David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@realDonaldTrump pulls the plug on a big Trumpfest convention in Florida in the midst of the burgeoning virus. Bowing to the reality that has been clear for some time. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“We made a big, beautiful contract with Pzizer.” Beautiful? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Up shortly, a revealing new #AxeFiles I recorded today with Dr. Tony Fauci. https://t.co/cjEIedIreO — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“The DHS was not designed to be this president’s-or any president’s-personal militia.” -former DHS director and PA Gov. Tom Ridge. @realDonaldTrump is using agents of the DHS as props in his re-election scheme, fomenting, rather than calming, disorder in Portland. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

That is BROAD not board. Would that there were a board to provide oversight! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The POTUS has an array of board but secret emergency powers delineated somewhere but unknown to the public, writes former Sen. Gary Hart. A chilling prospect because it relies on presidents who are willing to respect rules, norms, laws and institutions. https://t.co/0u0b0KSPc9 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“I’ve done more for Black people than anyone since Abraham Lincoln.” Where’s the gratitude?!?🙄 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“Dr. Birx is right outside.” In the time our room?!? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Invited to urge governors to implement mandatory mask orders, the @POTUS takes a pass. “Some of them are strong on masks. Others aren’t in the same ballpark.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Chicago has a violence problem that is very much linked to the easy availability of guns, many of which flow in from Indiana. If the @POTUS & fed agents help stop THAT, it would be a real contribution. If it’s just a show to help animate his scary campaign ads, not so much. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In the hail of COVID news from yesterday’s presser, it almost went unnoticed that the @POTUS wished a woman well who has been indicted for procuring and submitting young girls to sexual abuse and servitude. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Access to voting in the era of COVID-19, the preparedness of states to handle the election and the president’s determination to block mail-in voting is a caustic and troubling mix. https://t.co/n4UAS2P4xh — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Here is the proper URL for the new episode of @HacksOnTap! https://t.co/5TcMgT2LaB — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Why did ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ REALLY send the feds into Portland? ⁦@murphymike⁩ as I kick that around with ⁦@donnabrazile⁩ on an all-new ⁦@HacksOnTap⁩! Up now! Full pod👉 https://t.co/zwpeR45Kvi https://t.co/WJvM2Yr4A4 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Should @JoeBiden pick a woman of color for VP? A progressive? A moderate? A younger candidate? An older candidate? Maybe. My take on the VP hunt. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

https://t.co/IV9ZwBDxEL — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

140,000 deaths couldn’t sway the @POTUS on masks; distancing. But a spate of disastrous polls finally did. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It shouldn’t have taken months, and devastating polls to force the @POTUS to do a 180 and grudgingly acknowledge the gravity the a pandemic and at least one step required to subdue it. (Masks.) — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This so recalls March, when one day @POTUS said the virus was “under control.” The next day he declared “war.” Yesterday, on Fox, he was dismissive. Toda: “It will get worse before it gets better.” And now he’s all for masks! Whiplash at the WH. Polling finally got thru. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@jonkarl “Where is Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx?” @POTUS pointing to door: “Dr. Birx is right outside.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

He did do a drive-by urging mask-wearing. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

We’re right back to where we were, with the @POTUS claiming the states are getting everything they need and complaining that he inherited a “bare cupboard.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Strap on your seat belts. He will do any incendiary thing he can between now and November to inflame the culture wars to try and lift his flagging campaign. https://t.co/FOukaDewef — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @POTUS sending fed agents into the cities is not designed to actually restore order. It’s designed to undergird his “law and order” campaign theme. It’s not a crime-fighting strategy. It’s a gambit to win back suburban voters. It’s the 2020 version of his failed caravan play. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If it’s patriotic to wear a mask, yet you’ve only done it once in public since the pandemic broke out, just how patriotic does that make you? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It’s @MLB season! (Kind of.) so I’m reaching into the #AxeFiles vault for 2017 convo w/Theo Epstein, the brilliant architect of historic, curse-busting championships for @RedSox & @Cubs. Here he talks about an intangible Rx for team success. Pod👉https://t.co/d1Fiy2P9pC https://t.co/S1nEzW45FW — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This seems ominous, given that local authorities seemingly have no idea what the plans are for these 150 federal agents who are being dispatched to Chicago. https://t.co/t8Z3MlV83r — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Oh boy. The show has been renewed. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

What is true is that depriving Americans the option to vote by mail in the middle of an historic pandemic-forcing them to choose between their safety and their vote-would be to defraud them of their rights. — PolitiTweet.org