David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

With all this talk about mental illness, surely we CAN and SHOULD fix this. https://t.co/Uuaep1Z9RL — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Point is, if you're the @GOP, seems pretty clear, Trump is probably not your strongest nominee. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

As @POTUS formally marks the passage of the first meaningful gun safety law in three decades, the senator who led the drive for its passage, @ChrisMurphyCT, has a message for its detractors: "This is going to save thousands of lives." #AxeFiles: https://t.co/TpU8bXVOlK https://t.co/fzxemVY2lM — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Lots of sobering numbers in here for @POTUS. But it's striking that even as his ratings are at a nadir, and two-thirds of his own party don't want him to run again, Biden STILL leads Trump, the strong frontrunner for the @GOP nomination in '24. https://t.co/Bki0HHeMaD — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Lots of sobering news here for @POTUS. Yet if I were a Republican, I'd be worried about this. i'he's still leading Trump, the runaway frontrunner for the @GOP '24 nomination head-to-head. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Very excited for @ihapp_1 of the @Cubs on his first All-Star selection. A smart, classy guy I've had a chance to meet. He's earned this, after working his way thru ups and downs. I hope it's the first of many! https://t.co/U5LHv87VAX — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

When government tells a victim of rape that she can't have an abortion, it's not just about control of her BODY. It's about control of her LIFE. And there are numerous other examples that underscore the egregious unjustness of Dobbs and the states enacting bans under it. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, @ChrisMurphyCT says recent "radical decisions" by SCOTUS could reshape '22 races. "There's this very clear signal that...Congress isn't in charge. The president isn't in charge. The Supreme Court is in charge. It's frightening folks." Pod👉https://t.co/TpU8bXVOlK https://t.co/JycITpLTQa — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The best and most effective way to respond to blatant, calculated efforts to discourage voting is to vote in record numbers. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Putin is not only killing Ukrainians with his brazen war. He's starving parts of the world by blockading Ukranian grain. https://t.co/cN1ReUABCZ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, @ChrisMurphyCt spoke about the crippling trauma young people suffer in communities where gun violence is a daily reality. "There are millions of kids whose lives are shattered even if they never get shot." Pod👉https://t.co/TpU8bXVOlK https://t.co/2Fg07H5Rxr — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

But just to be clear, this is not merely a Chicago or city problem. Here are the leading states for gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents: ▪Mississippi -- 28.6. ▪Louisiana -- 26.3. ▪Wyoming -- 25.9. ▪Missouri -- 23.9. ▪Alabama -- 23.6. ▪Alaska -- 23.5. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The Highland Park massacre was an unspeakable tragedy. But over the weekend just south of there in Chicago, 68 more people were shot and 8 killed over the holiday weekend. Mass shootings get massive coverage. But the scourge of gun violence claims 100 lives a day in America. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, @ChrisMurphyCT unloads on SCOTUS--"politicians masquerading as judges, imposing their poltical views on the nation." To counteract it, he says, the senate must finally adopt majoritarian rules and do away w/filibuster. Pod👉https://t.co/TpU8bXVOlK https://t.co/vBptbSSYFt — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

There are so many heartbreaking stories from these mass shootings, but the one @ChrisMurphyCT told me about a single father he met the night of the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012 just ripped me up. On the #AxeFiles: Pod👉https://t.co/ImrvzxH6U8 https://t.co/SAbmLj04mU — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Maybe lightning strikes twice in the very same spot. But what are the odds? via @NYTimes https://t.co/rdj4aw3PEY — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Between Uvalde and Highland Park, I sat down for the #AxeFiles w/@ChrisMurphyCT, the Senate's leading gun safety advocate, who talked about how one horrific night in New Town ten yrs when 20 kids died changed him as a person and a public official. Pod👉https://t.co/TpU8bXVOlK https://t.co/OrNpEOsVrB — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Despite the fact that his boy reportedly had theatened himself & others, the dad of the Highland Park shooter, who signed off on his son's gun permit, says he had no clue the boy was unstable. But just in case, dad's hired his own criminal defense lawyer. https://t.co/g3K5ThJVzY — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, @KellyannePolls says she was appalled by the 1/6 mob overrunning the Capitol and called the WH to urge the @POTUS to tell the crowd disperse. (But she didn't explain why she declined a chance to talk to Trump directly.) Pod👉https://t.co/JaNGEU9C3j https://t.co/kPfAgGVKWI — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Crimo Jr. sponsored Crimo III for a gun ID card just months after the boy attempted suicide, threatened the lives of others and had a cache of knives confiscated by police. The dad allowed a son he knew to be unstable to legally buy his murder weapon. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Because IL requires it for people under 21, the father of the Highland Parl shooter "sponsored" him for an IL gun owner's ID, which allowed his son to buy the assualt rifle he used in the July 4th massacre. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

But, in fairness, high capacity weapons don't kill people on a large scale because of some deficiency in the product. They do what they are DESIGNED to do, with lethal efficiency. Why do we allow it? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I don't generally respond to Tweets but this one warrants it. Assault weapons are BUILT to kill people. Cars are not. And when a car kills because of a deficiency in the vehicle, the manufacturers are liable. Gun manufacturers are not because Congress gave them an exemption! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

One other thing. Why are the manufacturers of assault rifles allowed to blatantly market them to kids? (And yes, if you're too young to legally buy a beer, you're a kid.) https://t.co/kaopyofBWZ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This should read "more-and more deadly-guns." Why should anyone be able to purchase an assault rifle, weapons of war like the one this kid used in Highland Park? Or that kid used in Uvalde? Or the other kid used in Buffalo? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This is assinine. The POLICE have guns. They were at the July 4th parade. But they couldn't stop a sniper on a rooftop w/an assault rifle from shooting 70 rounds within seconds at the families below. Stop w/ the crap that the answer to gun violence is more and more deadly guns! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Why does this SCOTUS interpret the Constitution so broadly when it comes to guns and so narrowly when it comes to things the ideologues on the court dislike? Asking on behalf of the dead and wounded. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @ChiSportUpdates: Chicago Bulls Summer League head coach John Bryant said that rookie Dalen Terry has been in the gym 2-3 times a day an… — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Wonder where the Speaker stands on book-banning? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Flags are at half staff at the White House for the latest victims of a mass shooting, this one in Highland Park, IL. Since these massacres keep repeating themselves, perhaps we should just leave the flags down until we, as a country, fully confront this plague of gun violence? — PolitiTweet.org