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Axelrod Says Clinton Was Too Cautious

January 8, 2015 · 8:35 pm ET · 31 Comments

David Axelrod jabbed at Hillary Clinton”saying that she wasn’t a very strong candidate during the first part of her campaign for the 2008 presidential nomination,” Politico reports.

Said Axelrod: “When you play not to lose, you often lose. And my perception of Secretary Clinton was that she wasn’t a very good candidate in 2007.”

2008 Campaign David Axelrod, Hillary Clinton

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