David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Just one more thought: The country is in the midst of multiple crises. There is genuine pain, loss & anxiety. You would not have known that watching this same old, same old speech. 10 mins on coverage of his West Point speech. None for victims of COVID; unemployed; George Floyd. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If @realDonaldTrump’s goal was to relaunch his flagging campaign tonight, it went terribly wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Given his situation, is You Can’t Always Get What You Want the best song to end with? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

noteworthy: @realDonaldTrump as libbed that Biden himself is not “radical left,” just addled. This is Trump’s problem. Biden is culturally incovenient. He is not scary enough to voters Trump needs to scare. So his alternative line is that Biden is the puppet of scary people. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This is the Trump message. The nation is besieged by radical mobs and Biden is their puppet. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Wow, all the Greatest Hits of the ‘60s. Now flag burning. Full out culture wars. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Maybe 10 mins of woe is me shtick about the West Point ramp/water stories, far more than any topic. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Like five minutes on the ramp. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Full rant about the coverage of his West Point stumble down the steps, wth a preamble about how exhausting it was to salute 600 graduates. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @POTUS attacks the Left for “wanting to desecrate our monuments.” He is speaking of Confederate generals who fought to preserve slavery. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“I have done a phenomenal job with it,” the @POTUS says of COVID-19. Then he mocks the suggestion that the virus is dire. 120K dead. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Put this together with the turnout in Tulsa tonight. https://t.co/OmiRccL2pM — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@realDonaldTrump accuses @JoeBiden of not knowing where he is at. But where Biden is right now is well ahead, which must peeve the POTUS. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Very mixed response when the @POTUS mentions his SCOTUS appointments. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“We are the party of Abraham Lincoln and we are the party of Law and Order!” Not fair. Lincoln isn’t here to defend himself! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“we had very bad people outside. They were doing bad things.” What?!? Who??? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

There is a basic rule in politics: Underpromise and overdeliver. The @realDonaldTrump campaign got it backwards tonight. The mammoth outdoor rally they promised was canceled at the last minute for lack of interest. The indoor rally? Less than capacity. After all that ballyhoo! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It’s absolutely fitting that @realDonaldTrump is re-launching his campaign by orchestrating a divisive clash of cultures in Tulsa and packaging it as a mega event. It’s a perfect reflection of his presidency. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Somone in the WH-maybe THE someone-is saying, “Hot dog, with a pandemic, an economic crisis and racial strife, let’s take advantage of the moment and get rid of these inspector generals. Let’s fire the prosectutors. No one will even pay attention!” https://t.co/yHYDydz0Tm — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Every single Friday night, as sure as clockwork, there is another political purge. https://t.co/NJX8zArNYs — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

My old WH colleague @DavidLitt has written a smart, funny, thoughtful and, ultimately, hopeful book about our democracy, just when we need it. You should read it! https://t.co/jLooNr8UJU — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The majority is not silent. The majority stands with the protesters, marching for equal rights. The majority stands with the public health experts who urge caution in the face of pandemic. The majority stands with leaders who work to solve crises rather than exploiting them. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

He doesn’t get it. This is exactly why he is sinking. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In a new #AxeFiles, former conservative radio host @SykesCharlie says @realDonaldTrump’s “instincts are failing him” in the wake of a national movement after the George Floyd murder that Sykes says Trump has badly misread. https://t.co/LN4gtAY9fW — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

That’s #redflashinglights! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It’s a hidious legacy that millions of human beings were captured, shackled, shipped here and enslaved. The fact that, 157 years after their emancipation, systemic racism lives on in so many aspects of our national life is intolerable. #JuneteenthDay — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In new Fox News poll, @realDonaldTrump is down 12. He trails among suburban voters by 22 points.He won them by 5 in ‘16. He trails among Indys by 22. He won them by 4 in ‘16. Yes, he leads among white, non-college women by 11. But he won them by 27 in ‘16. #redflashnglights. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In @realDonaldTrump’s telling, there are only two possible scenarios this fall: He wins or the election was stolen. (Remember, he still claims to have won the popular vote he lost by 3 million in ‘16, arguing “massive fraud” which no one could ever find.) https://t.co/AHaQ26ym8a — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In a new #AxeFiles, former conservative radio host @SykesCharlie says @realDonaldTrump’s “instincts are failing him” in the wake of a national movement after the George Floyd murder that Sykes says Trump has badly misread. Full pod: https://t.co/4KU7UcsptN https://t.co/X38wsbxVuE — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

But DACA was never presented as a permanent solution for these young people or to the status of the millions of undocumented people who are here, contributing to, and embedded in, our communities, yet still in a legal shadow. Congress needs to act to address these issues. — PolitiTweet.org