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Political Junkie Ken Rudin Looks At The Growing Field Of Presidential Candidates

Only the top ten candidates, based on an average of five national polls, will be allowed to participate in the first Republican Primary debate on August 6. But by then there are likely to be 16 GOP candidates in the race. The Democrats won?'t need as much space for their first primary debate, to take place this fall. To help get everyone in a 4th of July mood, Political Junkie Ken Rudin and WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson join Jay Hanselman to examine how the presidential primary fields are shaping up and look at the rest of the latest in political news.

Jay Hanselman brings more than 10 years experience as a news anchor and reporter to 91.7 WVXU. He came to WVXU from WNKU, where he hosted the local broadcast of All Things Considered. Hanselman has been recognized for his reporting by the Kentucky AP Broadcasters Association, the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and the Ohio AP Broadcasters.