I do believe that you are elected not to advance the interest of your party but advance the interest of your country.
Editor's note · Context
Axelrod emphasizes the responsibility of elected officials to prioritize the country's interests over party interests.
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Donald Trump doesn't believe in rules and laws and norms or institutions. He doesn't believe them domestically. He doesn't believe in them internationally and he has defied them to get to this point and back to the presidency.
The party should look deeper and say, why is it that so many people are disaffected from institutions in this country?
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.





