I think President Obama is a committed, practicing nonideologue. He's consumed by neither tactics nor ideology. He is more concerned about outcomes than he is about process and categorizations. David Axelrod categorizationcommitconcern Change image and share on social
We have to deal with the world as we find it. The world of what it takes to get this done. David Axelrod dealfindtake Change image and share on social
You know, we - if, for example, Jerry Brown can withstand, you know, what will probably end up being $200 million of spending by his opponent and get elected governor of California, that will be a big victory in the nation's largest state. David Axelrod bigbrowncalifornia share on social
Any time you have loose ballots, you have to worry about shenanigans. It's a shame such a hard-fought election has to come down to something like this. David Axelrod ballotelectionfight Change image and share on social
This marketplace where people can buy insurance who don't have it today - a competitive marketplace: That's an idea that both sides embrace. David Axelrod buycompetitiveembrace Change image and share on social
Far be it from me to denigrate Senator McCain's advice on vice presidential nominees. David Axelrod advicedenigratemccain Change image and share on social
I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people are going to fully appreciate what this reform is if we pass it and implement it and it becomes not a caricature but a reality, and I still believe that. So I think it will be easier to sell it moving forward than it was to this point. David Axelrod agocaricatureconclusion share on social
The truth is that as we move forward, if one side says we can't raise any taxes on anybody or any interest, and the other side says we can't cut anything, we're obviously not going to make progress on this. And our interest is in making progress on this. David Axelrod cutforwardinterest share on social
I haven't given up on working... across the aisle on issues and maybe it'll take an election or two for that to fully ferment, maybe it you know sometimes it takes awhile for people to realize what the best path is. David Axelrod aisleawhileelection share on social