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Whose political capital is rising and falling after the shutdown?

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Republican political analyst Charlie Dent about polling that says Republicans are being blamed for the government shutdown, which ended Wednesday night, and whether Democrats have gained any leverage on health care because of their demands during the standoff.

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