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Politics Friday
Brian Bakst and Matt Alvarez

Politics Friday: This is not your typical summer before a ‘big election‘

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President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid.
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It has been an extraordinary month in our nation’s politics. 

There’s been development after riveting development, with each eclipsing the last. And yet, with still 100 days to go till Election Day, this could be just a taste of what’s ahead.

MPR News host Brian Bakst talks with MPR political reporters Mark Zdechlik and Clay Masters about the last four weeks in politics and breaks down what the country has experienced.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 22.
Susan Walsh | AP
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Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a Republican presidential rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa.
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Law Enforcement Officers from Palm Beach hang out in the Fiserv Forum Plaza ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14 in Milwaukee.
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