Do the debates matter to you?
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And then there were six.
It will be the smallest stage of candidates yet at Tuesday’s Democratic debate – the seventh overall, and the last to happen before the all-important Iowa caucuses. But are the debates making a difference? Are the candidates talking about what matters to you and your life experience?
Monday on MPR News with Kerri Miller, we talked about it with two political scientists.
Guests:
Philip Chen, assistant professor of political science at Beloit College in Wisconsin
Todd Shaw, professor of political science and African American studies at the University of South Carolina
To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.
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