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As always, if you’d like to meet with me and talk politics, let me know… Also, I’d love to hear about any debates, barbecues, picnics, festivals or rituals coming up in your states. We start 9/19 in North Carolina…9/22 in Georgia, 9/24 in Alabama, 9/26-28 in Tennessee, 9/29-30 Mississippi, 10/1-3 Louisiana, 10/4-5 in Arkansas, 10/6-7 in Kentucky. The schedule is subject to change, depending on political events…and you. If you’d like to get together, please contact me at Joe\_Klein@timemagazine.com…or trip wrangler Tessa.Berenson@Timeinc.com. 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