Helen Andrews

Author and senior editor, The American Conservative

Senior editor at The American Conservative and author of Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster

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Senator Angus King, independent senator from Maine, joins Josh Barro and the Left, Right & Center panel to talk about the impact of moderates on major legislation.

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