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David Axelrod

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David Axelrod is a prominent Democratic political consultant and strategist, best known for his role as the chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. Born on February 22, 1955, in New York City, Axelrod has played a significant role in shaping modern political communication and campaign strategies. He served as a senior advisor to President Obama during his administration, focusing on messaging and public relations. Axelrod is also a co-founder of the consulting firm AKPD Message and Media.

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Nov 1, 2020

100 million people have voted, already. At some point, you max out. This is going to be a smaller turnout.

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Nov 1, 2020

It is clear that a lot of Democrats voted by mail. And therefore, the President would like to see some of those mail ballots discounted because it improves his chances of winning by disqualifying qualified voters.

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Nov 1, 2020

One of the things you need to look for is where the turnout is coming from.

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Nov 1, 2020

These are not the actions of a party that feels terribly comfortable about where they are.

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Nov 1, 2020

The fact that Republicans all over the country are trying to invalidate votes, the fact that the president is already laying the groundwork for mischief in Pennsylvania after tomorrow, doesn't convey a great sense of confidence about where…

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Oct 30, 2020

This has been a concern. I will point out a couple of things.

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Oct 30, 2020

I think his target audience is primarily at this point, black, Hispanic voters, younger voters.

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Oct 28, 2020

the more people vote early, the more pressure it puts on the President to have a great day on Tuesday at the polling places

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Oct 28, 2020

if more people vote early, that puts more pressure on Trump to outperform.

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Oct 22, 2020

the President continues to believe that he can spin this virus, but people are experiencing it.

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Oct 22, 2020

They could end this race on Election Night if Florida comes in for Biden.

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Oct 22, 2020

One of the appeals of Biden as a candidate for the Democrats is that he is particularly -- has particular kinship to the states, his profile, his history is good for those states.

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Oct 22, 2020

The position that he has taken is very clear. It's in his platform, and that is to phase out fossil fuel fuels over the next 30 years.

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Oct 22, 2020

He has said repeatedly that when there's a vaccine, it's going to go away. That's going to end the pandemic. That is just not the case.

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Oct 22, 2020

the President continues to lie about the pandemic, rounding the turn, saying, you know, again, today that we're rounding the curve. It is going to end quickly.

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Oct 22, 2020

instead of using that as a teaching moment for the country, he is using it to once again do what he did from the beginning, which is to minimize the virus.

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Oct 22, 2020

the facts are harsh, and they are immutable. The fact is that we have four percent of the world's population, and we've had about 20 percent of the world's deaths.

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Oct 15, 2020

Biden was quite good in his [town hall], he was calm, he was detailed. He was confident he related well, to people and he inspired a sense of confidence.

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Oct 7, 2020

The kinds of things that he said on that -- sure, they are not unlike things he said in the past, but as you say, it was like a kind of spasmodic burst of resentments.

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Oct 2, 2020

If he tested positive before Thursday, there's plenty of reason, because he went to an event on Thursday that he obviously shouldn't have gone to.

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Oct 2, 2020

This president is invested in telling the country that we're through this, that we're getting through this, we're at the end of this.

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Oct 2, 2020

You know, on Tuesday night, the president stood on the stage and ridiculed Joe Biden for wearing a mask.

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Sep 26, 2020

He will hold Trump up as an example of someone who has had great privilege and has scammed the system while people in Scranton work hard, pay their taxes and do what's expected of them.

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Sep 26, 2020

He feels that people who served in the military are suckers and he feels like people who pay taxes are suckers, and there are a lot of people who pay taxes and a lot of people who serve their country who may resent that.

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Sep 22, 2020

He is sending a signal to people that they can take to the streets with guns if they don't like the outcome of this election.

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