So what can David Axelrod do for us ?

by Mags Waterhouse  published on Labour Left website April 2014

Clearly we’re a different kettle of fish to the US..  we’re not electing a President for one thing but I’m certainly hoping that we’ll be electing a Prime Minister.    I’m sure that some of what happened there can be modified to suit our Labour campaign here in the UK. One thing for sure - David Axelrod is one big fish !  

From before Obama was first elected, I became a British Friend of Obama.  David Axelrod was the strategist and his name became very familiar to me.   I received many emails, keeping me informed of the campaign, telling me the difference that Obama could make to the lives of ordinary Americans.  The campaign was vibrant to say the least - equating to the campaigns that we normally run in the UK it was a shock not just a surprise.  But it worked.  Remember how many people became involved?  But I won’t say too much about the nature of that campaign as similarities will start to unwind here and become very real.  There could be treats in store too ?!   (Don’t you disappoint me David !!)  

And I don’t think this will be just about the election - important though this clearly is - it will be about our futures.  Following the Collins Report we are looking at the future of the Labour Party and how it will develop.  We are also looking at the future of Britain and how that will develop!  We need to build a movement and I think David Axelrod’s campaign will also help us to do that.  He’s the expert !

If you’re not already involved this is the time to get involved.   I don’t need to tell you that the last thing that Britain needs is a Tory govt with more goodies and tax breaks for the millionaires at the top whilst many others struggle with their lives.  There really isn’t any option but to get involved - unless you want to wake up on 8th May and discover that we have a Tory govt who really are not interested in people like us !  This last four years has been a testament to that - you don’t need any more proof do you ?!   

I present Mr David Axelrod :    

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