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Axelrod Makes Post-Election Plans

January 19, 2012 at 7:45 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Obama strategist David Axelrod “is already making plans for after the 2012 election, and they do not involve another candidate or another trip to Iowa,” the New York Times reports.

Instead, Axelrod will lead “a new, nonpartisan Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago aimed at helping students seeking careers in public and social service.”

Said Axelrod: “This is my last campaign.”

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