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Campaign 2008

Rise of the progressives

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/24/2007, 10:00 a.m.

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In his new book, journalist Matt Bai chronicles the rise of the new progressive wing of the Democratic Party. He believes that what started with the 2004 presidential campaign of Howard Dean is one of the first political movements of the 21st century.

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  • Matt Bai: Covers politics for the New York Times Magazine and is the author of "The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics."

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