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Super Tuesday: Part One
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In this hour, polls close in Georgia, Vermont, and Ohio. John Edwards is pinning his presidential hopes on wins in the early rounds of Super Tuesday. Can he pull off an upset? Will John Kerry seal his fate as the Democratic presidential nominee?

Stay with us throughout the night for up-to-the-minute developments. We’ll bring you results as they happen plus give you context in which to make sense of them all with our team of top political analysts from across the country.

Guests:

Cathy Allen, political strategist

Tom Baxter chief political reporter The Atlanta Constitution

Merle Black, professor of politics and government at Emory University

Joe Hallet, chief political editor The Columbus Dispatch

Michael Meehan, senior advisor to John Kerry

Marcy Kaptur (D) Ohio 9th District

Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst

 
 

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