About HACKS ON TAP
When David Axelrod, Mike Murphy and Robert Gibbs get together to talk politics, it’s not academic. They speak from the perspective gained through hundreds of campaigns for offices from City Hall to the White House. So if you want to know what’s really going on behind the scenes, where strategic decisions are being made, pull up a stool for Hacks on Tap. Incisive, sometimes uproarious and always entertaining, these political warhorses and their guests will give you insights you’ll only get from folks who have spent a lifetime in the political trenches of both parties.
About David Axelrod
David Axelrod is an American political consultant and analyst, best known for his role as the chief strategist for Barack Obama's successful presidential campaigns. Axelrod served as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama from 2009-2011. He currently serves as the founding director of the University of Chicago’s non-partisan Institute of Politics (IOP). He is a Senior Political Commentator on CNN and is the host of the Axe Files, a podcast produced by the IOP and CNN.
About Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party's most successful political media consultants. Murphy has been called a "media master" by Fortune magazine, the GOP's "hottest media consultant" by Newsweek, and the leader of a "new breed" of campaign consultants by Congressional Quarterly. Mike is a partner in the Revolution Agency, a strategic communications firm in Washington DC. He also serves as the co-director of the Center for the Political Future at the University of Southern California.