Roundup: Dems Fret; GOP Prepares; Majestic Mustaches
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Plus, Republicans get ready to hold their convention in Milwaukee. We look at what to expect.
And, the facial hair of politicians — and NPR personalities.
This episode: national political correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Asma Khalid, and senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving.
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