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Swing State Hell

Season 18 • 11/01/2012

Ohio voters are subjected to a constant stream of negative ads and Italian fear-mongering.

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Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock draws widespread criticism for rape comments but retains Mitt Romney's endorsement.
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Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bloomberg and Chris Christie show that once you remove partisan gamesmanship from a situation, government performance improves dramatically.
10/31/2012
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The Strategists Pt. 1
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An eighth-grade student council election gets nasty as political strategists John Oliver and Jason Jones spin for their respective 12-year-old candidates.
10/31/2012
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Investigative satirist Jon Ronson describes accompanying masked superhero Phoenix Jones as he confronted a large gang of armed crack dealers.
10/31/2012
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Moment of Zen - Election Fatigue
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Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama polls well with crying little girls.
10/31/2012
04:49

The Strategists Pt. 2
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The student council presidential campaign goes negative as John Oliver and Jason Jones raise funds and clash on the school's top-rated news program.
11/01/2012
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Bob Woodruff
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Bob Woodruff explains the economic challenges faced by returning veterans and addresses the enduring stigma of post-traumatic stress disorder.
11/01/2012
03:18

Swing State Hell - Ohio Votes
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Wyatt Cenac reports from Ohio on the widespread devastation caused by the presidential campaigns' advertising storm.
11/01/2012
00:18

Moment of Zen - Pennsylvania, Ohio
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Bill Clinton simultaneously campaigns in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
11/01/2012
06:44

Swing State Hell
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Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have crunched the numbers and decided the only electoral votes that matter are the 18 that reside in Ohio.
11/01/2012
02:16

Democalypse 2012 - What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger Edition - Media Accountability
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Television pundits and former Republican presidential candidates make election predictions for which they will not be held accountable.
11/05/2012
07:10

Martha Raddatz
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ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz shares her journalistic approach to moderating the vice-presidential debate.
11/05/2012
05:02

Democalypse 2012 - What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger Edition
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Would-be marathoners help clean up New York City, and Aasif Mandvi and Jessica Williams report from the Obama and Romney camps on the eve of the election.
11/05/2012
00:35

Moment of Zen - Dick Morris's Revenge
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President Obama urges supporters to vote, and Dick Morris makes a prediction.
11/05/2012
05:55

The Strategists Pt. 3
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Strategists John Oliver and Jason Jones offer last minute coaching to their eighth grade student council candidates, and "The Phantom" star Billy Zane influences the election.
11/05/2012
02:51

Democalypse 2012 - Election Night 2012: This Ends Now - Spoiler Alert
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The House remains Republican, the Senate stays Democratic, and Stephen Colbert avoids election spoilers.
11/06/2012
02:48

Democalypse 2012 - Election Night 2012: This Ends Now - Campaign Headquarters
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Jessica Williams describes the election night mood in Chicago, and Aasif Mandvi reports that, win or lose, the Romney campaign is going to party hard.
11/06/2012
02:55

Democalypse 2012 - Election Night 2012: This Ends Now - Undecided Voters
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Samantha Bee pressures undecided voters to choose between President Obama and Mitt Romney.
11/06/2012
04:26

Democalypse 2012 - Election Night 2012: This Ends Now - Real-Time Polling
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Pennsylvania and Michigan go to President Obama, and John Oliver provides real-time social media election analysis.
11/06/2012
01:02

Democalypse 2012 - Election Night 2012: This Ends Now
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Patrick Stewart, Anderson Cooper and Soledad O'Brien lead an all-star election night cast.
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