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To work as a joke at that dinner, joining us, a former speechwriter for president obama. he's 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 other's throats for weeks, and now suddenly they have to step back and kind of be funny for an eveninge evenin evening and in the most pleasant of campaign...

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 other's 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 is not the most pleasant of campaigns. >> even an incumbent president is on an equal footing with ...