It's time for Episode 20 of the 2016 Nerdcast. | Politico illustration/Getty Nerdcast Nerdcast 2016: Trump can win

It’s time for Episode 20 of the 2016 Nerdcast, POLITICO’s podcast on the race for the White House. Tune in each week to geek out with us as we dive deep into this amazing presidential race, the latest numbers that actually matter, plus backstage dope on how politics really works. We’re the people who spend Friday nights poring over poll numbers or the latest Federal Election Commission reports — so if you want to understand how the modern politics game is played, this is the podcast for you.

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POLITICO’s Kristin Roberts, Charlie Mahtesian, Scott Bland, Shane Goldmacher and Hadas Gold analyze recent battleground polls showing Trump and Clinton neck and neck and delve into which campaign ads are most effective and why. The group also compares the coverage of Clinton’s ’08 campaign shake-ups to Trump’s current record of campaign unrest. Also on the docket: Is Bill Clinton still the coveted closer he once was?