When the Room Starts Spinning

In politics, "spin" is the art of making the best cast possible for your candidate or against your opponent. Campaigns deploy "spin doctors" to talk to journalists after a debate, election or other political event. NPR reports.

Questions...

•What is spin? Is there ever any truth to it?

•Give an example of how spin can turn a second or third place candidate into a quasi-winner?

•Hillary Clinton defeats Bernie Sanders 55%-45% in the South Carolina Primary. How can the Sanders campaign spin that into a victory?

•How does spin work after a debate?