Godless Americans (2008)

Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

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It\\u2019s October 27th. This day in 2008, an ad endorsed by Elizabeth Dole is running in North Carolina accusing Senate candidate Kay Hagan of being a \\u201cgodless American.\\u201d

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the ad was deceptively edited, why it created such a backlash, and why the charge of \\u201cGodlessness\\u201d is so stick in American politics.

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