discuss their campaigns for Westchester County Executive.

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