Leslie Savan

Contributor, Guardian America

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Regular contributor to Guardian America and three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism; author of Slamdunks and No-Brainers: Pop Language in Your Life, The Media and Like…Whatever

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Hillary Clinton 's new momentum has political junkies fixated on the influence of popular culture on politics.

Saturday Night Live, Hillary Clinton, and Pop Culture and Politics

Hillary Clinton 's new momentum has political junkies fixated on the influence of popular culture on politics.

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