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Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock
Published February 18, 2019 at 7:45 AM EST

On this Presidents Day, WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock shares who his favorite president is. He also discusses the potential for a showdown between President Trump and Congress over the president's declaration of a national emergency on the southern border and Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' chances if he enters the 2020 presidential race.

Click here for WAMC's coverage of a Siena College Research Institute poll ranking the top U.S. presidents. 
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Alan Chartock
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.
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