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Civil Politics (7/1/16): SCOTUS is Taking Names…

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Civil Politics (2/26/16): The Model of a Modern Major Primary

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Topics covered tonight: the first half includes the benefits of the Primary vs. the Caucus model of election and how the parties will act in the upcoming SCOTUS nomination. During the second half we spend time

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A strange but accurate predictor of whether someone supports Donald Trump

Supreme Court Won’t Intervene in North Carolina Election Fight

An article in the New York Times’ ‘The Upshot’ maintained one in five Trump supporters opposed freeing slaves after the Civil War.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs bill to cut funding to Planned Parenthood in Ohio

Which Presidential Candidates Are Winning the Money Race

 

Civil Politics (2/19/16): Supreme Conflicts

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A very special episode! We are pleased to welcome guest Mayor David Narkewicz to our panel.

In the first half we speak, of course, on Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing, and how this will effect the Supreme Court and the presidential race. Who will be nominated? We also discuss local politics, including the election for the seat of departing Amherst rep Ellen Story.

In the second half of the show we touch briefly on the happenings at WMUA, then talk about

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