The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west. Ken Rudin, known to NPR listeners from his many years talking all things politics with Neal Conan on "Talk of the Nation," joins Insight host Beth Ruyak for our signature segment that puts California politics in the context of the national scene. Rudin joins us from Washington D.C. in an effort to put it all in perspective.

On the final day before the New Hampshire Primary, The Political Junkie Ken Rudin explains how this primary ended campaigns for both Harry Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson. 

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