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NEWS ABOUT: David Axelrod

David Axelrod stories: 50 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

 Role in 
 White House 
 for Obama 
 Strategist? 



Strategist Axelrod seen as key policy cog, but he could be a target in Washington

Oct 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Barack Obama holding a lead in the polls, Democrats have begun discussing what, if any, role his top campaign strategist might have in an Obama White House, Politico reports. David Axelrod, say those who know him, is seriously weighing an administration position; where he ends up could be key... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • James Carville • campaign staff • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • political strategists

 Chicago Ties Sustain Obama 

Key aides, friends go way back in Obama's hometown

Jul 14, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s Chicago home base has provided the candidate with a wealth of influential allies who serve him in a variety of ways, from the political to the personal, the Washington Post reports. While some play official campaign roles or are informal advisers, others keep Obama grounded on his... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • campaign adviser • David Axelrod

Obama's Campaign Manager Denies Being a Lobbyist

Does David Axelrod qualify for the title?

May 27, 08 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As John McCain struggles to purge his campaign staff of lobbyists, Barack Obama’s campaign manager is denying he fits the bill, too. "I've never lobbied anybody in my life," says David Axelrod, who is the senior partner at a consulting firm that has done what Newsweek calls... More »

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Barack Obama • New York • Illinois • lobbyists • David Axelrod

 Obama Gears Up
 for GOP Smears 

Camp McCain is seeking ways to attack without seeming racist

May 11, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is prepping for a smear campaign this summer while camp Obama, ever cool and controlled, awaits the first strike. "It's going to be Swift Boat times five on both sides," said one McCain adviser who expects Obama to return fire. McCain's challenge is to hit above... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign adviser • voters • smear campaign • campaign • advertising campaign • David Axelrod • campaign etiquette

David Axelrod: Obama's Mastermind
—and No. 1 Fan

He gets passionate about his candidates

May 2, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Axelrod isn’t just a political hired gun. Instead, Barack Obama’s chief strategist backs his candidates with the same passion he reserves for his beloved Cubs and Bulls, the Washington Post reports in a lengthy profile. “He loves his candidates when he starts. He’s usually... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign adviser • Obama 2008 • campaign staff • David Axelrod • political strategists

ANALYSIS




The Long, Slow Breakup of
Wright-Obama

Why the coolly focused candidate fumbled his toughest test

May 1, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a very long fuse, the New York Times notes, and so his break-up with his pastor and surrogate father has been playing out in slow motion, since even before the day he launched his presidential campaign. It took Jeremiah Wright's direct assault on Obama's credibility in his... More »

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Barack Obama • race • Democratic nomination • Jeremiah Wright • David Axelrod

Obama Aide: Dems Don't Win White Working Class Anyway

Bill Clinton pounces
on comments in NC

Apr 24, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s top strategist yesterday downplayed the demographic that sank his candidate in Pennsylvania on NPR, noting that the “white working class has gone to the Republican nominee for many elections, going back even to the Clinton years.” Added David Axelrod: "This is not new that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • North Carolina • blue-collar vote • David Axelrod • Pennsylvania primary

Firebrand Pastor Worried Obama Campaign Early

Aides uninvited Wright from Barack candidacy announcement

Mar 17, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign uninvited his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright from speaking at his candidacy announcement last year, reports the Los Angeles Times. The campaign didn’t want to "make him the target and a distraction on a day when Senator Obama was going to announce his candidacy,... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • foreign policy • Jeremiah Wright • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • God Bless America • Trinity United Church of Christ

 Obama, Clinton
 Camps Spar on Records

'What is Sen. Clinton hiding?' asks spokesman

Mar 16, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took the day off, but their campaigns took time today to exchange fire on issues of disclosure and statements by disgraced staffers. In a conference call with reporters, the Obama campaign called on Clinton to release documents from her years in the Senate and from... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton Presidential Library • Geraldine Ferraro • Jeremiah Wright • David Axelrod • tax records • Clinton Foundation

Meet Obama's Karl Rove

Axelrod is the brain behind the senator's campaign

Feb 15, 08 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Even as Hillary Clinton shakes up her campaign staff, Barack Obama’s top adviser enjoys the standing of a man who, one political observer says, “ain’t going to be fired.” David Axelrod is Obama’s version of Karl Rove, the LA Times reports in a profile of... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign adviser • Obama 2008 • campaign staff • David Axelrod

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