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To work as a joke at that dinner, joining us, a former speechwriter for president obama. hes now head writer for funnier guys, also joining us, a historian of new york politics, the author of "machine made", david, tell us what the writing pressure is going into this dinner. a lot of things can go wrong here. >> yeah, i mean, this is a very strange ritual. and it comes at a really intense time in a campaign, so both sides have been at each others throats for weeks, and now suddenly they have to ...

Guys, also joining us, a historian of new york politics, the author of "machine made", david, tell us what the writing pressure is going into this dinner. a lot of things can go wrong here. >> yeah, i mean, this is a very strange ritual. and it comes at a really intense time in a campaign, so both sides have been at each others throats for weeks, and now suddenly they have to step back and kind of be funny for an evening and in the most pleasant of campaigns it can be an awkward moment, and this...