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David Axelrod: “I think if he's going to get to where he wants to go, he better infuse his rhetoric with something more meaningful to…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2020
I think if he's going to get to where he wants to go, he better infuse his rhetoric with something more meaningful to people.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod discusses the importance of Joe Biden's messaging and the need for deeper meaning in his rhetoric to compete effectively.

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