Selects: What's the deal with swing states?
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Selects: What's the deal with swing states?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 10, 202647 min
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Swing states are all the rage once again this election season, but the makeup has changed a bit. In this classic episode, learn all about what makes a swing state a swing state right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed human. Lisa, tell them about our new show. We have a new podcast.

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It's called Don't Lie to Me. I'm Lexi Iwano. We're two best friends 22 years apart, but so close at heart.

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And I'm Lisa DiGio, the old one, which means we have wildly different references, occasionally different opinions. And at this point in my 50s, I've lived it all.

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