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Campaign 2008

President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.

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Campaign 2008

The candidates turn to the economy

Broadcast: Midmorning, 01/18/2008, 9:06 a.m.

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With the South Carolina primary and the Nevada caucuses looming, the economy is becoming the major issue of the presidential race. Midmorning looks at how the candidates and the voters are responding to the slowing economy.

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  • James Guth: Professor of political science at Furman University in South Carolina.
  • Charles Wheelan: Lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago. He writes the "Naked Economist" column for Yahoo Finance.
  • David Damore: Professor of political science at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

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