David Axelrod’s Mustache Lands Job at MSNBC, NBC

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David Axelrod’s Mustache Lands Job at MSNBC, NBC

By Joe Coscarelli

Winning two presidential elections might seem like enough requisite experience to be a senior political analyst on cable news, but it was really the prolonged gimmicky bet and somewhat humiliating public follow-through that sealed the deal.

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