{"id":2320276,"date":"2024-08-06T23:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T03:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-axelrod-says-trump-unsettled-by-transformation-of-democrats-ticket-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:12:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T03:12:54","slug":"david-axelrod-says-trump-unsettled-by-transformation-of-democrats-ticket-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-axelrod-says-trump-unsettled-by-transformation-of-democrats-ticket-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"David Axelrod says Trump \u2018unsettled\u2019 by \u2018transformation\u2019 of Democrats\u2019 ticket &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdavid-axelrod-says-trump-unsettled-by-transformation-of-democrats-ticket-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320276&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-to-discuss-china-and-fentanyl-crisis-in-new-hampshire\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley to address China and fentanyl crisis in NH.\">roundtable \u2062discussion<\/a> on CNN\u2019s &#8220;The\u2062 Source,&#8221; former Obama adviser David Axelrod commented \u200bon the impact\u200d of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz joining Vice President Kamala Harris as her running \u200bmate. He noted that this\u200b development has altered the dynamics\u2062 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">presidential race<\/a> to the disadvantage of former President Donald Trump, who\u200c now appears as the &#8220;embattled incumbent.&#8221; Axelrod praised Harris\u2063 and Walz for their first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-failed-virginia-dem-candidate-terry-mcauliffe-the-real-governor\/\" title=\"Biden refers to Terry McAuliffe as &#039;The True Governor&#039; of Virginia\">joint campaign appearance<\/a>, highlighting Walz&#8217;s effective \u2063delivery of pointed critiques aimed at Trump and Senator J.D. Vance, which were notably infused with humor. During a recent rally, Walz mocked Vance using a reference to a fabricated \u200bsexual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">joke<\/a> based on a doctored page \u200dfrom Vance&#8217;s \u2063memoirs, showcasing a blend of humor and sharp criticism that Axelrod believes plays well \u200din the current political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">David Axelrod says Trump &lsquo;unsettled&rsquo; by &lsquo;transformation&rsquo; of Democrats&rsquo; ticket<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1724649\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Obama adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-axelrod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"David Axelrod\">David Axelrod<\/a> said the choice of Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Walz\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) as Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s running mate has transformed the presidential race to the detriment of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In a roundtable appearance on CNN&rsquo;s <em>The Source<\/em>, Axelrod praised the performance of Harris and Walz in their first joint campaign appearance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such an interesting transformation has happened,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Suddenly, Donald Trump feels like the embattled incumbent. I mean, that&rsquo;s the way he&rsquo;s behaving. And they are presenting themselves as the turn-the-page candidates. And that&rsquo;s the field that we got tonight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added that Walz specifically &ldquo;delivered some heavy blows&rdquo; against Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) but with &ldquo;that kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/50-years-ago-gulag-archipelago-unveiled-a-haunted-world\/\" title=\"50 years ago, Gulag Archipelago revealed a chilling realm\">gentle humor<\/a> that actually lands well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz made fun of Vance during his and Harris&rsquo;s Tuesday rally by alluding to a crude sexual joke about the Ohio Republican, which was based on a doctored page from his memoirs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is Tim Walz making a joke about the viral JD Vance couch thing, which was something a random guy on Twitter completely made up by posting a fake page from Hillbilly Elegy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLql3C5I01\">pic.twitter.com\/KLql3C5I01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1820963897404207383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Axelrod suggested that Trump was being knocked off balance by the change in the Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I have to say, Trump is getting &mdash; he&rsquo;s unsettled by this change in the environment. You can see it in his tweets and so on,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And there is a kind of grinding quality to the Trump campaign right now that plays very badly against what you saw tonight, which was very joyful and positive. And there was this feeling of possibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Axelrod <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3110340\/david-axelrod-2024-race-still-absolutely-trump-lose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"warned\">warned<\/a> that Democrats were experiencing &ldquo;irrational exuberance&rdquo; over Harris and that Trump still held the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s absolutely Trump&rsquo;s race to lose right now,&rdquo; Axelrod said on&nbsp;<em>CNN Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;He is ahead. And he is ahead in most of the battleground states. They&rsquo;re close. They can be won by either candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1724649\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724649\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Axelrod, a former adviser to Obama, stated that the selection of Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) as Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate has significantly altered the presidential race, negatively impacting former President Donald Trump. During a discussion on CNN\u2019s The Source, Axelrod commended Harris and Walz for their initial joint campaign appearance. He remarked on the notable shift in dynamics: &#8220;Suddenly, Donald Trump seems like the beleaguered incumbent,&#8221; he noted, adding that they are positioning themselves as candidates for change. He highlighted how Walz effectively criticized Trump and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) with humor that resonated well with audiences. At a rally on Tuesday, Walz made light of Vance by referencing an inappropriate joke related to him based on a fabricated excerpt from his memoirs.<\/p>\n<p>Axelrod suggested that this shift in the Democratic ticket has left Trump feeling off-balance: &#8220;You can see it in his tweets and behavior,&#8221; he said. He contrasted Trump&#8217;s current campaign style\u2014characterized by tension\u2014with the positive energy displayed by Harris and Walz during their event.<\/p>\n<p>However, Axelrod also cautioned that Democrats might be overly optimistic about Harris&#8217;s impact; he emphasized that it remains Trump&#8217;s race to lose since he is currently leading in most battleground states\u2014though those races are competitive enough for either candidate to win them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2320277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP22142811639192-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34750,3685,3634],"class_list":["post-2320276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-david-axelrod","tag-democrats","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP22142811639192-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}