The Progressive Public
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2015
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Ryan Lizza and John Cassidy join Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the changing political leanings of the American public and the political response to it.
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