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What's at stake in the Nebraska primary election?

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with University of Nebraska, Lincoln political science professor Kevin Smith about why Democrats have a tough time winning statewide office in red-state Nebraska, and what’s at stake in a congressional primary on Tuesday in the state’s so-called “blue dot” Democratic-leaning district in Omaha.

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