Political Quotes

David Axelrod

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 200820261,045 total · peak 2024 (168)
2008: 3 quotes2009: 6 quotes2010: 5 quotes2011: 6 quotes2012: 18 quotes2015: 27 quotes2016: 150 quotes2017: 136 quotes2018: 132 quotes2019: 86 quotes2020: 85 quotes2021: 66 quotes2022: 66 quotes2023: 58 quotes2024: 168 quotes2025: 29 quotes2026: 4 quotes
Sep 25, 2016

It's very important to start quickly, make a big impact in the first 15 minutes.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 25, 2016

Yes. And I think it works on a number of different levels. It speaks to this level of intolerance and divisiveness that bothers some of this college educated white voters but it's motivational for minority voters who need they need to…

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 24, 2016

If people left there saying, you know, I think he is a plausible president. I could see him in that office, that would be a real problem for her.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 24, 2016

I think he's got the vote of those people who are aching for a political revolution.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 20, 2016

One of the things that John didn't address here because these were the most recent polls were states of Colorado, state of Virginia. These are states that used to be battleground states, where Hillary Clinton has held consistent leads.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 20, 2016

This campaign has resources that far exceed anything that we have with public polls in terms of analytics and other tools that -- and they are making day-to-day judgments as to where they are.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 20, 2016

The flaking of young voters to the third party is something that I'd also watch as well for her.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 12, 2016

I think he's genuinely offended by Donald Trump. And he expressed that in full today.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 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.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 12, 2016

Pence also said today that he didn't want to call the ... David Duke deplorable.

transcripts.cnn.com
Sep 7, 2016

I mean, she's in a good position right now. She leads in virtually every battleground state...

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 30, 2016

That's been his go-to position, even through this week in which he's been sort of experimenting with a softening of his immigration position.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 29, 2016

the most important thing is to find yourself a debate partner in your prep sessions who can simulate the kind of style that Donald Trump will bring to these debates.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 29, 2016

the thing that's holding Trump back right now are two things, temperament and command of facts.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 23, 2016

She came and she delivered the message that she wanted to deliver accusing Donald Trump of taking a hate movement mainstream.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 23, 2016

It would be a huge win for the Clinton campaign if she carried that state.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 23, 2016

What you see and what Donald Trump is doing now is a recognition that he has to do marginally better among minorities if he can.

transcripts.cnn.com
Aug 3, 2016

He doesn't feel that Donald Trump is equipped to handle the awesome power that a president has to handle and make those kinds of decisions.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 21, 2016

Anderson, those people haven't worked in the White House. Hillary Clinton has had the experience of having been in the White House for eight years when her husband was president, having been there as secretary of state and she understands…

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 21, 2016

What you hear from Sanders supporters is yeah, they may not be happy with Tim Kaine, but the thing they really want is someone else to chair this democratic convention because they are so furious at what they see as bias on the part of the…

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 21, 2016

I think that is only a small part of it. I honestly don't believe vice presidential candidates deliver states. I think Lyndon Johnson was the last one who actually did when he delivered Texas for John F. Kennedy in 1960. But what he does…

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 20, 2016

What you hear from Sanders supporters is yeah, they may not be happy with Tim Kaine, but the thing they really want is someone else to chair this democratic convention because they are so furious at what they see as bias on the part of the…

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton has had the experience of having been in the White House for eight years when her husband was president, having been there as secretary of state and she understands how important that dynamic is between the vice president…

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 20, 2016

And remember, what she's selling right now is stability, reliability, temperament in contrast to Donald Trump.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jul 20, 2016

I think that that is only a small part of it. I honestly don't believe vice presidential candidates deliver states. I think Lyndon Johnson was the last one who actually did when he delivered Texas for John F. Kennedy in 1960. But what he…

transcripts.cnn.com

Politicians like David Axelrod