David Mercer (political commentator)

Mercer founded Mercer and Associates, a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm. During his career, he served in numerous media, fundraising and strategic advising roles. In 1992, he did press advance work for the Clinton/Gore campaign. He had served as deputy national finance director for the Democratic National Committee.

In 1996, he was finance director for the DNC's convention. In 2000, he was a trustee for the Gore/Lieberman campaign.

In 2004, he was a member of the Kerry/Edwards campaign leadership council. In 2008, he was a media adviser for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.

He appeared regularly on Fox News, CNBC, France24, SkyNews and other media outlets.^[5][6][7]

In July 2012, Mercer was the victim of theft and a vicious assault in Washington, D.C. that left him near death. He suffered a brain injury, and spent several weeks in a medically induced coma and several months in the hospital before making a full recovery.^{[8] [9]}

Mercer died in December 2021, at the age of 60, following an affliction with cancer. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a joint statement, saying, "David was a good and gifted man, who enriched many lives and had much more to give. We hope we can all work to be a little more like him."^[10]