Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:27 PM Mar 2016

Former Obama aid Axelrod calls out Clinton for misleading attacks about auto bailout

The running commentary from one of the stewards of the Obama legacy gets deep under the campaign's skin.

A second debate unfolded online Wednesday night as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed on the Miami debate stage.

This one featured David Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s former top adviser, who logged on to his Twitter account to correct the record against the former secretary of state as she doubled-down on her claim that Sanders had voted against the auto industry bailout.

“She did it again and I’ll say it again. It’s misleading to imply that TARP II was an auto bailout bill,” Axelrod tweeted after Clinton argued for the second consecutive debate that “if everyone had voted as he voted, we would not have rescued the auto industry.”

The unprompted defense of Sanders, from one of the stewards of Obama’s legacy, was as undermining of Clinton’s argument as anything the Vermont senator said on stage to justify his own position. Yet by calling out Clinton on the substance of her attack, Axelrod occupied a role that’s become all too familiar — and all too annoying — to the Clinton campaign.


more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/hillary-clinton-david-axelrod-backseat-driver-220592
5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Former Obama aid Axelrod calls out Clinton for misleading attacks about auto bailout (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 OP
"misleading attacks" my ass. They were lies n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #1
I love it when the cavalry shows up. Especially unexpected cavalry. highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #2
AND by calling her out in public, elleng Mar 2016 #3
There was a phrase at the end that nauseauted me BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #4
Oh ya like the Clinton campaign is trying to hide behind Obama all the time. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #5

elleng

(130,126 posts)
3. AND by calling her out in public,
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:33 PM
Mar 2016

more likely to get more and better attention than from Senator Sanders himself, imo.

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
4. There was a phrase at the end that nauseauted me
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:37 PM
Mar 2016

"As a guardian of the POTUS legacy" (from Hillary's press secretary to Axelrod, referencing the Obama presidency)

Is that what this is supposed to be about?

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
5. Oh ya like the Clinton campaign is trying to hide behind Obama all the time.
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:48 PM
Mar 2016

Maybe they are trying to guild Axelrod by kind of saying hey don't criticize us because we're hiding behind Obama all the time.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Former Obama aid Axelrod ...