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David Axelrod: “I think he's going to take a page from Biden here and hope it works better for him and say, I'm the guy who can beat…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 2020
I think he's going to take a page from Biden here and hope it works better for him and say, I'm the guy who can beat Donald Trump.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod discusses the strategy a candidate might use to position themselves against Donald Trump.

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