Andy Borowitz and Jelani Cobb Talk to David Remnick about the D.N.C.

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Dorothy Wickenden
The Political Scene | The New Yorker | Aug 1, 2016

On today’s Politics and More podcast, two perspectives on the Democratic National Convention. First, Andy Borowitz, the creator of The Borowitz Report, discusses the pageantry of the DNC. Then, David Remnick talks with New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb about what the convention tells us about how the Democratic Party has changed during the Obama presidency.

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