DAVID AXELROD (POLITICAL CONSULTANT)

'David Axelrod' is a Democratic political consultant based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. 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 national campaigns, including New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's successful 2006 races, and former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina's presidential bid.

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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

★ The Agony and the Agony Patrick T. Reardon

★ Obama’s Narrator Ben Wallace-Wells

★ A star strategist offers Democrats a new vision Ben Wallace-Wells

★ Barack Obama's On-Point Message Man David Montgomery

★ Obama's Media Maven Christopher Hayes

External link

★ Bio page at AKP media