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    #345 Ali Velshi Says The U.S. Election Will Be Closer Than You Think
    MSNBC host and journalist Ali Velshi has been traveling to U.S. swing states talking to voters in the lead-up to the presidential election.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Andréa Schmidt
    Managing Editor, Podcasts

    He tells Jesse about getting shot by a rubber bullet covering the protests in Minneapolis, then getting mocked by Trump for it; about lessons learned from the 2016 election; and what he thinks could happen following Election Day if the results are contested.

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