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    GOP Confident over Get-Out-the-Vote Strategy

    National polls show the Democrats poised to take over the House and possibly the Senate. Yet, despite everything from Congressional scandals to Iraq, President Bush insists he is still confident the Republicans will win. What makes him so confident? Does he know something we don't?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Lawrence O'Donnell • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    National polls show the Democrats poised to take over the House and possibly the Senate. Yet, despite everything from Congressional scandals to Iraq, President Bush insists he is still confident the Republicans will win. What makes him so confident? Does he know something we don't? Will the "voter vault"--a huge database of demographic, financial and other personal information on individual voters that is the driving force behind Republican get-out-the-vote operations--control the outcome of congressional elections around the country? Will micro-targeting voters deliver the winning margins Republicans need to hold on to congressional power? Lawrence O'Donnell guest hosts.

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      Lawrence O'Donnell

      MSNBC

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Vanessa Romo

      LA School Report

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      Jano Cabrera

      Democratic strategist

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      Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party

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      Michael Cornfield

      Vice President of Public Affairs for ElectionMall.com

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Is Voter-Vault the Key to a Midterm Election Win?
    1. 0:56President Bush Signs Border Fence Bill
    2. 7:12GOP Confident over Get-Out-the-Vote StrategyYou’re reading this
    3. 42:05Ford Taurus, RIP
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