The man Democrats call to prepare for debate night
Bob Bauer is President Joe Biden\u2019s personal lawyer and was general counsel to both of Barack Obama\u2019s presidential campaigns. But over the last three decades, he\u2019s developed another specialty practice: playing the role of his candidate\u2019s rival during debate prep.\nBauer has helped Democratic candidates prepare for debates by playing the likes of Bernie Sanders, Al Gore, and Donald Trump. He\u2019s also been involved with efforts to reform the process and production of presidential debates themselves.\nSo with the first presidential debate less than one week away, and both Biden and Trump cramming to prepare for it, Bauer is joining the show to preview the event, as well as to discuss his new book, \u201cThe Unraveling: Reflections on Politics without Ethics and Democracy in Crisis\u201d.\nRyan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Bob Bauer is a lawyer for President Biden and a veteran Democratic debate coach.\xa0Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.\xa0Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices