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David Axelrod

David Axelrod

David Axelrod is a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama. He is now an analyst for NBC News.

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David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on November 21, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"8.5 million Americans have gotten rebate checks because their insurance companies were spending too much money on executive bonuses and administrative costs and not enough on health care."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • November 21, 2013
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on October 28, 2013 comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"The vast majority of people in this country are keeping their (health insurance) plan."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2013
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on March 6, 2012 an interview on NBC
"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on December 5, 2011 an interview on NBC's "The Daily Rundown"
Says Newt Gingrich is responsible for the gridlocked politics of Washington.
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By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Says Republicans want to cut education by 25 percent.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • October 17, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics
"The typical white male worker in this country is making in real terms what he was making in 1973" and "the average worker is making what they were making in 1996."
Mostly True
By John Gregg • October 5, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 19, 2011 a CNN interview
When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.  
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June 22, 2011
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 26, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
Independent groups behind ads attacking Democratic candidates are "front groups for foreign-controlled companies."
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September 28, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 26, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour
The GOP's "Pledge to America" includes "a 20 percent cut ... for education. ... Eight million kids would have their college aid slashed under this budget."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on September 8, 2010 an interview
Says Texas U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said the GOP's goal is to "go back to the same exact policies that were in place before this president took office... policies that crashed the economy."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 14, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on July 11, 2010 ABC's "This Week"
"We had 2 percent of the global market (for advanced batteries) when he (Obama) started. We now have 16 percent, headed to 40 percent by 2015."
Half-True
July 15, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on July 11, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 13, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on March 14, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week
"Under the ruling of the Supreme Court, any lobbyist could go into any legislator and say, if you don't vote our way on this bill, we're going to run a million-dollar campaign against you in your district."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on January 31, 2010 NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses."
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February 3, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on January 15, 2010 an op-ed in the Washington Post.
When President Bush took office in 2001, he inherited a $236 billion budget surplus, with a projected 10-year surplus of $5.6 trillion. When he ended his term, he left a $1.3 trillion deficit and a projected 10-year shortfall of $8 trillion.
Mostly True
By Catharine Richert • January 15, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on August 13, 2009 a chain e-mail
Obama's plan for health care reform "ends exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert • August 14, 2009
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on August 13, 2009 in a chain e-mail
Health care reform will not affect veterans' benefits.
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By Catharine Richert • August 14, 2009
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