Lynn Sweet: What’s next for David Axelrod?
Title aside, Axelrod “is involved in virtually almost every aspect of the campaign,” said Gibbs, “integrating message with policy and speechwriting. And, obviously, he is as close to Barack as anybody on this race because they have such a long relationship.”
Democratic activist Bettylu Saltzman, an Axelrod friend, spotted Obama early on as a comer — her backing has been a crucial element in Obama’s quick rise — and urged Axelrod to get to know him. “Bettylu called me in ‘92,” Axelrod said, and told him she “just met this extraordinary guy, and you need to meet him.”