Except for Axciom, which got the contract.
Clark was a lobbyist, and was obviously cozy with somebody in the Bush administration.
This ain't gonna do much to burnish his image as an outsider.
You think so? Nope.
Axciom getting the contract was a coincidence, nothing more. Note that Clark did not end up on their board until after the contract was awarded. They may have thought that Clark had done something for them, but he didn't if no one spoke to him.
I think Clark's lobbying work was contracted through Stephens, Inc., The Stephens family has done a lot of fundraising for the Bush campaigns, so there is the connection.
That thing that isn't getting reported is that Stephens fired Clark because he was a total flop as a businessman.