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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20210925 08:37:00

The polls in a struggle to carry the base. it is an uphill battle. what he s done is mobilized german chancellor angela merkel who is still vastly popular in this country to try to drum up extra support. the far left candidate is ahead of laschet in the polls. laschet is port traying himself as being serious like merkel. some felt laschet was punching above his weight. he made what many germans called unforced errors like being caught laughing on camera while visiting victims of the floods in germany. it is not easy for some to explain why they dislike him and ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20210925 08:36:00

Taken it in stride. the chancellor is stepping down after 16 years in power. as she says farewell, she s giving a political boost. the party s candidate who is hoping to fill her shoes. her campaign is struggling to gain traction. one of the major rallies that happened. the campaign has been marred by difficulties. merkel stepped off the sidelines. this chancellor she said at the rally in germany s north, we will do everything to continue in the coming years. we ask for your trust this coming sunday. laschet has been trailing in ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20210925 09:37:00

To explain why they disliked him, why they wouldn t vote for him. that, i think, could become the fatal effect in this election. reporter: laschet has been trying to get his campaign on track. promising a strong foreign and defense policies. we saw in afghanistan once the americans leave we can t even secure kabul airport. that s why i want to install a national security council within the chancellor, lashet said. while he hasn t managed to close the gap with olaf scholz, most polls have the race too close to call. giving hope to germany conservatives that they may yet retain the chancellory, even after angela merkel steps down. that s one of the reasons, robyn, it makes the election exciting it s much too close to call. two things very important, and one thing we definitely noticed ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom Live 20210925 07:44:00

Election. she s trying to give a political boost to her party s candidate, who is hoping to fill her shoes after 16 years. but as fred pleitgen now reports for us, the campaign has been struggling to gain enough traction. reporter: it seemed almost fitting that one of la she s final major rallies happened in severe rain. the center right christian democratic candidate s campaign has been marred by difficulties. angela merkel even had to step off the sidelines to try to help laschet win votes. be proud of this par latarian. we will do everything to continue on this work in the coming years and we ask for your trust this coming sunday. laschet has been trailing in the polls and has been struggling to mobilize germany s conservative base. it certainly is an uphill battle ....

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