This chapter explores how political parties can reflect and reinvent themselves after electoral losses. It highlights the transformative potential of these defeats, drawing parallels to the resurgence of the UK's Labor Party and discussing the critical role of leadership in this evolution.
David Axelrod was one of the first prominent Democrats to suggest that President Biden should withdraw from the race. The former senior advisor to President Barack Obama earned Biden’s ire in the process (and a colorful nickname to go along with it), but time proved him right. And now, he’s calling on Democrat’s to temper their “irrational exuberance.”
Kara talks to the Axe man about the Democratic National Convention (of course), his role in persudading President Joe Biden to drop out of the race, and his analysis of Vice President Harris’s messaging and campaign strategy.
To get more David Axelrod, watch him on CNN or listen to Hacks on Tap and The Axe Files.
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