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David Axelrod: “Kaine doesn't, you know, Kaine and Clinton don't understand business. We understand business.”

On the recordOctober 3, 2016
Kaine doesn't, you know, Kaine and Clinton don't understand business. We understand business.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Axelrod contrasts the business understanding of Pence and Trump with that of Kaine and Clinton.

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