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How late night comedy became another campaign stop

How late night comedy became another stop on the campaign trail

11/09/2015 | Rating NR

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How late night comedy became another campaign stop

Clip: 11/9/2015 | 8m 29s

How late night comedy became another stop on the campaign trail

Donald Trump, who hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend, is not the first politician to use late night comedy to pitch his campaign. Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about candidates on the talk show circuit, plus a look at the increased scrutiny on Ben Carson and Sen. Marco Rubio and rivalry between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

11/09/2015 | Rating NR

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