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Nov 2020
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What's Next For Biden And Democrats?

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Joe Biden appears to be inching closer to a victory, but there wasn't a blowout for Democrats this election. Sam talks to New York Times national political reporter Astead Herndonabout what we know, what we thought we knew, and what the results could mean for the left moving forward.

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