Is Axelrod Walking in Rove’s Footsteps?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2008 David Axelrod is not Karl Rove, so what's he doing in his office? Barack Obama was elected to bring change to Washington, but like his predecessor, he's bringing his top political strategist into the White House. The Boston Globe questions whether that's the best idea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Race Wasn’t a Factor for Obama Campaigners

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2008 Shortly after winning the presidential election, Barack Obama's campaign bigwigs sat down with "60 Minutes." Asked how they dealt with the candidate's race, David Plouffe and gang said they just didn't. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karl Rove Praises Obama’s Campaign Team

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 Bush's brain gets inside the minds of Obama campaign manager David Plouffe and strategist David Axelrod to explain the president-elect's success: "Messrs. Plouffe and Axelrod understood that over the last 28 years only 11 of 20 eligible Americans on average cast a presidential ballot. They focused on registering and motivating the other nine who don't usually vote." Yes, he wrote "Messrs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Campaign Chiefs Do Battle on Fox

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2008 David Axelrod and Rick Davis of the Obama and McCain campaigns, respectively, dispensed with the niceties on "Fox News Sunday." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Choose Your Own VP Adventure

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2008 The New York Times sheds some light on the back-room dealings, global developments and veep-vetting sessions that went into whittling down Barack Obama's short list of vice presidential candidates to the final contender, who heard Obama's final pitch while at the dentist's office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Playing the Economic Card

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Aug 7, 2008 After enduring the silly debate over who injected race into the presidential campaign, let's look at some recent numbers that indicate how Barack Obama could win this close election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Defiant Ferraro Defends Her Obama Comment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 As Barack Obama supporters reacted angrily to her claims that the Illinois senator wouldn't have gotten as far as he has in the '08 race if he was white or female, former VP candidate and Clinton fundraiser Geraldine Ferraro said her statements were taken out of context and warned that Obama "shouldn't antagonize people like me." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )