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Transcript: Democratic “Moderation” Isn’t What Produced the Wave

This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 5 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: Good afternoon. This is Right Now on The New Republic . I’m the host, Perry Bacon, joined by two regular guests at this point, two of my favorite political scientists.

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