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Axelrod says Hunter Biden pardon 'handled poorly'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod criticized President Biden's son Hunter Biden's pardon response as “insufficient.” “More than anything, it was handled poorly,” Axelrod told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an interview Monday. His comments came less than a day after Biden announced Sunday that he would pardon his son for three felonies, including the illegal purchase and […]

Axelrod: Second Trump administration has 'wholly different feel'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod argued that President-elect Trump's second administration will have a “completely different atmosphere” than his first. “Say what you like about what direction he wants to lead the country in, but this is a very different atmosphere from 2016. Trump has an experienced administration that will not lead, but rather be led.” […]

Axelrod agrees with Dave Portnoy: Democrats’ ‘moral superiority’ not working

Democratic strategist David Axelrod spoke on CNN Thursday about Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's assessment of the Democratic Party following Vice President Harris' loss to President-elect Trump in the 2024 White House race. agreed. “Get rid of the guys who are pulling the strings in the Democratic Party. They've lost the plot.” Portnoy said Wednesday, […]

Axelrod: Racism, sexism partly to blame for Harris defeat

Democratic strategist David Axelrod blamed “racial bias” and “sexism” as “influences” on the outcome of the presidential election. “Let's be honest about this, let's be blunt about this: There are invocations of racism in this campaign, there is racial bias in this country, and there is racial bias in this country,” Axelrod said on CNN […]

Axelrod: Team Trump ran a smart campaign

Democratic strategist David Axelrod praised former President Trump's team early Wednesday, saying they ran a “rational and well-thought-out” campaign for an “often irrational” candidate. said. “I think they ran an honest, strategic campaign. As I've said many times, they ran a very smart campaign,” he said in an interview with CNN. “This was an ultimately […]

Axelrod encourages Harris to do more interviews: ‘Flood the zone’

David Axelrod, a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, argued on CNN this week that Vice President Kamala Harris needs to give more media interviews in the remaining weeks of the presidential campaign. During an appearance on CNN's “Inside Politics” on Friday, Axelrod told host Casey Hunt that he agreed with the Harris campaign's […]