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Who Is David Axelrod – Obama’s Political Advisor?
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March 5, 2008 – Political strategist David Axelrod is Senator Barack Obama’s key political advisor and speech writer.
Axelrod has previously worked on the campaigns of numerous liberals,
including Deval Patrick, current governor of Massachusetts; John Edwards, Senator Chris Dodd, Rep. Rahm Emanuel and others.
In fact, according to a lengthy feature on Axelrod in The New York Times (April 1, 2007), Axelrod was instrumental in helping Emanuel in the 2006 campaign to take over the House of Representatives from Republicans.
Axelrod worked as lead political reporter for the Chicago Tribune and later became a political consultant for far left politicians.
His strategy was to market a personality, rather than market policies or issues.
According to liberal political consultant Saul Shorr: “What David is basically doing – and this is somewhat new for Democrats – isn’t trying to figure out how to sell policies.
It’s a matter of personality. How do we sell leadership?”
Axelrod’s success in helping Deval Patrick become governor of Massachusetts has been replicated in Obama’s campaign for the presidency.
Patrick was a leftist political operative who served as head of the Civil Rights Division in the Clinton Justice Department under AG Janet Reno.
Patrick’s first year as governor of Massachusetts has been seen as a train wreck by most political observers – even Boston Globe editorialists.
Axelrod’s strategy has been to promote a personality, not issues.
Perhaps this is why Obama’s campaign speeches have been more like Saturday Night Live Matt Foley motivational speeches than serious attempts to lay out what an Obama presidency would mean to our nation.
Massachusetts voters are learning the folly of voting for a personality rather than sound policies and a plan.
(This isn’t to discount the importance of character or personality in a political candidate, but the candidate should state what he’s going to do when elected – not simply give motivational speeches.)
LOL and what are you drinking? The Massholes have certainly had ample opportunity to learn that over the years, but to no demonstrable effect. Not only that, they are a pox ... a virus ... a plague ... that seems to ooze out of their state to contaminate the rest of New England to the North and East.
Even the most hardened Massachusetts Moonbat knew that Deval really was an idiot and none too scrupulous on the money end, but they elected him anyway. Apparently they voted in the obvious nincompoop for no other reason than that they were afraid that if they didn't, the Moonbats in other states would accuse them of racism.
I have heard that some jerk from Chicago is going to try the same strategy. Get this. He's actually running for President!