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David Axelrod (political consultant)

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David Axelrod is a Democratic political consultant based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is perhaps best known nationally for his work on the campaign of Barack Obama for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and for President in 2008.

Axelrod is the senior partner of AKP Message & Media, and was a political writer for the Chicago Tribune. He is also a supporter of Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool, who helped Axelrod found his firm (under the name Axelrod and Associates).

Widely regarded as the top political consultant in Chicago, he is a longtime strategist to Mayor Richard M. Daley, and styles himself a "specialist in urban politics". Besides Obama, Axelrod has consulted for other state and national campaigns, including New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's successful 2006 races, and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards' 2004 bid for the Democratic party's presidential nomination.

Family

In January 2006, Axelrod's then 23-year-old son, Michael, became embroiled in controversy after being confronted in the stands of the United Center by Kendra Davis, the wife of New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis. Davis left the court during the game and entered the stands, ostensibly to protect his wife. Davis was suspended five games by the NBA. The incident was widely reported in the Chicago press.

Further reading

  • Reardon, Patrick T. (June 24, 2007). "The Agony and the Agony". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2007-06-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Wallace-Wells, Ben (April 1 2007). "Obama's Narrator". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2007-04-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Wallace-Wells, Ben (March 30, 2007). "A star strategist offers Democrats a new vision". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2007-06-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Montgomery, David (February 15 2007). "Barack Obama's On-Point Message Man". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-04-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Hayes, Christopher (February 2, 2007). "Obama's Media Maven". The Nation. Retrieved 2007-04-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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