David Axelrod

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Bet the WH speechwriters are reworking Tuesday's State of the Union right now to bulk up Ukraine section--and should. It's a rare-and necessary-opportunity to further rally the country behind the steps and sacrifices necessary to help rein in Putin's dangerous aggression. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

High praise from Justice Breyer for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who once served as his law clerk. “She sees things from different points of view, and she sees somebody else’s point of view and understands it." An essential quality for a Justice on the SCOTUS. https://t.co/e9h7bHtLd5 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Looking forward to exploring the political ramifications of Putin's war in Ukraine here at home w/two brilliant analysts--@amyewalter of @CookPolitical and @mmurraypolitics of @NBCNews! TONIGHT at @UChiPolitics.👇 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

I hope @POTUS makes the strongest possible case for why Putin's invasion of Ukraine is very much our business...not just an assault on our values but global security. It will require painful sacrifices here but history teaches us that a failure to act would be even more costly, — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

"We want to be brave to show our children." A Ukranian woman, small kids at her side, speaking moments ago on @CNN from a jammed Metro station in Kharkiv that has now become a bomb shelter. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Hours before Russia's all-out assault on Ukraine began, I spoke on #AxeFiles w/@biannagolodryga of @CNN, born in the old Soviet Union, who offered keen insights into Putin's "bitter" and "delusional" harangue foreshadowing the attack. LIsten to the Pod👉https://t.co/Q5PU4Qvn9k https://t.co/fT9DMWRcoA — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Hours before Russia's all-out assault on Ukraine began, I spoke on #AxeFiles w/@biannagolodryga of @CNN, born in the old Soviet Union, who offered insights into Putin's "bitter" and "delusional" harangue foreshadowing the attack. Pod👉https://t.co/Q5PU4QMYxU — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Everything is unfolding as U.S. intel forecast. A brazen and brutish assault by one country with the clear objective of subjugating another. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

We've watched the Russian snake coil for weeks. Still, the attack is incredibly sobering. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Can't wait to sit down THURSDAY at @UChiPolitics w/two of the brightest minds in political journalism-@amyewalter of @CookPolitical & @mmurraypolitics of @NBCNews. (Both past IOP Pritzker Fellows!) So much to talk about! Join us!! Yiu can register below👇 https://t.co/nmj44aFdwS — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Yeah, we always were tuna-ed in to that! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Yep. Probably erupting in a Super Nova right now. I can't remember, though, Favs. Did we pole that line before we used it? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Yes, I'm proud that we spawned great writerw by giving them free range! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@davidplouffe I know. I'm going to be cast out of the Punster Gilled! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@jonfavs @murphymike @HacksOnTap @Robt_Gibbs As to your question, @brhodes, I'n waiting for an answer with baited breath! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

@jonfavs @murphymike @HacksOnTap @Robt_Gibbs You rarely hear jokes on a scale like this. The audience loved the line. Completely hooked! — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Are the American Firsters cynically betting on a backlash to Russia sanctions when they impact on U.S. in the form of higher gas prices and, perhaps, more? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Another member of the Good Old Putin wing of the @GOP? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Congratulations to @mPinoe and the valiant U.S. women's soccer team, who were as tenacious in fighting for their rights as they have been in pursuing world championships! https://t.co/xUUBMaq8Pv — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

So half the Republicans are calling on @POTUS for accelerated sanctions on Russia while the putative leader of their party crazily, giddily cheers Putin on! Dems have their own problems but THIS is the dilemma of the @GOP. https://t.co/c0aTVSd6UH — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

As the people of Eastern Ukraine face a mortal threat and massive disruption to their lives, Afghan journalist @LNajafizada talks on #AxeFiles about his own itinerant childhood in the midst of war, marked by rocket attacks & sudden escapes. Pod: https://t.co/AqOrqa2wdJ https://t.co/XsNXoNrRim — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Good for @POTUS to speak to the nation today. People need to understand the stakes, the sanctions and the impact we're likely to feel at home-the price of standing up to global lawlessness; and the cost of NOT doing it. — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Needless to say, this is a just and appropriate verdict. Ahmaud Arbery clearly would be alive today if he were not Black. https://t.co/q5cfonNr26 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." George Washington — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

RT @MonicaLewinsky: (yes. i like the british style of writing the date) 💗🦄🦋✨🌈💥🎉🔮 https://t.co/NmrksztZbi — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This speculation is driving up housing prices, forcing actual home buyers out of the market. Shouldn't states consider slapping a hefty additional tax on non-owner occupied housing sales? https://t.co/TTlDrKXzQ2 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

When one country's tanks roll into another country, overrunning sovereign borders, is there really a debate about whether it is an invasion? — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Like many Jews, my dad and his family were driven from Ukraine and Eastern Europe by a wave of violence and terror after the Russian revolution. Now those who remain fear a reprise of that awful history. https://t.co/6tjECY89iw — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

Afghan journalist @LNajafizada is blunt about U.S. mistakes there. But he also talks about the impact democracy, civil society & the education of women had. "I think America was part of an Afghanistan story that changed the country for better." Pod👉https://t.co/e62qvQa9fT https://t.co/Pz96W8qtV9 — PolitiTweet.org

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod

This may be a Churchillian moment for @POTUS. We can't stand idly by and watch Putin snatch Ukraine, crush its democracy and thumb his nose at the world. Yet the sanctions Biden has promised undoubtedly will require sacrifice from Americans, too. — PolitiTweet.org