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May 2022
56m 7s

"The Most Dangerous Candidate of 2022?"

Crooked Media
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Voters select Democratic and Republican nominees in North Carolina, Oregon, Kentucky, Idaho, and Pennsylvania in the biggest set of midterm primaries yet, and North Carolina Senate candidate Cheri Beasley joins to talk about her race against Trump-backed Ted Budd. 
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