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Democrats own stock in Big Tobacco while backing a new tax that economists say will drive smokers back to cigarettes. Consumer advocate Lindsey Stroud and political communications pro Christian Josi join guest host Jim McCarthy, AVM’s communication advisor, to discuss whether Democrats will face a rebellion at the ballot box. Plus, the Media Lapdogs of the week.

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• Pelosi’s office pushes false equivalency on vape tax; AVM Responds.

• Electoral Implications of the vape tax

• Media Lapdog: CBS News Puff Bar Panic

• Media Lapdog: Daily Mail Pushes Bunk Study

• Media Lapdog: WHO Ejects Journalists

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