Here’s what the Senior Advisor does. And here was Axelrod talking on Countdown about the battle for the swing states, back in October. Ahh, remember the battle for the swing states?! *Goes all misty-eyed* :

(A quick reminder: Obama did, indeed, win Indiana. Just.)

Some David Axelrod trivia:

- He says he became interested in politics at the age of 5, when he watched John F. Kennedy become president.

- Before becoming a political consultant, he spent eight years as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, where he became the youngest political writer and columnist in the paper’s history.

- He first met Barack Obama in 1992. And says of his boss: “He’s not just a client, he’s a very good friend of mine. We share a worldview, and we share sensibilities.”

- His phone’s ringtone when Obama calls is Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

- He cried throughout Obama’s DNC acceptance speech in Denver. Aww!