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Backstabbing endorsements, dodgy ads and Nicki Minaj: our midterm awards – podcast

It’s election day in the US, so Jonathan Freedland is chatting to humour writer Alexandra Petri of the Atlantic to run through this campaign cycle’s most effective ad campaigns, surprising allies and embarrassing gaffes before the polls close later, and we start learning who the…

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