The political science of 2016 with Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz

August 22, 2016 by

White House Chronicle, Show #8034
Air Date: August 19, 2016
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Co-Host: Linda Gasparello
Guest: Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Rhode Island
Topic: The political science of 2016

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