White House Predicts Passage of Tax Cut Deal Despite Democratic Revolt
Filed under: Taxes, Obama Administration, CongressSenior White House adviser David Axelrod acknowledged that many Democrats were unhappy over the tax cut deal, but said the administration had no choice but to compromise in order to ensure taxes didn't ...
David Axelrod to Discuss Daughter’s Epilepsy on Fox News
Filed under: White HouseThe senior White House adviser talks about what it's like for him and his wife to care for their adult daughter, who is developmentally disabled as a result of repeated seizures as a child. Permalink | Email this&...
More Messaging Misadventures for Obama (Axelrod, Go Home)
Filed under: Woman Up VideoThis week on Politics Daily's online Sunday show, Woman Up, Alex Wagner, Jill Lawrence, Lynn Sweet, Bonnie Erbe' and I discuss the week of mixed White House messages, in Asia and back at home. Permalink | Email...
Axelrod Says Undisclosed GOP Contributors Trying to Sway Regulation of Industry
Filed under: Fundraising, 2010 Elections, Campaign FinanceAxelrod charged that Republicans don't want voters to know who some of the big contributors are because they represent special interests trying to fight off regulation of the banking, mortgage, ...
Why Joe Scarborough Matters
Filed under: Republicans, Conservatives, Moderates, Analysis, Matt Lewis and the NewsMSNBC's Joe Scarborough is underestimated as a force for advancing conservatism. The former congressman continues to push back against liberal narratives -- and on the...
Rahm Emanuel’s ‘Glad to Be Home’ Video Was Shot in D.C.
Filed under: Matt Lewis and the NewsRahm Emanuel's announcement video implied he was in Chicago, but it was filmed in the Washington, D.C., offices of David Axelrod. Further complicating his ambitions, two election lawyers say the municipal code is cry...
David Axelrod to Leave White House Next Year to Work on Obama Re-election
Filed under: Obama Administration, 2012 PresidentThe senior administration aide, one of the president's closest advisers, says he will stay on "well into 2011" before moving back to Chicago. Permalink | Email this | Linking&nbs...
Clicking into gear
On the heels of President Obama's fiery Labor Day speech, here's a couple of stories worth noting.
First, HuffPost's Sam Stein published an interview with David Axelrod on White House political strategy through the elections. In the article, Axelrod goes on full blast, firing away at GOP extremism, saying that they'd be...
Giannoulias to Get Fundraising Boost From Obama in Fight for Obama’s Senate Seat
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