Bob Dole

Unusual perspectives on the presumptive Republican nominee. Prologue: Ira wonders what the Dole campaign is thinking. Does this campaign really have the will to live? (4 minutes) Campaign Diaries: We hear campaign diaries from author Michael Lewis, who is on the campaign trail for the New Republic magazine. (29 minutes) How You Can Be Bob Dole: Former Saturday Night Live writer Robert Smigel — who impersonates Dole on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the deceased Dana Carvey Show — gives step-by-step instructions on how to imitate the Republican nominee. (13 minutes) TV Politics: We give Danny Drennan, the writer behind the website Inquisitor Mediarama, a little assignment. (11 minutes)