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In this pre-debate edition of the TwentySixteen podcast, we discuss the intensifying battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, whether Donald Trump or Ted Cruz would make a stronger general election candidate, and Rand Paul's decision to skip the GOP debate in South Carolina. 

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