David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @joshscampbell: The U.S. Secretary of State endorses Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to seek help from a foreign government to investigate Presi… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I wrote this piece on January 2, when most of the political establishment had written off the nascent @ewarren campaign. It always pays to bet against the conventional wisdom in politics! https://t.co/RUAB1WsYxQ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The headline of the @CNN/ @DMRegister Iowa poll released tonight is clearly the @ewarren surge. Also of note: 10 of the 19 candidates are viewed unfavorably & have 2% or less support. Time for some soul-searching! https://t.co/UhMb6bHmFQ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@clairecmc Yep. They’ve played like contenders in the second half. Good for you! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@Kimbrel46 has become the Cody Parkey of this @Cubs season. (Chicagoans will understand.) — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @Cubs brought @Kimbrel46 in to close games. Today, he actually closed it for the @Cardinals, serving up two homers in his first two pitches. @Cubs lose 9-8 after coming back four times during the game. Gut-wrenching. Disgusting. And probably lights out for ‘19. Damn. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @Cubs chances are waning, but what a study in character from @ARizzo44, who threw away his walking boot and has played on a badly sprained ankle to give what he can in these crucial games against the @Cardinals! #leadingbyexample https://t.co/BIK2NTsxmm — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Just reading the responses from the @realDonaldTrump supporters, you can see how this works. Concoct a brew of half truths and clipped video; spread it virally and, almost instantly, your base will accept it as article of faith. This really is about to become a case study. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It also obvious that with this Biden attack, @realDonaldTrump is trying to launch and give life to another conspiracy theory, like Birtherism, Uranium One and other phony memes that jave always been a go-to in his political toolbox and reliable red meat for right-wing media. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

He is fundamentally and brazenly flouting rules, norms, laws and institutions upon which our democracy rests. He does not believe in them. He hasn’t EVER played by the rules. That is the story of his life. He believes that anyone who observes them is a sucker. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

That alone is a scandal. And the fact that he dispatched @RudyGiuliani, and not a government official, to pursue it speaks to the fact that Trump knew it was out-of-bounds. But he truly believes that his power is unlimited and anything in pursuit of his personal interests is ok. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @realDonaldTrump apologists say we “don’t know all the facts.” But we don’t know all the facts because the WH and DOJ have refused to release them! What we DO know, because the @POTUS has TOLD us, is that he personally pressured Ukraine to go after Biden. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“Fine and routine” is how the @POTUS describes his efforts to pressure a foreign leader to reopen a probe about an American citizen who is Trump’s political opponent. What’s most disturbing is that I actually think he believes it! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

A thoughtful and important take on the latest crisis for our democracy from @danbalz, who poses the most important issue, “which is how much stress the system already has taken, and how much more it can take.” We are, indeed, at a crucial crossroads. https://t.co/tMIkXHmWIP — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @murphymike: Interesting battle. @davidaxelrod and I will be discussing this, the fast growing Ukraine shake-down scandal, new IA pollin… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

“In July, Trump told Zelensky that the key to improving ties was Ukraine investigating corruption.” I wonder many other foreign leaders has Trump so fervently, insistently urged to deal with corruption? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I wonder if @realDonaldTrump said to the Ukrainian president, “I don’t know how proficient you are in English so I’m going to repeat this next thing eight times.” — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@ezraklein This is very true. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If it turns out, as seems increasingly plausible, that @realDonaldTrump pressured the Ukrainians to do his political chore, applying the implicit or explicit leverage of aid the country desperately needs to contend with Russia, we’re in whole new territory. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

What does it tell you that the @POTUS dispatched his political lawyer to pressure the Ukrainians, NOT government envoys, and instructed the president of Ukraine to work with @RudyGiuliani? This is a serious deal. https://t.co/rDKXOHhvRS — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

And I bet @JoeBiden doesn’t mind one little bit being the focus of Trump’s attention, scurrilous as his charges are. It abets Biden’s own strategy of leaping past the primaries to the Main Event. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

When @realDonaldTrump used his Oval Office platform to spread a discredited attack on @JoeBiden today, his concern was not corruption in Ukraine. It was the polls that show Biden with a double digit lead. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

And this: https://t.co/lBrTjM5QfJ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Listening to @realDonaldTrump rambling disquisition on the Otto Wambier tragedy just now, I was reminded of this: https://t.co/m5VvcTjW5w — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I may have missed it but it seems like no one has asked why the WH and DOJ have gone to such extraordinary lengths to suppress the “urgent” IG report that should be shared with Congress, as required by law. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I may have missed it but it seems like no one has asked why the WH and DOJ have gone to such extraordinary lengths to suppress the “urgent” IG report with Congress, as required by law. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

.@realDonaldTrump denounces “partisan whistleblower.” Do you know the identity of whistleblower? “I don’t know the identity of the person.” Say WHAT?!? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Questions I hope @POTUS answers: -If he acted properly, why withhold whistleblower complaint from Congress? -On whose authority did @RudyGiuliani pressure a foreign leader to reopen a case that touches on Biden? -What IS the justification for withholding $250m in aid for Ukraine? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Isn’t the measure of integrity and honesty what you do when you think NO ONE is listening? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Painful, painful @Cubs loss tonight after a heroic ninth inning comeback v. @Cardinals. Ugh. — PolitiTweet.org