Axelrod Pressed On Why Obama Is Losing Among Independents

Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod struggled to answer questions about why Mitt Romney is winning independents in Ohio in a Wednesday interview with “Morning Joe.”

Morning Joe Crew: Debate Was Obama’s “Emperor Has No Clothes Moment” (Video)

Joe Scarborough:

“We were talking this weekend and you’re hearing it and I’m hearing it, this terrible debate performance, the impact seems to keep growing and growing. It’s like turning now into an urban legend. By the middle of next week people will say Barack Obama can’t walk down the sidewalk without stumbling. I’m stunned at how Democrats seem to get more depressed by the day. I’ve had people who’ve never voted Republican in their life say I may have to do it this year… There has been a real “Emperor has no clothes moment” over the past week.”