Making of the Mayor

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Judge Dick Murphy didn't seem like much competition for Supervisor Ron Roberts in the primaries, so how did he end up winning the mayor's race? Being seen as a political insider - or outsider - can make all the difference to a city filled with distrust and lost confidence in government leaders. KPBS Political Correspondent Gloria Penner discovers who Dick Murphy really is and what it took to make him the mayor. Follow the strategic machinations of the Murphy campaign as they accentuate the positive, take advantage of Roberts' negatives, and eventually gain the most ground in this trek toward the high office of mayor.