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Connections

What can local Democratic Party members learn from this year's primary?

 Rachel Barnhart and Chiara “Kee Kee” Smith on "Connections"
Julie Williams
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WXXI News
Rachel Barnhart and Chiara “Kee Kee” Smith on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, July 10, 2023
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What did local Democratic candidates and party members learn from this year’s primary process? How can they better engage and recruit members and voters? And what should voters know, looking ahead to November?

We sit down with local party members to discuss these questions and more. Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.