Axelrod on elections, tax cuts

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Axelrod won't budge

By: CNN's Gabriella Schwarz

(CNN) - Even though Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod contends that Republicans will win seats in the November elections, he still wasn't willing to budge Sunday on bipartisanship or extending all of the Bush-era tax cuts.

"It's up to us to extend our hand (to Republicans) as we have before," Axelrod told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley on "State of the Union." "It's up to them to decide whether they're going to take it or whether they're going to do what they've done for the last 2 years."

On tax cuts, Axelrod wouldn't say if there was wiggle room in the White House stand that only individuals making up to $200,000 and families earning up to $250,0000 a year should have the lower tax rates enacted in 2001 and 2003 extended.

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"We don't think tax cuts for the middle class should be held hostage for tax cuts for the wealthy," Axelrod said. When asked if that position was up for negotiation Axelrod said, "You heard my position."

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