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David Axelrod: “We are becoming a more diverse country. Each election, the Republican Party was right after 2012 when they said we need…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2016
We are becoming a more diverse country. Each election, the Republican Party was right after 2012 when they said we need to have an outreach to Hispanic Americans.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod comments on the changing demographics of the electorate and the Republican Party's failure to adapt.

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