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David Axelrod: “The fact that she's going home to Arkansas is very telling. Her father was the governor of Arkansas. Donald Trump is…”

On the recordJune 12, 2019
The fact that she's going home to Arkansas is very telling. Her father was the governor of Arkansas. Donald Trump is very popular with Republicans in Arkansas. Republicans do well in Arkansas. And my guess is that she will end up somewhere in politics in the state of Arkansas where she won't pay a big penalty for having been Donald Trump's press secretary.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses the political future of Kellyanne Conway after her tenure as Trump's press secretary.

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