Axelrod: Obama Is Currently Having the ‘Best Run He’s Had in Years’

ROSE Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ the president today first ░░░░░░░░ is some sense that ░░░░░░░░ felt tied down and ░░░░░░░░ couldn t go out ░░░░░░░░ talk to the country ░░░░░░░░ the midterms But he ░░░░░░░░ decided for the remaining ░░░░░░░░ years he s going ░░░░░░░░ be a bit unplugged ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ the country really what ░░░░░░░░ believes and really where ░░░░░░░░ stands regardless of the ░░░░░░░░ consequences AXELROD Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ that that s true ░░░░░░░░ s so funny because ░░░░░░░░ all remember the day ░░░░░░░░ the midterm elections the ░░░░░░░░ of the midterm elections ░░░░░░░░ was reading last rights ░░░░░░░░ the Obama administration He ░░░░░░░░ probably had the best ░░░░░░░░ he s had in ░░░░░░░░ since that time And ░░░░░░░░ of it is his ░░░░░░░░ is I ve got ░░░░░░░░ years left to make ░░░░░░░░ biggest difference I can ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ out and do everything ░░░░░░░░ can And he has ░░░░░░░░ of a bounce in ░░░░░░░░ step than I ve ░░░░░░░░ in a very long ░░░░░░░░ ROSE So what might ░░░░░░░░ expect from the Obama ░░░░░░░░ for the next two ░░░░░░░░ AXELROD Well I think ░░░░░░░░ can see some of ░░░░░░░░ things that he s ░░░░░░░░ to push hard He ░░░░░░░░ going to see his ░░░░░░░░ reform through He s ░░░░░░░░ to push on climate ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ very Charlie interested in ░░░░░░░░ economic issues This has ░░░░░░░░ a main theme of ░░░░░░░░ entire career not just ░░░░░░░░ politics and that is ░░░░░░░░ do you build an ░░░░░░░░ in which people who ░░░░░░░░ hard can get ahead ░░░░░░░░ people can aspire strive ░░░░░░░░ get ahead And that ░░░░░░░░ we re losing that ░░░░░░░░ that s a fundamental ░░░░░░░░ for this country ROSE ░░░░░░░░ s what everybody is ░░░░░░░░ pursuit of including Hillary ░░░░░░░░ and others as they ░░░░░░░░ to gear up for ░░░░░░░░ campaign AXELROD That s ░░░░░░░░ But you know he ░░░░░░░░ been talking about this ░░░░░░░░ years And now you ░░░░░░░░ Republicans talking about it ░░░░░░░░ Bush talking about income ░░░░░░░░ Mitt Romney talking about ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio talking about ░░░░░░░░ middle class The issues ░░░░░░░░ shifted in his direction.”