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The Democratic Party has been caught off guard by Bernie Sanders' wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. Dan digs in with Axios politics editor Margaret Talev.

Go deeper: Evidence doesn't support Democrats' panic about Sanders' electability
 

Podcast: Democrats feel the Bern

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Axios Re:Cap

2020 election

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