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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Scandal-Ridden San Diego Election Still Undecided

    Scandals are swirling around one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races, a race that’s still undecided as election week ends. In San Diego County, incumbent Democrat Scott Peters is trying to hang onto the seat he won just two years ago. If challenger Carl DeMaio wins, he’ll be the first openly gay Republican in Congress.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 7, 2014 • 1 min read

    Scandals are swirling around one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races, a race that’s still undecided as election week ends. In San Diego County, incumbent Democrat Scott Peters is trying to hang onto the seat he won just two years ago. If challenger Carl DeMaio wins, he’ll be the first openly gay Republican in Congress. But DeMaio has been accused of sexual harassment and other misdeeds by former staffers.

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      Host, 'Press Play'

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    1 of 5
    San Diego’s Scandal-Ridden Election and a Major Bust on the Dark Web
    1. 0:00Scandal-Ridden San Diego Election Still UndecidedYou’re reading this
    2. 9:56Economy Improving, So Why Don’t We Feel It?
    3. 18:33Sheriff-Elect Jim McDonnell
    4. 27:43Space, Science and Cartoon Robots
    5. 42:40The New Silk Roads
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