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  • David Axelrod
    CNN Senior Political Commentator

    David Axelrod, a former senior advisor to President Obama, is director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics and host of The Axe Files podcast

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  • Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Darren Bailey, center, stands with his wife, Cindy Stortzum, and responds to reporters' questions after winning the Republican gubernatorial primary, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Effingham, Ill. Bailey will now face Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in the fall.

    Opinion: Democrats may be playing with fire this primary season

  • 'These vital signs are very, very bad': New CNN poll contains rough news for Democrats

    CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod reacts to a new poll that says 65% of Americans are concerned about how things are going in the US.
  • Axelrod reveals two big lessons from Biden's first year

    CNN's political commentaror David Axelrod weighs in on the mistakes President Biden has made during his first year in office and how the President can learn from them moving forward.