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May 25, 2023
Alex Shephard
CNN Is Tanking After Its Unforgivable Trump Town Hall
Chris Licht’s master plan has already run aground—as have the news channel’s ratings.
October 16, 2020
Walter Shapiro
The Whiplash of Watching Two Town Halls From Different Planets
I watched both Joe Biden and Donald Trump on Thursday night. It was like channel surfing between sanity and chaos.
September 22, 2017
Clio Chang
Bernie Sanders’s Big Obamacare Gamble
He has agreed to a primetime health care debate days before the Senate is set to vote on repealing the ACA. Will he do more harm than good?
April 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
This is the dumbest town hall a Republican congressman has ever done.
September 9, 2009
Jonathan Cohn
Why Health Reform Matters: Some Personal Illustrations

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