David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The most idiotic impulse is to say, "This bill did not do enough so they might as well have done nothing!" Tell to the kids whose lives it will save. Democracy is hard and often unsatisfying. But in this case, it worked. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This was heartening news in the midst of a tumultuous and jarring day. Not the entire answer to gun violence but AN answer, after three decades of "thoughts and prayers." https://t.co/XnHLiTzQHx — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@blackcheckerjim @BarackObama Not the overturning of Roe — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Ironic, too, that RBG's decision to remain on the court throughout the @BarackObama years also made today's 5-4 decision possible. Her death at the end of 2020, during the final months of Trump's presidency, made the lightning-quick Barrett nomination possible. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I guess everyone knew this Roe ruling was coming but, man, the fundraising appeals appeared in like milliseconds after it was announced. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Hint: @GOPLeader McCarthy needs a big margin and not just a majority in the fall to realize his long-held ambition to be Speaker, Upton says. If McCarthy doesn't get it, his 180 on Trump's culpability for 1/6 may not save him from Trump's penchant for retribution. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

As some states withdraw long-held rights, Americans and American businesses are going to make practical workforce decisions about where they want to locate. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Interesting exchange on #AxeFiles w/departing @RepFredUpton about what awaits @GOPLeader McCarthy if Rs take the House. Upton, an R who voted for impeachment, says Trump allies may thwart McCarthy's ambitions to be Speaker, despite his flip on 1/6. Pod👉https://t.co/vcHve7wtnr https://t.co/2s5VqI8v06 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In her new book, Here's the Deal, @KellyannePolls reveals that Trump startled her in 12/20 with the offer of a pardon. When Conway, a lawyer, asked why she would need one, Trump said: "Because they go after everyone, honey. It doesn't matter." — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

By BLOCKING the confirmation of Garland for 8 mos before '16 election & HASTENING the confirmation of Barrett in final weeks of '20 election, @LeaderMcConnell gave Trump the chance to shape SCOTUS & pave way for the radical decisions we've seen on Roe, guns & more. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Expected yet still stunning. https://t.co/2EfGsvVvtm — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I know Clark and Eastman have bigger concerns but shouldn't they be disbarred? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The U.S. has 5 PERCENT of the world's POPULATION but nearly HALF of the world's privately-owned FIREARMS--and exponentially more shootings and gun-related deaths than any other industrialized country. And the answer the SCOTUS suggests? MORE guns in public places. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Well, here's one industry that's booming despite the market's doldrums--thanks to the SCOTUS. "The share prices of firearms manufacturers rose on Wall Street, with Smith & Wesson climbing more than 9 percent." https://t.co/CaGmroREvF — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

By the way, a lot of environmental lawyers probably will take offense that Clark calls himself one. Apparently, he was willing to pollute our democracy, too. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The men and women who insisted on maintaining the rule of law in the face of the awesome power of a POTUS offer us a powerful and inspiring lesson in what it means to "keep a republic." — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

No one who has worked in any other White House--save Nixon's, perhaps--could imagine a scenario like the one that was described in sworn testimony today by former Justice Department officials. Not Republicans. Not Democrats. It's obscene. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Said it before and I'll say it again: Imagine if, after this, Trump is returned to office, what kind of people he would bring to government with him? Not the Rosens & Donoghues, who would stand up for the rule of law. But the Clarks, who would trash it — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This was a devastating hearing. The account of Trump's frantic, attempted coup at the Justice Department as a prelude to a larger coup was stunning. The plotting of members of Congress to facilitate it--and then to seek premptive pardons-was telling and vile. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I'm beginning to see why Clark was fishing for a pardon. https://t.co/9IW2KuQKym — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Trump on firing the Acting AG to further his election scheme: "What do I have to lose?" — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This is an astonishing story. Watergate redux. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Beginning to see why @RepScottPerry was fishing for a pardon. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Whatever your politics, ypu should consider this is a loss to the city and state, not just because of taxes lost, but because Griffin's philanthropy has been expansive and impactful. https://t.co/OG1zJpg2zH — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @RepFredUpton: Last week I welcomed @davidaxelrod to Plank's Tavern on the Water to record the Axe Files podcast. You can listen to my e… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

For 36 years, he'd been a genial pillar of the House @GOP, independent at times; reliable when it counted. So what caused @RepFredUpton to join 9 other Rs & vote to impeach Trump--a vote that helped end the retiring Rep's career? New #AxeFiles! Pod👉https://t.co/vcHve7wtnr https://t.co/xw6UYkgpWA — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@MittRomney's candor about the political pressures on @GOP senators to oppose even the modest, bipartisan gun safety measures he and 14 other Republican senators have endorsed. “I’m not sure it’s good politics. It’ll save lives — that’s why it’s good.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If they @GOP rounds the corner into the '24 cycle thinking they have an upper hand, why would they place their chips on Trump, with all the baggage he would carry into another race? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Really fun chat w/@murphymike & @amandacarpenter on a new @HacksonTap. Below, she had a few thoughts about the ovation Trump received last weekend at an evangelical forum when he suggested that, if reelected, he'd pardon the convicted in 1/6 insurrection. https://t.co/LwbcJ460Pp https://t.co/Uq6bRq1DGQ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

FYI, Rusty Bowers, who is term-limited, is running for the state senate in the 8/2 AZ primary. His opponent, a former state senator and firm Stop-the-Stealer, is hoping anger at Bowers for honoring the constitution and refusing to violate his oath, will carry the day. — PolitiTweet.org