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David Axelrod

CNN Chief Political Analyst and co-host of Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod is renowned for his pivotal role as the chief strategist behind Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, serving as a senior advisor to President Obama from 2009-2011. Beyond his campaign and podcast work, he founded the University of Chicago’s non-partisan Institute of Politics, shares his insights as a Senior Political Commentator on CNN, and is a New York Times bestselling author.

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Hacks On Tap

Pull up a stool for insights you can only get from folks who have spent a lifetime in the political trenches of both parties.