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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 173 - Rep. Seth Moulton

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2017

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Congressman Seth Moulton sits down with David to talk about his military service, President Trump's shortcomings as commander-in-chief, the situation in North Korea, helping more veterans get elected to public office, and more.

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And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your

0:12.6

host, David Axelrod.

0:17.3

There are a few young politicians in Washington who have generated more buzz in a short period

0:23.3

of time than Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a decorated Iraq war veteran who won a improbable

0:32.6

primary campaign against an incumbent Democrat to go to Congress in 2014 and who lately has

0:39.8

been part of a group of maverick young members of Congress who have been petitioning for change

0:46.2

in leadership in the House.

0:49.3

The story of his military service and his march to public office is a compelling one.

0:55.3

And so I wanted to sit down with him when he passed through Chicago the other day.

1:02.6

Seth Moulton, great to be with you.

1:04.9

David, thank you for having me.

1:05.9

It's not going to be here.

1:07.5

So I can't remember the name of the show back in the 80s that launched Michael J. Fox,

1:13.6

where he played the conservative kid to the liberal parents who were shocked and dismayed

1:20.8

that their son was growing up as a conservative.

1:24.4

I know you didn't grow up as a conservative, but there's a little of that and your family

1:28.9

isn't there?

1:29.9

Well, I mean, I think like most American families, we have some different political perspectives

1:35.1

around the dinner table.

1:36.1

But your folks were in the 60s.

1:38.4

They were out on the streets protesting the Vietnam War.

1:41.7

It's fair to say that they came from the sort of progressive end of that generation, which

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