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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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May 15, 2018

Trump has put himself in a vulnerable position by raising the stakes so high for himself and standing at rallies being showered with Nobel chance and so on.

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Apr 26, 2018

I think it's a fair criticism that past presidents have not been able to solve this problem.

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Apr 15, 2018

I think what the government is arguing and would know better than I is that he really is bet hardly a lawyer at all, that much of what he does has nothing to do with law in the traditional sense.

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Apr 12, 2018

That's a very bad day. And so clearly, he has got something to worry about.

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Apr 12, 2018

This is obviously a fraught time in which our whole justice system is on tinder hooks here because of the campaign that's being waged against it by the President and his allies.

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Apr 8, 2018

If impeachment becomes a partisan tool and not an assiduous process, then you are damaging democracy.

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Apr 4, 2018

I think the whole thing is bizarre. I don't think ethics meant much in this administration starting with the President himself.

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Apr 4, 2018

One of the appeals Pruitt may have been until the last few days that Pruitt has a constituency in the Senate.

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Apr 4, 2018

My concern about Donald Trump is less his policy, even though I disagree with many of his policies. It's his utter disregard for democratic institutions.

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Apr 4, 2018

I don't think he can confirm anybody to replace Sessions if he fires him right now.

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Mar 19, 2018

There's so many reasons why it raises eyebrows, not the least of which that he was apparently advised not to do it.

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Mar 19, 2018

When time and time and time again he refuses to rebuke Putin, it sends a very clear message.

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Mar 13, 2018

I don't want that. I don't need people to tell me what to do.

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Mar 13, 2018

Never before have we seen a secretary of state call the President a moron before.

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Mar 4, 2018

He painted himself into a corner on this issue of guns saying one thing at that public session and then getting a lecture by the NRA and private.

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Feb 28, 2018

The Trump administration don't really believe the American people should have visibility into the business dealings of the President or anybody around him.

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Feb 28, 2018

He's comfortable with chaos. That's how he's always operated. It doesn't bother him.

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Feb 28, 2018

You can't be in the midst of the Middle East peace process or dealing with Mexico and the faded relations we have with Mexico right now... without top secret security clearance.

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Feb 28, 2018

If you don't respect rules you can do anything if you're President of the United States as he has pretty much said including this.

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Feb 28, 2018

This would have a catastrophic impact on the country if it continues where the chaos he's talking were barely pass the one year mark for this administration.

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Feb 28, 2018

For all of this chaos to reign around him, for this flouting of rules, the near potential trade war that he apparently lost rather casually today over the advice of many of his senior national security and economic advisors, those kinds of…

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Feb 28, 2018

You want an experienced team. You want a team that works well with the President and each other. And you want them in place over a long period of time so you can have consistent policy and implement it effectively.

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Feb 28, 2018

You don't want that decision being made in a chaotic environment or in a casual way.

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