Is The Suburban Swing To Biden A Political Realignment?

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🗓️ 21 July 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Joe Biden is winning in the suburbs. They were key to Democrats' winning the House in the 2018 midterms. But suburban voters were once a key part of the GOP coalition. Is the shift indicative of a bigger political realignment?

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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