The angry, anxious electorate

July 25, 2016 by

White House Chronicle, Show #8030
Air Date: July 22, 2016
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Co-Host: Linda Gasparello
Guest: Dante Ramos, The Boston Globe
Topic: Why the angry, anxious electorate?

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