How emotions play a role in elections
Here & Now Anytime
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🗓️ 29 August 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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| 1:22.0 | Today on the show, the Kamala Harris campaign is promising joy for Democratic voters, but there's another emotion that historically has motivated more people at the ballot box, anger. |
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