# Political strategist David Axelrod on partisanship, midterms and more

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Published: 2026-05-01T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

David Axelrod has been one of the most influential voices in American politics for four decades — he helped build the Obama coalition, he has watched the Democratic Party lose its way with working people and he's not pulling punches about what comes next. On this episode, we listen back to highlights from a recent wide-ranging conversation Axelrod, recorded live at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City.

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