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David Axelrod: “You cannot simply assume that you are going to have enough votes among your base and that you can write off swaths of…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2016
You cannot simply assume that you are going to have enough votes among your base and that you can write off swaths of the country.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod emphasizes the need for Democrats to engage with a broader electorate.

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