Recapping political absurdity from mid-term election season

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From the Glenn Beck’s “Rally to Restore Honor” to Jon Stewart’s upcoming “Rally to Restore Sanity,” it may feel like this election season has become something of a joke. We talk with Allison Silverman, former executive producer of “The Colbert Report,” about the age of populist anger and negative ads.

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