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On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
If you don't pick me, it could be him. And he's not going to be able to beat Donald Trump because he's too far out on the left.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses Biden's strategy of positioning himself as the candidate who can beat Trump against Bernie Sanders.

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