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Aug 2024
40m 11s

Vying for Voters on the Fence

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Claire McCaskill welcomes former Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent as her co-host this week. Together, they lay out a framework for how to reach the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Then, Trymaine Lee, MSNBC correspondent and host of the podcast Into America joins to discuss how Black male voters are feeling about the candidates this election; and how, if it all, their voices are represented within the major parties. Then, a look ahead at tonight’s CNN interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, her first as the Democratic nominee. And we’ll wrap up with a conversation on the future of the Republican Party. 

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