David Axelrod Archives

How Democrats can bolster public support for USAID

Michael Tesler - February 12, 2025

Democrats can effectively defend the embattled agency by focusing on popular foreign aid policies – and the growing public concerns about Elon Musk’s influence.

Steve Bannon is on the National Security Council. That sends a big signal.

Elizabeth N. Saunders - February 1, 2017

Bannon's new role suggests that National Security Council politics are very different from what they used to be.

Your 2012 flashback: Did the Bain Capital ads really matter?

John Sides - February 11, 2015

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How government officials get scared by unlikely threats

Henry Farrell - January 16, 2014

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How Much Did the 2012 Air War and Ground Game Matter?

John Sides - May 9, 2013

In this third and final post in our mini-symposium on

How Hurricane Sandy Could Matter on Election Day

John Sides - October 28, 2012

I'll speak to three possibilities, just for starters: 1) Sandy

Potpourri

John Sides - August 7, 2012

* A syllabus for political reporters, based in part on

The Perils of the Perception of a Politicized Presidency

Brendan Doherty - August 3, 2012

The prospective rewards for a president who devotes substantial time

Wag the Dog? How Presidents Use Their Pets to Manipulate American Voters

John Sides - June 13, 2012

Remember when David Axelrod tweeted this picture of Obama and

OMG OBAMA TO DESTROY ROMNEY

John Sides - August 10, 2011

This Politico story is making the rounds: bq. Barack Obama’s