David Axelrod

David Axelrod fascinates me as the consummate behind-the-scenes operator. Architecting two winning Obama campaigns demanded a storyteller's instinct, and his roots as a Chicago journalist explain that knack for reading the public mood and shaping a narrative. What I appreciate most is his second act: rather than vanishing, he turned to podcasting and columns, generously demystifying how the political machine actually works. That willingness to teach, after a career spent making others shine, marks him as a craftsman first and an ego second. I have a soft spot for the strategist who stays in the wings yet never loses his voice.

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Name (English)

David Axelrod

Name (Japanese)

デイヴィッド・アクセルロッド

Reading

でいゔぃっど・あくせるろっど

Born

February 22, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Lower East Side, New York, United States

Occupation

journalist / politician / writer / podcaster / columnist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

High school

Stuyvesant High School

University

University of Chicago

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Axelrod
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%20(%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q519838

Tags

• New York
• journalist
• politician
• writer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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