Obama political chief David Axelrod says he won't make the same mistakes as Karl Rove when he enters the White House next month. Rove - the Texas-based political operative - famously directed George W. Bush's campaign victories. And after taking...
HENDERSON, Nev. -- Last night, Mr. Universe-turned-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger taunted Barack Obama at a McCain rally, calling him scrawny and saying the senator - and his ideas - need pumping up. Obama strategist David Axelrod has shot back. "I've...
Obama aides and reporters line up for a treat. About 18,000 people came out to a minor league baseball park in Sarasota on a lovely, sunny Florida day. Campaign metaphor alert: a Mister Softee ice cream truck provided dessert...
The reviews are in from the McCain camp on the Obama "Choice" ad - the one that uses footage of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin winking. Short version: the McCain side thinks it's demeaning, insulting and sexist. "Senator Obama has stooped...
Don't let his hang-dog looks fool you. Political consultant David Axelrod might be on the verge of succeeding Karl Rove as the the nation's guru-in-chief. Axelrod is the man behind Barack Obama's political rise, much as Rove was the...
Guess the Obama campaign is really taking this "Bush and McCain are the same guy" thing pretty seriously. From the AP's story about Obama's debate prep: Among the staff helping are senior advisers David Axelrod, Anita Dunn and Robert Gibbs,...