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Long Shots Are Changing the Short Game for 2016

Rank and file voters won't be heard from until January of next year, but Hillary Clinton is already getting an unexpected challenge from  Bernie Sanders — and others as well.  Earlier just an annoyance, the Vermont senator  now is becoming a real threat to Clinton's "coronation" by the Democrats next year.

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By Warren Olney • Jul 7, 2015 • 32m Listen

Rank and file voters won't be heard from until January of next year, but Hillary Clinton is already getting an unexpected challenge from Bernie Sanders — and others as well. Earlier just an annoyance, the Vermont senator now is becoming a real threat to Clinton's "coronation" by the Democrats next year.

Peter Stevens

On the Republican side, it’s a political free for all. Donald Trump is hitting the top ten just in time to make the first debate next month as Republicans pick their way through a multitude of candidates.

Gage Skidmore

Controversial issues are piling up for both parties, from immigration to income inequality, and the early going is being shaped by unlikely contenders.

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    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    New York Times / CNN

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    Senior Editor, The Atlantic; political analyst, CNN; author

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