Sasha Issenberg

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Reporter for Bloomberg, Columnist for Slate and author of The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns

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Josh Barro speaks with Liz Bruenig and Ross Douthat about bipartisan infrastructure deals, social change lessons from the campaign for same-sex marriage, and a Catholic dispute.

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