Axelrod visits Capitol Hill
Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:31 PM by Mark Murray
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Congress, Democrats
From NBC's Ken Strickland
The unity tour continued today on Capitol Hill with Obama's chief strategist addressing Senate Democrats today. "We want to work closely with them," David Axelrod said after addressing the caucus in its weekly Tuesday luncheon. "Every single person in there has a wealth of knowledge about their states and about the issues facing this country."
VIDEO: Newsweek's Richard Wolfe talks about which party- Democratic or Republican- is in better shape from a unity standpoint.
Axelrod came at the invitation of Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, who said many of the key organizers of the campaign are "are always under the radar screen" and felt it was important for members to know who he is.
Axelrod said the campaign wants "to work in partnership" with Congress. "We don't consider ourselves the repository of all wisdom," he said. "Every single person there has something to contribute and some good ideas. And we want to hear what they are."
Did he field any questions on possible veep candidates? "No one asked about it." Will the campaign replace Jim Johnson, the lead veep vetter who was chased out by his controversial Countrywide mortgage dealings? "That's not clear...We'll see what we need to do."
What was clear is that Team Obama is continuing its effort to bring the party together after a grueling primary election. "He was extremely positive about Sen. Clinton," Reid told reporters. "And it's very obvious from all the polls that the people are moving very quickly to Obama."
