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Steve Schmidt: American Democracy Was Deliberately Poisoned

For decades Steve Schmidt was a communications strategist working for President George W. Bush and Senator John McCain. He's now a co-founder of The Lincoln Project, a political action committee formed in 2019 by a group of Republicans determined to defeat Trump in the 2020 election. He joins Michel Martin to explain what's next for the project and for the party.

Steve Schmidt: American Democracy Was Deliberately Poisoned

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