David Axelrod

Political Strategist

air date: Mar 23, 2015

David Axelrod is a political strategist and former Senior Advisor to President Obama. He ran both of President Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012. He’s also worked for a number of other big names in Democratic politics – Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Deval Patrick, and Rahm Emanuel, just to name a few. His memoir, “Believer: My Forty Years in Politics,” was published in 2015.

• Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago mayor's race
• Forty years in politics
• Looking back on Obama's rise
• Yes We Can
• Audience Q&A

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