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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Will the Crowded Field to Fill Boxer's Senate Seat Confuse Voters?

    There are 34 candidates running to fill Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat, but only the top two Democrats and three Republicans will be included Monday night in the first debate of the race. That means 29 candidates will likely be unfamiliar to most voters.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 25, 2016 • 1 min read

    There are 34 candidates running to fill Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat, but only the top two Democrats and three Republicans will be included Monday night in the first debate of the race. That means 29 candidates will likely be unfamiliar to most voters. Although California is a solidly Democratic state when it comes to the Senate, polls says that somewhere between a third and half of voters are undecided.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    The Crowded Race to Fill Barbara Boxer's Senate Seat
    1. 0:30Will the Crowded Field to Fill Boxer's Senate Seat Confuse Voters?You’re reading this
    2. 9:49Returning Tiny Houses to the Homeless
    3. 16:21Murder of Honduran Activist Prompts US Congress to Question Aide
    4. 26:13The 'New Comedy Economy'
    5. 41:46TV Roundup: Can HBO Remain Supreme?
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