Joe Biden called David Axelrod a prick. It wont shut him up.
David Axelrod, the former top Obama strategist, has been offering some tough medicine to Joe Biden\u2019s presidential campaign. In November, he suggested Biden think long and hard about running for reelection. He has been withering about Biden\u2019s skills as a candidate and communicator. He is deeply concerned about the president\u2019s age. And unlike other Democrats in the anti-bedwetting set, Axe has been clear that the party should be freaked out by the polls.\xa0\xa0\nOn this episode of Deep Dive, he joins host and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to discuss his critiques of the Biden operation, the parallels with 2012 when he led strategy for the Obama reelection, and what it\u2019s like to be a critic of your own party when most partisans these days are expected to mouth the party line.\nRyan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.David Axelrod is a Democratic political strategist and a CNN senior political commentator.Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.\xa0Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices