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The Whole Truth with David Eisenhower

Civil Discourse and the State of American Democracy

Season 2 Episode 204

Civil Discourse and the State of American Democracy: What Went Wrong and How Can it be Fixed? Tom Daschle, Former United States Senate Majority Leader (D-SD), Greta van Susteren, Host, “For the Record”, MSNBC. The only person ever to host programming on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News. Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Executive Director, National Institute for Civil Discourse.

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