MORNING JOE: David Axelrod on Why Obama Didn't Mention the 47%

David Axelrod defends President Obama's choice to take the high road and leave out mentions of Mitt Romney's 47 percent comments, tax returns or record at Bain Capital.

The pundits on the left definitely wanted to see Obama take on those issues in a more agressive manner. Perhaps those direct attacks against Romney's character would have made for better political theater and even fired up Obama's base more. But I'm inclined to agree with the Obama campaign that it's not what the small slice of undecided voters wanted to hear.