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    What's Next for the Presidential Campaigns?

    John McCain had a high bar to reach last night with his acceptance speech at the GOP convention in St Paul. Not only was he following Barack Obama's historical performance in front of 80,000 Democrats the week before, he was also following the highly effective speech delivered the night before by his running mate Sarah Palin.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Judy Muller • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    John McCain had a high bar to reach last night with his acceptance speech at the GOP convention in St Paul. Not only was he following Barack Obama's historical performance in front of 80,000 Democrats the week before, he was also following the highly effective speech delivered the night before by his running mate Sarah Palin. McCain brought the party faithful to their feet with a mixture of his emotional personal story and a rousing promise to do battle with the powers-that-be in Washington. But can he resurrect the maverick persona with a voting record that's supported the current administration? We look at what's next for the campaign. Can both candidates to be the agents of change the country needs? Will Palin lead the charge in a sequel to the culture wars of the past? Should Obama fight back or take the high road?

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      Judy Muller

      University of Southern California

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Dan Schnur

      Professor of Politics and Communications, USC

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      Richard Greene

      CNN’s Jerusalem bureau chief

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      Anita Dunn

      Democratic Strategist, Obama presidential campaign

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    After the Conventions Are a Wrap, What's Next for the Campaigns?
    1. 1:54Jobless Rate Hits Five-Year High
    2. 7:48What's Next for the Presidential Campaigns?You’re reading this
    3. 41:37The Independent Factor
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