</head> <body> <p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House voiced disappointment on Friday at Chicago's elimination from voting for the 2016 Olympics and denied it was a repudiation of U.S. President Barack Obama's lobbying on behalf of his adopted home town.</p> <p>Senior adviser David Axelrod said Obama's appearance before the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen was not enough to overcome "politics inside that room" and other factors he believed weighed against Chicago's bid.</p> <p>"Obviously it was disappointing," Axelrod, a former Chicago journalist, told CNN. "It didn't work out but it was worth the effort."</p> <p>"I don't view this as a repudiation of the president or the first lady," he said.</p> <p>Chicago had been considered a favorite to win the right to stage the 2016 Games after Obama put his international starpower on the line, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to address an IOC session.</p> <p>(Writing by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by John O'Callaghan)</p> </body> </html> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix social-container"> <ul class="social-share-btns"> <li><g:plusone size="medium" href="http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/02/white-house-olympics-vote-not-repudiation-of-obama/"></g:plusone></li> <li><div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=112315878855956&xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/02/white-house-olympics-vote-not-repudiation-of-obama/" action="recommend" send="true" layout="button_count" width="150" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/02/white-house-olympics-vote-not-repudiation-of-obama/" data-text="White House: Olympics vote not repudiation of Obama" data-count="horizontal">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></li> </ul> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style"> <a class="addthis_button_email"></a> <a class="addthis_button_print"></a> <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a3a7bf17b384e16"></script> </div><!-- end of addthis --> </div><!-- end of social-share-btns --> </div> </div><!-- end of article-container --> <div class="related-article-container"> <hr /> <div id="tags"> <h2 class="tags">Tags:</h2> <a href="/news/articles/tagged/vote/" title="Articles tagged with vote">vote</a>, <a href="/news/articles/tagged/house/" title="Articles tagged with house">house</a>, <a href="/news/articles/tagged/obama/" title="Articles tagged with obama">obama</a>, </div> <h2>Similar Articles</h2> <ul class="related-articles"> <li><a href="/news/articles/2011/dec/09/tax-fight-brawl-heads-toward-expected-deal-aides/" title="Full Article: Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012">Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2011/jul/18/stock-index-futures-signal-early-losses/" title="Full Article: Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate">Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate</a></li> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/feb/24/romney-says-he-is-only-chance-to-defeat-obama/" title="Full Article: Romney appeals for working-class votes in Ohio">Romney appeals for working-class votes in Ohio</a></li> </ul> </div><!-- end related-article-container --> <div class="comment-container"> <hr /> <!--<h2>Comments</h2>--> <div class="comments"> <a href="/news/articles/2009/oct/02/white-house-olympics-vote-not-repudiation-of-obama/#disqus_thread"></a> <div id="disqus_thread"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var disqus_shortname = 'wnwnam'; var disqus_title = 'White House: Olympics vote not repudiation of Obama'; var disqus_url = 'http://go955.com/news/articles/2009/oct/02/white-house-olympics-vote-not-repudiation-of-obama/'; (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = 'http://' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); </script> </div> </div><!-- end comment-container --> </div><!-- end of col-1 --> <div id="col-2"> <div class="ad-300x250"> </div> <div class="sidebar-box featured-list clearfix"> <h2 class="news">Top Stories</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/news/articles/2012/may/20/public-safety-holding-man-who-they-say-intentionally-set-apartment-building-on-fire/" title="Full Article: Public Safety holding man who they say intentionally set apartment building on fire. 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