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Mordecai Lee on comparing the 1968 and 2024 election cycles

UW-Milwaukee political science professor Mordecai Lee discusses historical comparisons between the 1968 and 2024 presidential elections as the Democratic National Convention is again held in Chicago.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

July 26, 2024

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