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Former Obama aide and Democrat strategist David Axelrod wrote Friday that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is running a “strategically brilliant campaign.”

During CNN’s coverage of Wednesday’s CNN Democratic debate, CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod stated that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a significant improvement over last time, and might have been the best

David Axelrod, former President Barack Obama’s chief campaign strategist, said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s criticism of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and the Democrat-run city of Baltimore could cost him the 2020 election.  

David Axelrod criticized Robert Mueller on Wednesday, saying the former special counsel was not as “sharp” as he used to be.

Facing a tough re-election, Obama chose a path of confrontation, of divide-and-rule politics, echoing Occupy Wall Street and inflaming the Trayvon Martin controversy.

Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” former Obama senior advisor David Axelrod offered his theory on how President Donald Trump was using the so-called “The Squad,” consisting of Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Alexandria

David Axelrod,  a former top aide to President Barack Obama, lambasted Joe Biden on Saturday for having waited weeks to apologize for praising avowed segregationists. 

The Office of Special Counsel’s accusation Thursday that Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, violated the Hatch Act, and its recommendation that she be removed from the federal service, is a grotesque abuse of power.

Former Obama strategist David Alexrod wonders in a CNN op-ed published Tuesday whether former Vice President Joe Biden’s recent gaffes and flip-flops — a “shambling week” — represent a “bad omen” for the 2020 frontrunner’s campaign.

Friday, CNN senior political commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod sounded off on former 2020 Democratic hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden, who has come under fire for continuously changing his position on the Hyde Amendment. Axelrod said Biden’s “flip-flop-flip”

CNN senior political commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod on Tuesday reacted to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) going after former Vice President Joe Biden over climate policy. According to Axelrod, the far left, anti-establishment

Establishment media pundits and left-wing political operatives believe that although special counsel Robert Mueller declined to prosecute Donald Trump for Russian collusion or obstruction of justice, his report on the investigation nonetheless invites Democrat lawmakers to impeach the president.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, an unexpected early frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is criticizing his own supporters for being too white after questions about the “lack of diversity” at his events and among his campaign staff.

David Axelrod, who served as senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, lamented the decision of Illinois prosecutors to drop all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, stating the ordeal shows a well-connected celebrity could fake a hate crime against oneself without facing repercussions.

Bush acknowledged that it would be difficult for a Republican to challenge Trump, but believed it would be good for conservatism.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is vacationing on a tropical island, but sources say he is using the downtime to do his final calculations before deciding on a White House run.

Trump has long accused Democrats of engaging in a witch hunt against him, but after their massive document demand, GOPs say he is right. 

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb defended Special Counsel Robert Mueller in an interview with ABC News published Tuesday morning, calling Mueller an “American hero” and saying his investigation was no “witch hunt.”

Axelrod criticized House Democrats on Monday for their blanket demand for documents, warning it could play into the characterization of a witch hunt.

David Axelrod, who was former President Barack Obama’s top political adviser, warned on Monday that Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) Oakland values may not be a natural fit for the heartland.

Trump can only hope John Kerry is in “the middle of the debate” in 2020. But the rest of us should hope he just goes away.

CNN president Jeff Zucker revealed to David Axelrod that he is toying with running for public office.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday won the House Democrat leadership election to be the party’s next nominee for speaker.

Former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was “very confident” he would have won a third term had the Constitution and his wife allowed him to run again.

Former President Barack Obama praised House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Tuesday as an “extraordinary partner” who will be remembered as “one of the most effective legislative leaders that this country’s ever seen.”

David Axelrod, former chief campaign strategist for President Obama, said in a recent interview that Republicans lit “a tribal fire” with the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Democrats on Monday reacted with dismay and disbelief to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s releasejust three weeks before the midterm elections, of a DNA test showing she may have traces of Native American ancestry.

With left-wing activists and primary voters convinced that President Donald Trump is a “racist” and a “bigot,” Democrats vying for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination may have no choice but to go all-in on racial and identity politics.

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod argued President Trump views democratic institutions a “nuisance” and is envious of people who can rule how they want. Axelrod said, “[H]e has no

Friday on CNN’s “New Day,” former chief strategist for Barack Obama David Axelrod, also a CNN contributor, said President Donald Trump is like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned, because the Trump administration’s environmental policies are “rolling back” measures meant

The push by a number of prominent Democrats to completely politicize the impeachment process could backfire for them in the midterms, David Axelrod, the political advisor who helped elect Barack Obama to the Presidency in 2008, said on Sunday.

Staffers for former President Barack Obama quickly defended White House doctor Ronny Jackson after partisan critics mocked him for giving President Donald Trump an “excellent” grade on his physical.

As President Donald Trump’s first year ends with successes in both foreign and domestic policy, Democrats and #NeverTrump Republicans are plagued by “nightmare envy,” since the dictatorship they warned about has failed to materialize.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” while defending President Barack Obama’s comments, former White House chief strategist David Axelrod said President Donald Trump “delivers hammer blows again” to “fundamental institutions of our democracy.” Partial transcript as follows: TAPPER: David,

Wednesday on CNN, former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod said with the passing of the Republican tax plan and other policies he has forwarded President Donald Trump “is doing consequential things.” Axelrod said, “It is advertised as something that will spur

During an interview on the “Axe Files” podcast released on Wednesday, host and CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod said he, along with others in politics, “looked the other way” on former President Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct and “there’s a