POLITICO Illustration/AP Photo Nerdcast Examining Trump's grip on GOP leaders

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Datapoint: Seven. As in seven weeks. There’s a plan lurching through Congress to fund the government another seven weeks.

POLITICO reporting referenced in this segment:

McConnell moves to avert shutdown disaster

Trump insists military will build the border wall

Poll: Voters would blame Trump, GOP for shutdown

GOP talks Trump off the shutdown ledge

Datapoint: Three. There are three Democrats who are running in tough governors races in the South next year, and it’s noteworthy just how different they are than the progressives who get a lot of national attention.

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