I do think it would rip the country apart if he were actually prevented from running because tens of millions of people want to vote for him.
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David Axelrod expresses concern that preventing Trump from running could lead to significant national division.
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I think the Democratic party has become too much of a cosmopolitan, college educated party. It still advocates for working people, but it doesn't really communicate with them very well.
I think he is one of the things about Joe Biden is he is very, very concerned about his place in history and where his legacy sits and whether people appreciate the things that have been accomplished over the last four years.
There's a cost to U.S. credibility and there's a cost to Trump's credibility by bluffing like this and then pulling back.
Well, look, it's obviously a historic day. I think whatever you think about Donald Trump, you have to acknowledge this is probably the most astonishing comeback in American political history.





