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Oct 2021
6m 59s

It’s “Not the Time to Let Up” on Covid

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President Joe Biden updated the American people on the progress made so far on the pandemic and the work that still needs to be done. CNN Political Director David Chalian makes the point that Covid has been a dominant political issue for over a year. Will Covid help or hurt Dems in two gubernatorial races coming up? It certainly helped another Democratic governor this year…

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