Washington Week with The Atlantic

Webcast Extra - August 27, 2010

Special | 7m 2s

Gwen and the panel have more on this week's election results and how Sarah Palin and a ballot initiative on abortion in Alaska may have influenced the GOP Senate primary there; what the impact of the economy might be on President Obama's future standing and whether the mandate for healthcare insurance might be challenged in the courts and may make its way to the Supreme Court.

Aired: 08/27/10

Rating: NR

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