And now from the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago and CNN audio,

The Axxwiles.

With your host, David Axelrod. CNN audio, The Axe Wiles.

With your host, David Axelrod.

On election night, John King, one of America's most seasoned and insightful political

reporters, will be at his post, the magic wall at CNN where he'll

slice and dice voting returns like no one else can.

But John dropped by the IOP this week on his year-long journeys around the country talking to the battleground

state voters who will determine the outcome of this fateful election.

So given that we're just a few weeks away I wanted to sit down with him to see what

he's learned. Here's our conversation.

John King, it is always, always good to see you my friend and to get you in the midst of your travels.

It's great to be here actually in the house where all the magic happens.

Here at the Institute of Politics, yes.

First, before we talk about where we are in this

election and what you've learned, I want to talk about how you came to the decision to do this. And I think

maybe we covered this the last time I talked to you

when you were just setting out, I'm not sure.

But just to review, you spent a lot of years

as a Associated Press reporter covering politics,

went into broadcast journalism, got dragooned into being an anchor,

and spent many years behind a desk covering these elections

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