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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation; Lucinda Beaman, The Conversation, and Dilpreet Kaur, The Conversation
How to spot the work of a political spin doctor this election season
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There’s a small army of spin doctors behind the scenes of an election campaign, finessing every utterance so it fits with the overall strategy. Today's episode is all about the art of political spin.
Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State