Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

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Dr. Alan Chartock
Eric Korenman

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin III and the Democrat's opposition to the For the People Act. Dr. Chartock also comments on the difficult tasks assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris, and considers whether Harris is being set up to fail. Also in the headlines: a sharp decline in the country's COVID-19 vaccination rate is threatening President Joe Biden's goal of having 70 percent of adults immunized by July 4. 

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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.