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Ryan Girdusky: 'How Trump surged in deep blue states'
Season 1, Ep. 61
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Ryan Girdusky joins Emily to dive deep into the 2024 election data and break down exactly why Democrats lost—and why Republicans made big gains with a new coalition of voters, even in blue states.
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