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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    GOP Roundup

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the 15th Republican to enter the presidential race today, selling himself as a Beltway outsider who’s not afraid to fight the establishment. Candidates on both sides are competing over who’s going to do the most for the middle class and push back against society’s elite. But how convincing are they?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 13, 2015 • 1 min read

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the 15th Republican to enter the presidential race today, selling himself as a Beltway outsider who’s not afraid to fight the establishment. Candidates on both sides are competing over who’s going to do the most for the middle class and push back against society’s elite. But how convincing are they?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Molly Ball

      senior political correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    El Chapo's Escape, L.A. County Jail Indictments, and Insectophilia
    1. 0:00El Chapo on the Run
    2. 9:19L.A. County Jail Indictments
    3. 18:28GOP RoundupYou’re reading this
    4. 29:31Can the West Overcome Its Insectophilia?
    5. 42:30TV: Comic-Con Roundup, and Mid-Summer Favorites
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