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Could Hillary Clinton reverse the Louisiana losing streak for Democrats?

Mar 5, 2016 4:37 PM EDT

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No Democratic presidential candidate has won Louisiana since Bill Clinton in 1996. If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, she could reverse that losing streak. Elizabeth Crisp of the Baton Rouge Advocate joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the race in the state.

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