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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 evolution of voting rights in the United States

Broadcast: Midday, 02/04/2008, 12:00 p.m.

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In a speech he gave at the Minnesota History Center, professor Alexander Keyssar explores the history of voting rights in America, and discusses what its evolution means as voters head to the polls this election season.

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