EPISODE · Aug 16, 2018 · 27 MIN
John & Margaret
from I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics · host Jeanne Safer / Macmillan
CNN's John Avlon and Margaret Hoover first met while working in one of the most partisan environments around: a presidential campaign. But while Margaret grew up fighting for her tribal political identity, John felt that political partisanship itself was a significant problem. It all came to a head as the couple was on the cusp of marriage…and Sarah Palin is (partially) to blame. -- Find out more about the I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics book, out Spring 2019: https://bit.ly/2P9vfaR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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CNN's John Avlon and Margaret Hoover first met while working in one of the most partisan environments around: a presidential campaign. But while Margaret grew up fighting for her tribal political identity, John felt that political partisanship itself was a significant problem. It all came to a head as the couple was on the cusp of marriage…and Sarah Palin is (partially) to blame. -- Find out more about the I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics book, out Spring 2019: https://bit.ly/2P9vfaR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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