David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

My apologies to the young man, who saw this email and apologized to ME as we deplaned. I'm sure his LEFT arm was no more comfortable. This is a parable about social media, where you toss off stupid lines thoughtlessly that you'd never way to someone's face. Lesson learned. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Even as the allies step up their support and economic pressure on Russia, I share the concern Zelensky expresses here--that this grim war will grind on and the world's attention will move on. I hope not but you can already see it in the coverage. https://t.co/gfR0ZmiQot — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

In the senate, @alfranken sat on Judiciary. On #AxeFiles, it's clear how much his mind is still there. "I was watching the Jackson hearings and I was going, like, 'you've gotta answer these Republicans' because they were being entirely unfair to her!" Pod👉https://t.co/yjqW2sjdch https://t.co/9uYHHseGyQ — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Ok, so I'm not exactly slim myself but as I write, a guy who must be either an offensive lineman or circus strongman has wedged himself into the middle on my Southwest flight, filling his seat and half of mine. Two hours left and my right arm is completely numb!😩 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Watching @jasonbenetti call the @whitesox at @RedSox on NBC. Total pleasure. No better announcer in the game today! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Gutsy and meaningful move for @FLOTUS⁩ to visit Ukraine and signal our solidarity and solicitude on this Mother's Day. https://t.co/eNxq2aXa3D — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

After his exit from the senate, @Alfranken struggled thru a long and deep depression. But even in the retelling, the former @nbcsnl star can find humor, as in this bit on the #AxeFiles, when he hilariously relates an encounter w/the wrong therapist! Pod👉https://t.co/yjqW2sjdch https://t.co/RhWYSNLPGj — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @GOP establishment's choice for governor of Illinois is trapped on Roe v. Wade between the base he needs in the primary and the swing suburban voters he hopes to pry away from Gov. @JBPritzker in the general. So he's chosen a third path: Silence. https://t.co/4lRTpiTcqK — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The @GOP establishment's choice for governor of Illinois is trapped between the base he needs in the primary and the swing suburban voters he hopes to pry away from Gov. ⁦@JBPritzker⁩ in the general on abortion. So he's chosen a third path. Silence. https://t.co/4lRTpiTcqK — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, @alfranken recalls release of '06 photo of him feigning a lewd act on a fellow USO cast member as she slept & the accusations that sidelined his career. "I went in a little bit into shock. She was accusing me of stuff that wasn't true." Pod👉https://t.co/yjqW2sjdch https://t.co/QbUCWo6YAn — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

On #AxeFiles, @alfranken recalls release of '06 photo of him feigning a lewd act on a fellow USO cast member as she slept & accusations that sidelined his career. "I immediately went in a little bit of shock..She was accusing me of stuff that wasn't true." https://t.co/yjqW2sjdch — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

If SCOTUS scuttles Roe, would the @GOP end the fillibuster to pass a nationwide ban on abortion? https://t.co/PQbdAZzRGE — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This must be an ouchy conversation at home. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

With an historic array of challenges facing the Department of Justice, we're thrilled to welcome Deputy U.S. Attorney General--and @UChicagoLaw grad--Lisa Monaco back to @UChiPolitics. Monday at 5:30 pm Ida Noyes Theater Register below: https://t.co/dwKabwdRGm — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Get ready for a parade of messages like this one from the WI senate race, which could rewrite script for '22 midterms in battleground states contests & swing districts. @LeaderMcConnell helped shape this court. Now, with one stunning decision, SCOTUS could cost him a majority. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Great @SenatorReid story from @alfranken on #AxeFiles: "We're going from the House to the Senate. On either side are huge gaggles of press & I go, 'Harry, talk to me like I'm important.' Harry, w/out skipping a beat, goes, 'That would be impossible.'" Pod👉https://t.co/yjqW2sjdch https://t.co/7sxJSRfQN0 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Congratulations to our splendid former @UChiPolitics Pritkzer Fellow, @K_JeanPierre, on her historic appointment as White House press secretary! https://t.co/P6nzaJ2odN — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Some of the most closely-contested races for governor this year will be in battleground states--MI; WI; PA; AZ, NV & GA--where abortion battle now will be front and center. The last five also have key Senate races. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Had an #AxeFiles convo last week w/@alfranken, including about his abrupt '18 Senate resignation --a decision, as you can hear below, that still haunts him. "I go in circles all the time, and it drives me nuts. And part of it is, could I have stayed?" Pod👉https://t.co/yjqW2sAOAR https://t.co/C7auuEHrVO — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

With SCOTUS poised to return authority over abortion to the states, the issue suddenly becomes a potential game changer in closely-contested gubernatorial races. https://t.co/K49JnQUq3Q — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Vance advances. Trump rejoices. Epic Row over Roe. What does it mean? @HacksonTap are back! https://t.co/2BqOZpmfqN — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The conservative argument against upending Roe, brilliantly argued by ⁦@BretStephen_NYT⁩. https://t.co/6CEtN08A0K — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

The U.S. has failed to effectively combat propaganda in Russia & elsewhere at a cost, warns Amb. @McFaul on #AxeFiles. "We thought the whole world wanted to be like us & now they don't & we've forgotten some of our old ways of fighting propaganda." Pod👉https://t.co/MoXs7nEqgH https://t.co/f2ZuoMQNvb — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

It's not that Trump's candidate won in OH that shows his continued dominance of the @GOP. It's that three of four other major candidates fell all over each other TRYING to be his candidate! After 1/6 and everything else, it's STILL his party. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Interested to see how OH State Sen. Matt Dolan does today in that state's @GOP U.S. Senate primary. He's distinguished himself from the rest of a Trump-hugging, election-denying field, and has surged in recent weeks. Still a long shot, how far will he go? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

"Putin is not winning. The KGB is not winning. The military is not winning. The oligarchs are in shock. The middle class is now cut off...And remember, elite society, those are the ones that lead change (in Russia.) It's not babushkas in Siberia watching Putin's propaganda." — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Has Putin's epic miscalculation in Ukraine made it more likely Russia's NEXT leader will take a far different path? On #AxeFiles, Amb. @McFaul predicts Putin's costly failure may lead to a re-thinking of his iron-fisted approach & hostility to West. Pod👉https://t.co/MoXs7nEqgH https://t.co/cmMdQzaGfI — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

My strong suspicion is that few @GOP strategists were privately hoping for the COMPLETE reversal of Roe v. Wade by SCOTUS, which could galvanize women and, particularly, young voters who seemed inclined to sit out this fall's midterm elections. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

That a very astute WH pollster came to these conclusions is not terribly surprising. The advice was frank and good... BUT that anyone in the administration thought it was a good idea to LEAK them is kind of shocking. https://t.co/2zfW7Lw0Os — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This is one of the problems with the theory that if we all were armed, we'd be safer. Victims of robbery in the Loop shoot at thieves but hit two ‘unintended targets’ near Theater District. https://t.co/9yiM4L9sBp — PolitiTweet.org