David Axelrod, former Obama chief strategist, talks politics

David Axelrod knows politics. He has more than 40 years in politics - both reporting on them and being a part of them - and has worked as President Barack Obama's chief strategist. He's also been a media strategist for 150 state local and national campaigns.

He is now director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, a political commentator on CNN and host of "The Axe Files" - a podcast jointly produced by CNN and the Institute of Politics.

He stopped by WCL to talk about what's happening at the institute and his opinion on what's going on in politics today.

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David Axelrod, former Obama chief strategist, visited WCL on Sept. 6, 2017. Part 2.