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Steve Flowers on Trade Days

Today is Halloween and that conjures up images of kids going door to door for trick or treating.

In the world of politics, going from voter to voter to get into political office can be as tricky—especially if you’re competing with vendors trying to hawk things from antiques to fruits and vegetables. APR’s political commentator Steve Flowers has a few thoughts on the campaign tradition known as “first Monday” or “trade days.”

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