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Podcast: Herschel Walker’s swastika problem, Trump’s stop the vote campaign

By Staff reports
Oct 15, 2021

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Herschel Walker canceled a fundraiser at the home of a Texas woman who displayed a swastika composed of vaccine syringes on her social media page. Political Insider Patricia Murphy joins host Greg Bluestein to discuss the fallout. They also talk about why Republicans are still having cold sweats about Donald Trump’s loss in 2020 and the Georgia leaders pushing back.

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