Axelrod: Obama ‘Was a Little Tone Deaf’ to Downplay Paris Terror Attack

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AXELROD: "Well, you know, he talked about steady persistent leadership. I think he's also trying to deliver steady persistent message here because you're not going to persuade people what they don't believe. And you're not going to persuade them with one gesture or one speech that everything that needs to be done is being done. I thought that he reacted, Jake, after the Paris bombing when he was over -- or the Paris events when he was over in Europe a little bit -- he was a little tone deaf there. He responded to the fear mongering without really addressing the fear. And I think since that time he's tried to catch up on that. But look, he's in a difficult position because he's the president. He's not a candidate for office. You know, we've heard a lot of apocalyptic language on the stage the other night, but the truth is no president and no responsible person can say there's no threat. There is a threat. And no matter what you do these lone wolf attacks may still come. So he's trying to walk a line on reassuring people but not being --"