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David Axelrod

David M. Axelrod is an American political consultant and analyst and former White House official. He is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune, and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015. As of May 2021, Axelrod serves as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics. His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.


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  • David M. Axelrod
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Writer

Episode George Burns Comedy Week
Christmas Carol II: The Sequel
1985
Episode The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
NA
1998

Guest Star

Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 471
2018
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
November 16, 2012
2012
Episode The Daily Show
David Axelrod
2015
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 410
2016
Episode Today
January 21, 2013
2013
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Overtime - November 11, 2016
2016
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 345
2015
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Overtime - March 6, 2015
2015