Area 45: Dave Brady And Doug Rivers: The State Of The Presidential Race | Hoover Plus

Iowans will caucus next week yet the Democratic presidential field remains unsettled. David Brady and Doug Rivers, Hoover senior fellows and Stanford political scientists, weigh in on the state of the race – what their tracking survey reveals pre-Iowa, and what impact Washington’s impeachment drama has had on the Democratic presidential race.

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