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Political Checklist: Indiana and the Veepstakes

Season 2012 Episode 1080 | 5m 12s

In this week's Political Checklist, political editor Christina Bellantoni chatted with senior correspondent Gwen Ifill about a red state that's slipped out of President Obama's grasp. We also chatted about those persistent veepstakes, and how we can't help but cover them even though it's a speculative game.

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