Songs on the Stump

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Presidential candidates are surrounding themselves with music during the 2008 campaign. Today, we find out how candidates pick their playlists -- and how those songs sometimes wander off-message. Plus: the Brooklyn songwriter Thomas Bartlett has played with everyone from art-rock hero David Byrne to buzz band The National. He joins us for a live performance under his stage name, Doveman.

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