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All right, second hour, Clay Ann Buck

gets going right now, and we teeth this little bit so you're just

joining us or if you're wondering what's happening here some really bad news

for Biden going into this debate courtesy of the Washington Post which is

not what you'd be expecting I think but we talk a lot here about the very small by the numbers percentage of voters who are going to be the

ones who determine this election going to be the ones who make the the difference in a handful

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