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magg maggie haberman and david axelrod and david bergen, cnn political analyst. maggie, first to you, what's going on behind the scenes at the white house tonight? >> so you know this very well of a push-pull president getting him towards something. several advisers have been urging him a few days and really this morning, you got to send a signal that you are not blocking transition. this is how we do this in this country. it needs to move forward. you don't have to say the word concede which you know that he didn't say. i don't think he'll ever say it. there is another conversation throughout the day including with rudy giuliani again. as much of people complaining of rudy giuliani, he still is the president's ear. that's important to know. it is not just a fund raising point. you may see resurgence of lawsuits. there is a recognition that the dominos are fallen in terms of the michigan's certification, that was key to emily murphy moving ahead with this. she did write her letter in a way that was clearly designed to not offend president trump. she did not refer
magg maggie haberman and david axelrod and david bergen, cnn political analyst. maggie, first to you, what's going on behind the scenes at the white house tonight? >> so you know this very well of a push-pull president getting him towards something. several advisers have been urging him a few days and really this morning, you got to send a signal that you are not blocking transition. this is how we do this in this country. it needs to move forward. you don't have to say the word concede...
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david axelrod, senior cnn political commentator. and david gergen, former presidential adviser to nixon, ford, reagan, and clinton and senior cnn political analyst. maggie, first to you. what's going on behind the scenes at the white house tonight? >> so, there is, as always, john, and you know this very well, a push-pull with this president on getting him toward something. so advisers have been urging him, you know, for a few days but really in earnest this morning. you got to send a signal that -- that you're not blocking transition. this is how we do this in this country. this needs to move forward. you don't have to say the word concede, which you'll note he didn't say, and i don't think he's ever going to say as we've discussed a lot. then, there were all sorts of other conversations he had throughout the day, including with rudy giuliani again. so as much as people complain about giuliani and they almost all do. giuliani still does have the president's ear. and that is important to know because it's not just a fundraising ploy.
david axelrod, senior cnn political commentator. and david gergen, former presidential adviser to nixon, ford, reagan, and clinton and senior cnn political analyst. maggie, first to you. what's going on behind the scenes at the white house tonight? >> so, there is, as always, john, and you know this very well, a push-pull with this president on getting him toward something. so advisers have been urging him, you know, for a few days but really in earnest this morning. you got to send a...
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ashish jha and david axelrod. dr. jha, moderna 94% effective it is reporting, i know this is initial results but very positive. talk to me about the significance of this, having a second vaccine now north of 95% effective rate. what does this mean? >> good morning. thanks for having me on. having two vaccines that are above 90 i have to tell you two weeks ago i did not think this was where we were going to be. so this is really good news. again, with all the caveats, we have to look at the full set of data, but also i think it's important for people to understand that the process that has led to these two vaccines being developed has been done with a lot of scientific integrity. so obviously lots of challenges ahead, we've got to make the doses, we have to get it into people's arms, it's going to take a while, but this morning we should all be smiling a little bit and thankful that there is a light at the end of this tunnel and it got a little bit brighter this morning. >> agreed. because it's a lot easier to swallow
ashish jha and david axelrod. dr. jha, moderna 94% effective it is reporting, i know this is initial results but very positive. talk to me about the significance of this, having a second vaccine now north of 95% effective rate. what does this mean? >> good morning. thanks for having me on. having two vaccines that are above 90 i have to tell you two weeks ago i did not think this was where we were going to be. so this is really good news. again, with all the caveats, we have to look at...
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. >> joining us now to talk about this all is david axelrod, he is a former senior advisor to president obama and his campaign, and cnn white house correspondent kaitlan collins. david, i want to talk about what happened with arizona last night finally being called for biden. this could be a moment of huge national pride in terms of how well the u.s. pulled off this election during a pandemic with record voter turnout. record breaking turnout. people were so engaged, they wanted to exercise their vote and the dhs, the guy who is in charge of the unit that looks for all cybersecurity says it was the most secure election in american history. we could be doing a victory lap right now, but, of course, we're not doing that because, you know, president trump is fuming, we hear, from the reporting and staying inside and not talking and, of course, the guy -- chris grebbs who is in charge of that unit who had to look and comb for any election irregularities and fraud and didn't find any, he thinks that his head is on the chopping block and he will soon be gone. >> i don't know where he would ge
. >> joining us now to talk about this all is david axelrod, he is a former senior advisor to president obama and his campaign, and cnn white house correspondent kaitlan collins. david, i want to talk about what happened with arizona last night finally being called for biden. this could be a moment of huge national pride in terms of how well the u.s. pulled off this election during a pandemic with record voter turnout. record breaking turnout. people were so engaged, they wanted to...
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bring in someone that knows ron klain well, david axelrod, served as senior adviser. nice to have you on. we'll get to ron in a second. i want to start with the republican party. to hear some republican senators are now acknowledging joe biden should have access to these classified briefings but aren't quite going far enough to call for trump to concede this race, is this just crafty semantics? >> there are practical applications. there is meaning to lack of a transition. there is meaning to a president incoming not getting intelligence briefings. they recognize that. it's irresponsible to deprive him of that and i'm glad to see some are stepping up and saying so. brooke, this is a hostage drama. the jig is up. the people have spoken. the president needs to come out of the white house and leave on january 20th, and there should be an orderly transition. i think republicans are trying very hard nottagonize the president, not to antagonize his base, let the results run, have them certified, and slow ly eas him into the position of exiting president. in the interim it's
bring in someone that knows ron klain well, david axelrod, served as senior adviser. nice to have you on. we'll get to ron in a second. i want to start with the republican party. to hear some republican senators are now acknowledging joe biden should have access to these classified briefings but aren't quite going far enough to call for trump to concede this race, is this just crafty semantics? >> there are practical applications. there is meaning to lack of a transition. there is meaning...
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david axelrod is joining me now. there isn't about joe biden or kamala harris or ron klain.the door, is doing to hurt the american people. >> yeah. absolutely. jake, look. i find myself thinking a lot lately about the transition that we experienced back in 2008 when barack obama was elected president and as you remember, he ran a very tough campaign against some of the bush policies, but once the election was over, the transition began immediately. there was a high level of coordination between the incoming obama administration and all of the senior officials and their counterparts in the bush administration. i'll give you one example. you know, we were entering the teeth of this economic crisis, the auto industry was fou floundering and the obama team asked the trump team if they would extend financing for gm and chrysler so the new administration could senior what to do about the auto industry. they did that. we coordinated on national security issues, including some eminent potential terrorist threats. you know, just at efficiently level, there was a sense that our job is
david axelrod is joining me now. there isn't about joe biden or kamala harris or ron klain.the door, is doing to hurt the american people. >> yeah. absolutely. jake, look. i find myself thinking a lot lately about the transition that we experienced back in 2008 when barack obama was elected president and as you remember, he ran a very tough campaign against some of the bush policies, but once the election was over, the transition began immediately. there was a high level of coordination...
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. >>> let's talk more about all the headlines this morning, we're thrilled to have david axelrod on. axe, i hope you've gotten some rest since the election and thank you for getting up. >> so is the election over? i don't know. >> yeah, right. at least you're 24 hours a day on cable television are over for a little bit. i'd like to start on the historic nature of some of joe biden the president-elect's picks. when you look at avril haines the first woman to lead the intel community, alejandro mayorkas, the first -- to lead -- janet yellen. some are pointing to this is this obama 2.0. i would be remiss not to note how history making those names and positions are. >> absolutely. look, biden is following through on the pledge that he made as a candidate. he promised the most diverse cabinet in history, he's delivering that. janet yellen the first treasury secretary of the united states in the history of the republic, you know, avril haines over as the dni, that's historic. as well. but i think we shouldn't lose in my i don't rememb mayorkas the new dhs secretary is a cuban-american immi
. >>> let's talk more about all the headlines this morning, we're thrilled to have david axelrod on. axe, i hope you've gotten some rest since the election and thank you for getting up. >> so is the election over? i don't know. >> yeah, right. at least you're 24 hours a day on cable television are over for a little bit. i'd like to start on the historic nature of some of joe biden the president-elect's picks. when you look at avril haines the first woman to lead the intel...
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. >> cnn senior political commentator, david axelrod. and cnn political analyst, gloria borger. david, you were part of the obama administration, 2008. saw, firsthand, how it is supposed to work. how much does that hurt america? >> well, it's enormously disruptive. it was interesting to see jen reference the year 2000. when the gore -- when the gore/bush race went into overtime and it delayed the transition. and it was cited in the 9/11 report as one of the things that impeded the administration, the new administration, in getting to work on some national security issues. there are real consequences to this. this is incredibly subversive. and it's not the way it's supposed to work. not only is the president, what we see right now is, not only is the president preventing the new team from working. he's firing the old team. particularly, in national security -- in national security realm. i think it exposes the country to great danger, and it definitely makes the job of the new administration more difficult. and this is an administration that is going to have to take office in the
. >> cnn senior political commentator, david axelrod. and cnn political analyst, gloria borger. david, you were part of the obama administration, 2008. saw, firsthand, how it is supposed to work. how much does that hurt america? >> well, it's enormously disruptive. it was interesting to see jen reference the year 2000. when the gore -- when the gore/bush race went into overtime and it delayed the transition. and it was cited in the 9/11 report as one of the things that impeded the...
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abby philip, david axelrod, stand by. we are waiting to hear from pennsylvania officials, including the governor there. we'll get an update from a state where they're still counting, still hasn't been decided. our special live coverage continues after this. my psoriatic arthritis pain? i had enough! it's not getting in my way. joint pain, swelling, tenderness...much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx works on all of this. four years and counting. so watch out. i got this! watch me. real people with active psoriatic arthritis look and feel better with cosentyx. cosentyx works fast for results that can last. it treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis, like joint pain and tenderness, back pain, and helps stop further joint damage. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or
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david axelrod and david gregory. gentlemen, thank you. first we deal with what can be done. let's start on the progressive side first. ax, what does biden and his people do in ta situation like this? >> i kind of think, chris, they're doing what they're doing which is keep moving forward with their transition and let the process run. they're going to run out of runway on the other side here. these cases are going to fail, these lawsuits are going to fail, the counts are going to become official, and joe biden is going to be president of the united states. the problem is that in the process, they are trying to deleg delegitimate him. 70% of republicans said it wasn't a fair election, 78% said mail ballots led to widespread fraud. they are buying the story line of the president. so i think joe biden is, you know, on track here. he's going to be the president, but he's going to be a president who is looked on with suspicion by large numbers of americans because his predecessor engineered it that way, set the circumstances up for that to be the case, and then you have the other
david axelrod and david gregory. gentlemen, thank you. first we deal with what can be done. let's start on the progressive side first. ax, what does biden and his people do in ta situation like this? >> i kind of think, chris, they're doing what they're doing which is keep moving forward with their transition and let the process run. they're going to run out of runway on the other side here. these cases are going to fail, these lawsuits are going to fail, the counts are going to become...
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. >>> joining us now is jon king our david axelrod and gloria borges. >> david, how much does that hurt america? #. >> well, it is enormously disruptive. it was interesting to hear jen s saki when the gore/bush race went into overtime. it impeded the new administration to get to work on national security issues. there are real consequences and it is not the way it is supposed to work. not only the president as what we see right now is not only preventing the new team from working but he's firing the old team, the national security realm. it exposes the country to great dangerment and makes the job of the new administration difficult. this is an administration is going to take off in the midst of a national crisis, the national pandemic and economic crisis that resulted from it. it is a very, very subversive act on the part of this president. >> president trump obstructing the transition and denying the votes of the american people and not just the popular vote, the electoral college and enough votes to win the presidency which is how he won the presidency. president biden is putting tog
. >>> joining us now is jon king our david axelrod and gloria borges. >> david, how much does that hurt america? #. >> well, it is enormously disruptive. it was interesting to hear jen s saki when the gore/bush race went into overtime. it impeded the new administration to get to work on national security issues. there are real consequences and it is not the way it is supposed to work. not only the president as what we see right now is not only preventing the new team from...
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david axelrod and david plouffe, the chief strategists for senator obama when he was running for president there was a theory which is that you don't run too black. >> he needed to be palatable enough to white america so they wouldn't be afraid of him, so he wouldn't be seen as a raisman that would come in and tilt the playing field toward black people. they were down playing race as much as they could. their goal was to run him as a candidate from illinois, a senator, and to sort of drain race out of the equation. >> the government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing "god bless america." no, no, no. not god bless america. damn america. >> when the reverend wright tapes hit, it was one of those deep-breath moments. one of those moments that wasn't any political handbook anywhere because this moment had never happened in america before. >> jeremiah wright was the pastor of barack obama. married he and michelle, presided over the baptism of their children. jeremiah wright is in that vaunted tradition of trying to bring a powerful m
david axelrod and david plouffe, the chief strategists for senator obama when he was running for president there was a theory which is that you don't run too black. >> he needed to be palatable enough to white america so they wouldn't be afraid of him, so he wouldn't be seen as a raisman that would come in and tilt the playing field toward black people. they were down playing race as much as they could. their goal was to run him as a candidate from illinois, a senator, and to sort of...
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joining me now, cnn senior political commentator, david axelrod. ckinnon, former adviser to president -- presidents george w. bush and senator john mccain. good to see both of you. david, this is a very simple question. w-t-you know what. what is going on here? >> well, look. i said to you, don, and everybody else. for months, that there were only two outcomes that donald trump would accept. one is that he would win. and the other would be that a race was stolen. there was no third option. there was no way he was going to accept defeat. he was defeated. it's very clear he was defeated. i think the thing that we should focus on tonight is that the system's being pressure tested. and what we saw in georgia, today, was two republican officeholders, one of whom has close ties to the president, saying we are going to follow the law. we are going to do our duty. we are going to see to it that the -- the candidate who got the most votes in our state will get the -- the electors, as the law prescribes. apparently, that's what the michigan legislators said w
joining me now, cnn senior political commentator, david axelrod. ckinnon, former adviser to president -- presidents george w. bush and senator john mccain. good to see both of you. david, this is a very simple question. w-t-you know what. what is going on here? >> well, look. i said to you, don, and everybody else. for months, that there were only two outcomes that donald trump would accept. one is that he would win. and the other would be that a race was stolen. there was no third...
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i want to bring in david axelrod. >> the math speaks for the president and everything has to work right for him. the thing i would be worried about over in the trump's headquarter. you have to ask yourself if you are a president of a 45% approval rating, are all these people coming out to affirm your leadership or voting against you? some of the early votes suggest they are coming out to vote against him and the question is whether there are some miraculously turn around tomorrow. i would be concerned when we put all the information together. this is the night when you think about and persuade yourself that you can make it happen. i am sure there is a lot of great talk over there and at the other headquarters. tomorrow everybody turns their cards over and we'll find out. >> the biden campaign had about fracking and fossil fuels and the trump campaign felt that was a big thing helping them in pennsylvania. it comes to a handful of states. >> talking to the biden people, they felt confident of michigan and wisconsin and pennsylvania while they are ahead. not as confident in pennsylvania.
i want to bring in david axelrod. >> the math speaks for the president and everything has to work right for him. the thing i would be worried about over in the trump's headquarter. you have to ask yourself if you are a president of a 45% approval rating, are all these people coming out to affirm your leadership or voting against you? some of the early votes suggest they are coming out to vote against him and the question is whether there are some miraculously turn around tomorrow. i would...
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discuss with our chief political correspondent dana bash, cnn's senior political commentator, david axelrod and bakari sellers. dana, i want you and our viewers to listen to what the president said during this, his first public appearance since he lost the election. listen to this. >> ideally we won't go to a lockdown. i will not go -- this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the -- whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. >> dana, it was curious because it almost sounded like the president stopped himself from saying a new administration will be taking over. why won't he publicly acknowledge the truth, what we all know, that joe biden will be the next president of the united states? >> it's a great question, wolf. it's a question that people as they get closer and closer to his inner circle are beginning to ask more and more and more loudly and more loudly. and it's just not possible for them at this point to get him to that point, to get him to the point where he even acknowledges it and the truth is, accordin
discuss with our chief political correspondent dana bash, cnn's senior political commentator, david axelrod and bakari sellers. dana, i want you and our viewers to listen to what the president said during this, his first public appearance since he lost the election. listen to this. >> ideally we won't go to a lockdown. i will not go -- this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the -- whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess...
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he talked to david axelrod on his podcast this morning. listen to what he said. >> i'm more concerned about actions the president is taking that relate to, for instance, firing of chris krebs, for us to pull our troops out obviously puts remaining troops in some danger. the consequences of what's happening during the lame duck period i think are potentially more severe than the consequences with a late transition process. >> translate into less diplomatic speak. he is worried what the president is doing out of sight is really dangerous for the country right now. >> reporter: yeah, you're hearing that concern, hearing it from other republican officials as well who pushed back on the president's announcement they're withdrawing troops out of iraq and afghanistan. that's something that came out this week that the president, press secretary, and acting pentagon secretary did not take questions on, we should note. you're seeing the president fire officials that are simply pushing back, contradicting lies that he is spreading about what happened
he talked to david axelrod on his podcast this morning. listen to what he said. >> i'm more concerned about actions the president is taking that relate to, for instance, firing of chris krebs, for us to pull our troops out obviously puts remaining troops in some danger. the consequences of what's happening during the lame duck period i think are potentially more severe than the consequences with a late transition process. >> translate into less diplomatic speak. he is worried what...
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the top aide david axelrod called this whole thing a primal scream.lifornia, quote, students organized a primal scream and a clotted 2:00 a.m. many students all of her campuses and publicly sobbing in and out of class and quite a few dressed in all black. my chinese class was essentially a crying session. yale and election primal scream organized by the freshman outdoor orientation that took place outside sterling memorial library and that scream let students come together and process the shock of the moment and nobody told them to shut up and move on. in fact, our ridiculous establishment leaders indulged all this nonsense and stanford university canceled classes offered at students counseling sessions, janet napolitano head of the university of california sent out an official message reassuring those feeling understandable consternation. she was in charge of homeland security under obama and no wonder our borders went to you know what. the media did not smear and dismiss people protesting the 2016 results but they celebrated them. remember their saf
the top aide david axelrod called this whole thing a primal scream.lifornia, quote, students organized a primal scream and a clotted 2:00 a.m. many students all of her campuses and publicly sobbing in and out of class and quite a few dressed in all black. my chinese class was essentially a crying session. yale and election primal scream organized by the freshman outdoor orientation that took place outside sterling memorial library and that scream let students come together and process the shock...
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i want to play a couple of sound bites here from jim corvo and david axelrod and get your reaction to this. >> to look deeply into these numbers is that where the falloff is appears to be among african-american voters. you know, that is a concern. >> somebody needs to fix that tonto. democrats get on it and make them get energy in south florida because we have to build up a big margin there. >> martha: donna, do you share their concerns? >> yes and no, look, i recognize that we have to get people out, whether it is a mess in burke county, charlotte, down there in broward, fort lauderdale, miami-dade, of course my always tell people when you look at florida, don't forget the lucia, do polk county a county we almost forgot and then there is tallahassee, karl rove is familiar with all of those counties, and they will all matter on election night. but here is something that we should all take a deep breath. this election has been unusual. it's been tumultuous. what joe biden did this summer by communicating directly to voters in the living rooms, and their work place, wherever they are co
i want to play a couple of sound bites here from jim corvo and david axelrod and get your reaction to this. >> to look deeply into these numbers is that where the falloff is appears to be among african-american voters. you know, that is a concern. >> somebody needs to fix that tonto. democrats get on it and make them get energy in south florida because we have to build up a big margin there. >> martha: donna, do you share their concerns? >> yes and no, look, i recognize...
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. >> and -- and ben's old boss, mitt romney, said that today to david axelrod today in a very candidnterview. he said what he is most worried about isn't so much the biden transition, is what donald trump is doing now. between now and -- and inauguration day. >> thank you, both. i'll see you both soon. appreciate it. so, you heard dana. one big part of it. revenge. that's what people close to the president are telling cnn. what else does he really want? the co-author of "the art of the deal" is going to weigh in, next. still your best friend. and now your co-pilot. still a father. but now a friend. still an electric car. just more electrifying. still a night out. but everything fits in. still hard work. just a little easier. still a legend. just more legendary. chevrolet. making life's journey, just better. every minute. understanding how to talk to your doctor about treatment options is key. today, we are redefining how we do things. we find new ways of speaking, so you're never out of touch. it's seeing someone's face that comforts us, no matter where. when those around us know us,
. >> and -- and ben's old boss, mitt romney, said that today to david axelrod today in a very candidnterview. he said what he is most worried about isn't so much the biden transition, is what donald trump is doing now. between now and -- and inauguration day. >> thank you, both. i'll see you both soon. appreciate it. so, you heard dana. one big part of it. revenge. that's what people close to the president are telling cnn. what else does he really want? the co-author of "the...
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david axelrod, kaitlyn collins. so kaitlyn, we laid out some of the state of play there. we understand what's going on. we saw "the new york times" reporting. this idea that the president has plans of what he wants to do in these 65 days that are almost scarier than what he wants to do to contest the election, what are you hearing? >> well, the president has obviously been looking to make a lot of changes. that started with last monday when he started purging the leadership at the pentagon. but of course the question is now what are they going to do in the next two months? and so that has a range of topics where it's the president continuing to fight the results of this election, urging his team to keep this fight going, even though we see as it's playing out in each of the different courts in different states their chances are dwindling, their chances of success that is. so we're already seeing the struggles they're facing there. but you have to look at what the question is. what does the president do in the next two months. so the question of the transition is more than
david axelrod, kaitlyn collins. so kaitlyn, we laid out some of the state of play there. we understand what's going on. we saw "the new york times" reporting. this idea that the president has plans of what he wants to do in these 65 days that are almost scarier than what he wants to do to contest the election, what are you hearing? >> well, the president has obviously been looking to make a lot of changes. that started with last monday when he started purging the leadership at...
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david axelrod says he remembers in 2008 because biden had such a connection in those areas, they parked in those areas. because it's genuine. >> so i want to play just a little bit from president-elect biden's acknowledgment, appreciation, thanks for his victory in which he acknowledges what you just mentioned, abby, how the black community got him there. take a listen. >> the african american community stood up again for me. you always have my back, and i'll have yours. >> so there's i would say in addition to that, in addition to having the black community having his back, which is obviously a huge part of his victory, there are a couple of other things that made joe biden the candidate who could beat trump. and there are a lot of people who thought that maybe a fresh face like pete buttigieg or a progressive like warren or sanders might be able to do a better job. in this theory of the case, it's only biden. a couple other reasons. why, according to this theory of the case, joe biden is such a known quantity. he has been in politics for 47 years. he was vice president for eight, incl
david axelrod says he remembers in 2008 because biden had such a connection in those areas, they parked in those areas. because it's genuine. >> so i want to play just a little bit from president-elect biden's acknowledgment, appreciation, thanks for his victory in which he acknowledges what you just mentioned, abby, how the black community got him there. take a listen. >> the african american community stood up again for me. you always have my back, and i'll have yours. >> so...
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. >>> david axelrod, also chief political analyst gloria borger. >> i can't sleep, anyway. >> too excited. >> how do you feel on the eve of this? >> look, here's my observation. first of all, you never know. but you have to look at the body language of these campaigns. the fact that republicans all over the country are trying to invalidate votes, the fact that the president is already laying the groundwork for mischief in pennsylvania after tomorrow doesn't convey a great sense of confidence about where this thing is going. >> does it work, though? to suppress the vote, in texas, these republicans continue to file court challenges even though republican judges continue to say that you have no standing, what are you doing. it does sort of, i would think, make people question, oh, is it okay to go to these drive-thru sites? it muddies the waters in pennsylvania where the president is saying there is voter fraud, there might be violence. >> in that case what the president is trying to do is get as many ballots that were cast, about a quarter of the vote, third of the vote in pennsylvania is
. >>> david axelrod, also chief political analyst gloria borger. >> i can't sleep, anyway. >> too excited. >> how do you feel on the eve of this? >> look, here's my observation. first of all, you never know. but you have to look at the body language of these campaigns. the fact that republicans all over the country are trying to invalidate votes, the fact that the president is already laying the groundwork for mischief in pennsylvania after tomorrow doesn't...
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david axelrod, you have a little bit of experience of coming into the white house. >> yes. >> and facing era of demonization? >> i think it's hard. you know what was striking to me about this speech, for the american people put their faith in joe biden today. and what you saw in his speech was his faith in america and in our ability to overcome even this. buff what it's going to take is changing the system of rewards, the incentives that politicians feel to be obstructionist. the bases of political parties tend to reward that the question is whether the american people, who i think agree, the majority of americans agree with this message, they're frustrated that our different -- that political differences get weaponized and that the parties seem to be vying for advantage rather than working on solving problems while we're in the middle of a crisis. and what he needed es to do is y the country and change the inventives for politicians to cooperate. if it becomes costly not to, then i think you'll see action. >> to me this was a speech that was oddly normal. we've gone through the trump pr
david axelrod, you have a little bit of experience of coming into the white house. >> yes. >> and facing era of demonization? >> i think it's hard. you know what was striking to me about this speech, for the american people put their faith in joe biden today. and what you saw in his speech was his faith in america and in our ability to overcome even this. buff what it's going to take is changing the system of rewards, the incentives that politicians feel to be obstructionist....
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david axelrod and gloria borger, what do you think?f the people said i knew who i was voting for and why we have sort of seen these stable polls for the last month it seems to me. not only nationally where biden is hate 8 to 10 points but also in state polls. we have seen maybe the margins is closed eight about and whether they are accurate or not is the question. it seems people haven't changed their minds so you had the first presidential debate which was when we saw the greatest movement away from donald trump but after that? not much. >> i'm interested in these new voters and in voters who didn't participate in 2016. one of the theories of the trump campaign is that they are going to energize a whole bunch 7 of people who didn't participate in 2016. in polling that hasn't been the case. in the early vote, the data that has been accumulated that hasn't been the case. that has leaned toward biden but a big thing where these voters who didn't vote in 2016 or who voted for third-party candidates break in this election. >> that number f
david axelrod and gloria borger, what do you think?f the people said i knew who i was voting for and why we have sort of seen these stable polls for the last month it seems to me. not only nationally where biden is hate 8 to 10 points but also in state polls. we have seen maybe the margins is closed eight about and whether they are accurate or not is the question. it seems people haven't changed their minds so you had the first presidential debate which was when we saw the greatest movement...
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correspondent dana bash, our cnn senior correspondent nia-malika henderson and former obama senior adviser david axelrod. to you first, david, as you're watching, there's just this kind of sense. it's a different feeling in the last couple of days before an election that the cake is kind of baked, right? we're just moving towards really just the final stretch here. what do you see happening right there out in the country right now? >> well, first of all, let me say, i have -- i'm glad to be here with you and not have that lump in my throat that i know the strategists have at this point. a lot of it is out of your hands. what is in your hands is the last-minute efforts to get the vote out. and while 100 million americans may have voted already, in some of these states the people who come out on election day are going to have a lot to say about this. so, it's no coincidence that joe biden is in philadelphia today. he wants to see a big turnout, particularly among minority voters in the city of philadelphia because he's going to need that to assure that he crosses the finish line first here. president trum
correspondent dana bash, our cnn senior correspondent nia-malika henderson and former obama senior adviser david axelrod. to you first, david, as you're watching, there's just this kind of sense. it's a different feeling in the last couple of days before an election that the cake is kind of baked, right? we're just moving towards really just the final stretch here. what do you see happening right there out in the country right now? >> well, first of all, let me say, i have -- i'm glad to...
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joining us is david axelrod and anna navarro. o you think his criticism of president trump is effective? >> i thichl target audience at this point is black, hispanic voters, younger voters, he went to flint, michigan, detroit, michigan, he's going to atlanta on monday, he's going to south florida and his mission obviously, he has broader appeal, and you know, he'll hit a wider audience, but right now, i think the big push is to get people to go out and vote and you know that in 2016 the lack of turnout in minority communities in michigan and in wisconsin and other places was a pivotal element of what happened. so i think obama is a big weapon to try and -- >> ana, multiple reports that democrats are worried about african-american and latino turnout in miami-dade county. senator harris was in state campaigning today. what do you think is going on there? >> president obama was here last week. look, you know, 2016, the shy trump voter was so 2016, anderson, i think we have a shy biden vote going in south florida and i'll tell you why
joining us is david axelrod and anna navarro. o you think his criticism of president trump is effective? >> i thichl target audience at this point is black, hispanic voters, younger voters, he went to flint, michigan, detroit, michigan, he's going to atlanta on monday, he's going to south florida and his mission obviously, he has broader appeal, and you know, he'll hit a wider audience, but right now, i think the big push is to get people to go out and vote and you know that in 2016 the...
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david axelrod, they have been preparing for this for multiple different possibilities. >> yeah.ook, you know, the thing is that what he does from here on in these next days and weeks are important substantively. but they're also important symbolically. who he calls. you know, where he goes. the issues that he highlights. the words that he uses are all going to be examined closely. and i guarantee you that a lot of thought has been given to how to orchestrate these next few days to send a strong signal about how he inattend intends t. making the calls to mitch mcconnell. which foreign leaders are you calling. what is the nature of those conversations? where are the first places you choose to go? what are your first appointments? i expect you'll see very quickly first his white house staff. probably it will be a few weeks, if he follows the pattern, certainly of the administration we were part of. it will be the end of november before we'll hear about cabinet members. but all of them are not just substantively important but symb symbolically important. and a lot of thought has gon
david axelrod, they have been preparing for this for multiple different possibilities. >> yeah.ook, you know, the thing is that what he does from here on in these next days and weeks are important substantively. but they're also important symbolically. who he calls. you know, where he goes. the issues that he highlights. the words that he uses are all going to be examined closely. and i guarantee you that a lot of thought has been given to how to orchestrate these next few days to send a...
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. >>> joining us, three people that don't need reminding that it's not over until it's over, david axelrod borger and rick santorum. he is a senior cnn political commentator. how do you see things unfolding if they are close to 270, they don't have it but he declares himself a winner? >> i think everyone knows history back in 2000. george p. bush declared himself a winner in florida. you grab the real estate and it's harder to take away. that will be his theory. the danger is that people will believe him. his supporters will believe him. when these votes come in from pennsylvania and michigan and wisconsin, if they ultimately atd add up to a defeat for the president, he will leave the impression that he has been cheated out of the presidency. that is a terrible thing for the country. that's my concern. i'm sure the biden campaign will be out there aggressively making their own declarations on election night. the president's supporters will listen to him, will believe him. i think the consequences of that could be very, very bad. >> senator santorum, as a supporter of the president would it
. >>> joining us, three people that don't need reminding that it's not over until it's over, david axelrod borger and rick santorum. he is a senior cnn political commentator. how do you see things unfolding if they are close to 270, they don't have it but he declares himself a winner? >> i think everyone knows history back in 2000. george p. bush declared himself a winner in florida. you grab the real estate and it's harder to take away. that will be his theory. the danger is...
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. >> david axelrod, we're waiting to hear from vice president biden. we heard from jeff zeleny saying he's going to be projecting confidence, not declaring victory at this point but ready for the challenges if he does win. >> well, what a contrast between these two candidates at this moment in this process. you've got the president who seems cl seems cloysterred in the white house and you have vice president biden who is clearly projecting confidence and sense of transition, a sense this is going to come to an end and we are ready to move forward. and it is a smart thing to do to be out there to be reassuring people and sending signals of confidence that this process is about to come to an end. >> i think also it's about stability. to say that, you know, you may think there are -- there's chaos, demonstrations, whatever, but i am -- i represent stability here, peaceful transfer of power should it come to that. and i'm working for you. with my briefings not only covid today but on the economy, which he does regularly anyway. but i think they want to mak
. >> david axelrod, we're waiting to hear from vice president biden. we heard from jeff zeleny saying he's going to be projecting confidence, not declaring victory at this point but ready for the challenges if he does win. >> well, what a contrast between these two candidates at this moment in this process. you've got the president who seems cl seems cloysterred in the white house and you have vice president biden who is clearly projecting confidence and sense of transition, a sense...
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david axelrod, what president of the united states is calling for, he is not saying very specific things i'm concerned that in pennsylvania, this secretary of state did this. he is talking about surprise ballot dumps. he says how come every time they count mail-in ballot dumps it goes up for biden? that is called the election. >> voting. >> i know. rick said earlier, you know, that they just want them to follow the law. i have to tell you the president hasn't been that fastidious about that over time. what he is very intense about is his own self-interest and he doesn't want these ballots cast because -- >> counted. >> excuse me. >> you said cast. >> counted i should say. because he is fearful of the result. he is trying to impede the process. you have technical issues that apply to a small number of ballots, but there are large number of ballots that are turning against him. >> look. >> this is a president who told everybody his voters to go on election day and vote. now, suddenly, he's, well, these ballots that are coming in by mail, that they are counting after election day suddenly t
david axelrod, what president of the united states is calling for, he is not saying very specific things i'm concerned that in pennsylvania, this secretary of state did this. he is talking about surprise ballot dumps. he says how come every time they count mail-in ballot dumps it goes up for biden? that is called the election. >> voting. >> i know. rick said earlier, you know, that they just want them to follow the law. i have to tell you the president hasn't been that fastidious...
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david axelrod, for joe biden watching all this, i mean, tomorrow, what does he do? >> i think maybe he'll appear as he did again today in some form of fashion. first of all, let's -- i think that they know, both sides kind of know where this thing is and where it's going, and i think he's signaled very much that he's content to wait for the process to play out. >> both teams -- i mean, lawyers are being assembled. >> oh, my gosh. i think lawyers have been -- this is not unexpected. what is happening right now is not unexpected because the president's been signaling the play for months. so i know bob bower, former white house counselor, senior adviser to the campaign, and their lawyers, they've been assembling reing legal resource months in anticipation of this kind of a tactic. i expect, they're in good shape there, but for biden, himself, i think he is carrying himself right now as a guy who is going to be president and he's trying to play that role. and reassure people and reassure people about the integrity of the process. >> so if georgia is called, you know, la
david axelrod, for joe biden watching all this, i mean, tomorrow, what does he do? >> i think maybe he'll appear as he did again today in some form of fashion. first of all, let's -- i think that they know, both sides kind of know where this thing is and where it's going, and i think he's signaled very much that he's content to wait for the process to play out. >> both teams -- i mean, lawyers are being assembled. >> oh, my gosh. i think lawyers have been -- this is not...