Downballot Voting w/Zelda MacGregor

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Downballot Voting w/Zelda MacGregor

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52 minutes

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Aug 22, 2018

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Political consultant Zelda MacGregor joins Andy to talk about the importance of downballot voting, effecting change from the inside, and civility. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

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Aug 22, 2018

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