David Axelrod

He's not exactly a guy who invites the limelight, and he's not a showboat. He's really rather shy.

He's not exactly a guy who invites the limelight, and he's not a showboat. He's really rather shy.

He was gratuitously insulting 50 million Americans who call themselves Republicans, some of whom we hope will vote Democrat.

He was gratuitously insulting 50 million Americans who call themselves Republicans, some of whom we hope will vote Democrat.

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, read more

Royko said it was the worst thing anybody could ever do to him, ... Here he had been gratuitously nasty, and the guy calls up and makes a joke about it. He said it was totally disarming. It was also totally brilliant.

My advice was to stay a million miles away from it.

My advice was to stay a million miles away from it.

This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, read more

This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, but as an African-American senator.