David Axelrod
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David Axelrod is an American political consultant and strategist best known for shaping Barack Obama’s rise to the presidency and serving as a senior advisor in his administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Axelrod canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1482586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Axelrod Context triple: [Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign, chiefStrategist, David Axelrod]
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A.
Ron Klain
Ron Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and longtime Democratic operative who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden.
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B.
Mark Shriver
Mark Shriver is an American politician, author, and advocate for social justice, known for his work with Save the Children and as a member of the prominent Kennedy family.
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C.
David Kirkpatrick
David Kirkpatrick is an American technology journalist and author best known for his book "The Facebook Effect," which chronicles the rise and impact of Facebook.
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D.
Erskine Bowles
Erskine Bowles is an American businessman and Democratic politician who served in senior roles in the Clinton administration and later co-chaired the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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E.
Adam Walinsky
Adam Walinsky is an American lawyer, speechwriter, and political advisor best known for his close work with Robert F. Kennedy during the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Axelrod Target entity description: David Axelrod is an American political consultant and strategist best known for shaping Barack Obama’s rise to the presidency and serving as a senior advisor in his administration.
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A.
Ron Klain
Ron Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and longtime Democratic operative who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden.
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B.
Mark Shriver
Mark Shriver is an American politician, author, and advocate for social justice, known for his work with Save the Children and as a member of the prominent Kennedy family.
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C.
David Kirkpatrick
David Kirkpatrick is an American technology journalist and author best known for his book "The Facebook Effect," which chronicles the rise and impact of Facebook.
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D.
Erskine Bowles
Erskine Bowles is an American businessman and Democratic politician who served in senior roles in the Clinton administration and later co-chaired the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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E.
Adam Walinsky
Adam Walinsky is an American lawyer, speechwriter, and political advisor best known for his close work with Robert F. Kennedy during the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ political consultant ⓘ political strategist ⓘ television commentator ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Democratic Party electoral strategy
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United States presidential politics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
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Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign ⓘ White House ⓘ
surface form:
The White House
news media organizations ⓘ |
| familyName | Axelrod ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political campaigning
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political communication ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre | political commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Jewish Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish American
|
| hasRole |
campaign strategist
ⓘ
senior political advisor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| name | David Axelrod self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
media commentary on U.S. politics
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role in Barack Obama presidential campaigns ⓘ service as Senior Advisor to the President ⓘ |
| notableWork |
strategy for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign
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strategy for Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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political consultant ⓘ political strategist ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barack Obama presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Obama administration
|
| positionHeld |
Chief Strategist for Barack Obama presidential campaigns
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Senior Advisor to the President of the United States ⓘ |
| residence |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Axelrod Description of subject: David Axelrod is an American political consultant and strategist best known for shaping Barack Obama’s rise to the presidency and serving as a senior advisor in his administration.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.