“I think President Obama is a committed, practicing nonideologue. He's consumed by neither tactics nor ideology. He is more concerned about outcomes than he is about process and categorizations” ThinkingProcessPresidentConcernedCommittedIdeologyOutcomesPresident ObamaTacticsConsumedCategorization Author:David Axelrod
“I think those autoworkers whose industry would have collapsed if the president hadn't intervened are certainly better off.” IfsThinkingPresidentIndustryBetter Off Author:David Axelrod
“I think the millions of people who had been able to renegotiate their mortgages so they are paying lower interest rates are better off.” PeopleThinkingAbleInterestMillionsRateBetter OffMortgageInterest Rate Author:David Axelrod
“I think the average American recognizes that it took years to create the crisis that erupted in 2008 and peaked in January of 2009. And it's going to take some time to work through it.” ThinkingYearsCrisisAverageJanuary Author:David Axelrod
“I think that the millions and millions of young Americans, young Americans, who have health care today, who wouldn't have had it if the president hadn't acted are better off.” IfsThinkingCareTodayYoungPresidentMillionsHealth CareBetter Off Author:David Axelrod
“I think that more and more you're going to see people of good will on their side of the aisle say you know what, we got to get off the bus here, this is not headed in the right direction.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSidesBusGood WillRight DirectionAisle Author:David Axelrod
“I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people are going to fully appreciate what this reform is if we pass it and implement it and it becomes not a caricature but a reality, and I still believe that. So I think it will be easier to sell it moving forward than it was to this point.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayBelieveSaidStillsRealityMovingMonthsEasierMembersAppreciateSellsCongressMoving ForwardConclusionReformKeep Moving ForwardCaricaturesI Still Believe Author:David Axelrod