Is jim axelrod related to david axelrod

David M. Axelrod born February 22, is an American political consultant and analyst , best known for being the Chief Strategist for Barack Obama 's presidential campaigns. He was raised in a liberal Jewish family. Axelrod's parents separated when he was eight years old. Axelrod traces his political involvement back to his childhood. Describing the appeal of politics, he told the Los Angeles Times , "I got into politics because I believe in idealism. Just to be a part of this effort that seems to be rekindling the kind of idealism that I knew when I was a kid, it's a great thing to do.

He scrunched up his shoulders tightly, pinching the blades together just below the base of his neck and forcing his chin up at a slightly unnatural angle. From behind, this brought much more of his bald spot into view. His upper arms — from shoulders to elbows — stayed glued to his torso. At the bottom of his rib cage, each forearm stiffly jutted up and away from his body at a degree angle. Four feet behind, to be exact. As a kid, whenever I tried to go running with him, that was as close as he let me get to him.