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On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
I think the -- but someone is going to have to bring the attack and she's got a lot of surrogates and the president being chief among them, who can really make the case for her and against Donald Trump.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod emphasizes the need for Hillary Clinton to have surrogates, including President Obama, to attack Donald Trump.

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