Were Midterm Ads Always This Bad?

From What Next | Daily News and Analysis Slate Podcasts

Turn on a TV just about anywhere in America and get ready to see some of the most unhinged political ads of your life. But with more money being spent on ad buys than ever before, it’s worth asking: do they make any difference?

Guest: Molly Jong-Fast, host of the Fast Politics podcast.

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Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort.

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