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Podcast: Beyond Politics
Episode: Do Republicans Need to Attack Trump in the Debate to Actually Win the Race?
Description: The first debate may be other Republican candidates' best chance to make up some ground on Donald Trump -- who isn't even showing up -- but it seems like the other candidates are going to defend him rather than try to beat him. Can that work? Or are these candidates just cementing his place as the eventual nominee?