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How the Democrats lost to Trump again

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As the dust settles and Donald Trump celebrates a remarkable victory, we examine what went wrong for the Democrats this time around. How did they fail to speak to working class voters of all backgrounds? Should President Biden have left the race sooner? And where does the party go from here? After a long night of covering the election, Alex Shephard, senior editor at The New Republic, joins us for a post mortem. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

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