This episode of DR Radio is a special political extravaganza covering just about everything to do with this years election. We talk about the reasons for voting, “throwing away” your vote, the candidates on the top of the ticket, and the nature of down-ballot voting. Note: We experienced some technical difficulties during the first commercial break but the audio *does* correct after a few minutes.
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Show Notes
 
Good evening everyone and welcome to another episode of Dead Reckoning Radio! This the October 13, 2016 edition. I’m your host Jay Friesen and to my left is the North Carolina native now living in Colorado, Hadley Heath and on her left is non other than the rarely enigmatic, Dr. Brian Mattson.  DR Radio is where the three of us will  intelligently engage with our culture’s critical moments from a distinctly Christian perspective.
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Tonight…is special. I’m not sure we have a great program for you because it looks like it will be entirely politics. Many of our longtime viewers and listeners know that we at Dead Reckoning do not actually like focusing all our attention on politics. However, as the nation moves rapidly toward a cataclysmic election day, we think it appropriate to spend an entire episode talking about nothing but politics. Specifically, three areas: Where do things stand, Is a vote every “thrown away?” and our faith, politics and the long view.
But fear not friends, we will not be without a game of Star Wars trivia in honor of the new Rogue One trailer released today and a round of Not the Onion News. So…having donned our body armor, let’s get started.
Segment One: Where Do Things Stand?
We are now just a few weeks away from Election Day. Just prior to the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the businessman was inching closer in the polls. Events since have derailed, if not reversed, his momentum, the most obvious cause being the release of a video showing Donald Trump using, um, colorful language to describe how he treats beautifu...