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Oct 2022
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Democrats' Messaging Falls Flat with Swi...

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For months, Democrats have been trying to make the midterm elections a referendum on so-called extreme positions of the GOP party. But new polling suggests that their message is falling flat with a very important voting bloc: swing voters. Carly Cooperman from Schoen Cooperman Research joins us for a look behind the numbers at why Democrats' agenda isn't resonating with swing voters and why they trust Republicans.

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