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Axelrod: This Is a Very Close Race

By Amelia Burns, CNN

Published 1:05 PM EDT, Sat September 7, 2024

Axelrod: This Is a Very Close Race

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Former Senior Advisor to the Obama White House David Axelrod speaks to CNN’s Michael Smerconish to discuss the latest on Trump’s sentencing hearing and what he thinks both campaigns should be doing to prep for the debate. Axelrod dissects RFK’s latest victory getting removed from two critical state ballots and how it could benefit a particular candidate.

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