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...continued through a defense of Louis Farrakhan and Wright's insistence that the U.S. government may have introduced AIDS into the black community. Not surprisingly, the Obama campaign has strenuously refused to comment on Wright's remarks. But top strategist David Axelrod reminded MSNBC viewers this morning that Wright was "out there doing his own thing." "It's a free country," he added. "But to the extent that people impute to Senator Obama words that are not his and sentiments that are not his, it's obviously not helpful...
...possibility has now arrived. There is no road map for where the Democrats are going; there aren't even many roads. The candidates and their aides have only a dim grasp of how the endgame will unfold, though some maintain a healthy sense of humor about their predicament. David Axelrod, Barack Obama's top strategist, donned a shirt on the plane out of Pennsylvania that read STOP THE DRAMA, VOTE OBAMA...
...came at the end of a day of cross-campaign finger-pointing following comments by the party's 1984 vice presidential nominee, Geraldine Ferraro, a Clinton supporter who suggested that Obama's front-runner status owed more to his race than his talent or effort. Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod accused the Clinton campaign of quietly countenancing such divisive comments; later in the day, Hillary Clinton called Ferraro's comments "regrettable." Obama called Ferraro's remarks "absurd...
...momentum has shifted in this race," said David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist, declaring Super Tuesday a "crystal clear" victory for Obama. "Obviously, [the Clinton campaign] have some things that they are going to point to, but in terms of the breadth of Senator Obama's appeal, winning in every region as he did, competing as strongly as he did coming from as far behind as he has nationally is quite an achievement...
...Underdog is a mantle Axelrod refuses to shed, even though Obama now leads in overall fund raising and state victories, with 15 to Clinton's 12. (By CNN.com estimates Clinton still has a slight lead in the delegate tally.) "I just think that when you're universally known," said Axelrod of Clinton, "and you've got 16 years of institutional relationships around the country, that gives you the advantage. No matter how many times you ask me I'm never going to give up the underdog status...