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Convention Dispatch: Defining Trump

July 27, 2016 · 4:35 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Just for members: Leonard Steinhorn, Professor of Communication at American University and a CBS Radio News Political Analyst, offers this report from Philadelphia.

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It’s day three of the Democratic convention, and so we must ask: Has the party missed its opportunity to define Donald Trump, who he is, and what he represents?

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