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Sep 2021
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The Power of The ‘Big Lie’

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As California Gov. Gavin Newsom fends off a recall in a landslide, a new CNN/SSRS poll shows troubling signs about the faith Americans have in democracy and elections. CNN Political Director David Chalian breaks down the poll numbers. How will the US ever have a functioning democracy when Donald Trump has convinced an entire political party not to trust election results?

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