How to Run for President

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🗓️ 6 November 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Even if women sweep the 2018 midterm elections, they will still occupy less than a third of congressional seats. So, what does the political pipeline look like for today’s Tracy Flicks and Olivia Popes who are dreaming about running in tomorrow’s elections? To find out, C&C revisit the one place where American girls get to be president. Plus, they get schooled about political ambition and what makes or breaks a women's decision to run for office.

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0:00.0	My childhood in a nutshell, well it all started in Northampton in the 80s.
0:06.3	I didn't even know I was in the closet but I did find George Mikel in there.
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1:04.6	Oh hi Tracy.
1:05.8	Who put you up to this?
1:07.4	What do you mean?
1:08.3	You just woke up this morning and suddenly decided to run for president?
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