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Feb 2020
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What the Hell Is Super Tuesday?

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Come March 3rd, more than 1,300 delegates will be up for grabs. The first episode of How to Vote in America with Amy Walter takes a look at the history of Super Tuesday and how the most influential day in the presidential primary process came to exist.

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