Axelrod says secret donations 'threat' to democracy
White House senior adviser David Axelrod said secret donations to outside political groups are ``a threat to our democracy,'' singling out the US Chamber of Commerce for criticism less than a month before elections that will determine control of Congress.
David Axelrod, perhaps the most trusted member of President-elect Barack Obama's political inner circle, is giving up ownership stake in the media consulting firm he founded in order to become a senior adviser in the White House.