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David Axelrod: “You can't talk people into believing that the economy is strong if they're not feeling it.”

On the recordNovember 10, 2021
You can't talk people into believing that the economy is strong if they're not feeling it.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod emphasizes the importance of public perception of the economy.

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