The government is still shuttered, but political brinksmanship is still in full swing, which means there was plenty of material for this week’s installment of Up Against the Clock. MSNBC Contributor Michael Steele, Victoria de Francesco Soto of the University of Texas, and the Washington Post‘s Jackie Kucinich had to dig deep into their trivia reserves to try and match Steve Kornacki’s skills. What do the contestants remember about the 1988 Vice Presidential debate, and is it enough to win them the coveted gift certificate to Little Poland?
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Meredith Clark
Meredith Clark is a freelance writer and editor. She was previously a senior news producer for "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," a reporter with MSNBC.com, the digital politics and culture editor at Glamour and a senior news and politics editor at Refinery29. She has written for Vulture, Rolling Stone, Self, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast and Bustle.