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

David Axelrod.

If you're involved in politics or journalism in Washington, then you most likely know Mark Murray,

the senior political editor for NBC News.

Mark has been a presence around Washington for two decades, is a man who is incredibly

knowledgeable about the granular details of American politics, the races, the polling,

and the prospects for the future.

He's also been a fellow at the Institute of Politics this spring.

We got a chance to sit down the other day to talk about Donald Trump, the midterm elections,

and the state of American politics.

Mark Murray, a senior political editor of NBC News, and more importantly to me, fellow

at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics this spring.

We got a lot of politics to talk about, and we'll get to that.

But I want to get to how you got to where you are a recognized national, savant about

electoral politics.

And it began in McGowan, Texas.

That's where I grew up, David.

And first, let me just say it's been an amazing experience being at the University of Chicago

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