# tweets

ID: 766801855829647360
Posted at: 2016-08-20 00:59:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump is currently hovering between 0 & 1% among black voters depending on whether @RealBenCarson is home when pollsters call.


ID: 766798705391505408
Posted at: 2016-08-20 00:47:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CommentaryCNN: John King’s #InsidePolitics gets noon slot through Election Day https://t.co/5UcbmIyjcj


ID: 766645881307365376
Posted at: 2016-08-19 14:39:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  There are so many stellar young athletes representing the USA in Brazil.  @RyanLochte is not a symbol of our country.


ID: 766642605358800897
Posted at: 2016-08-19 14:26:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Manafort is done.  (Or is it Donetsk?) With these serial firings, the @realDonaldTrump campaign is beginning to feel like The Apprentice!


ID: 766466975971368960
Posted at: 2016-08-19 02:49:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  These were smart words, written for @realDonaldTrump and read off a telePrompter. What happens when he is unplugged? https://t.co/ymkf7GemrJ


ID: 766423008156258304
Posted at: 2016-08-18 23:54:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Influence of new team? Real test will come when @realDonaldTrump is asked WHICH comments he regrets. https://t.co/poDQ5YaWNZ


ID: 766396107035447296
Posted at: 2016-08-18 22:07:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@hillaryclinton may have some vulnerabilities, but it's kind of nuts to argue that a lack of tenacity & toughness is one of them.


ID: 766300343890092032
Posted at: 2016-08-18 15:46:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I can understand why, having sweated details of security, Brazil would be enraged if the U.S. swimmers falsely gave their country black eye.


ID: 766292214439960576
Posted at: 2016-08-18 15:14:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Campaign theater: Loved the faux National Security photo op yesterday, complete with slightly higher presidential chair 4 @realDonaldTrump!


ID: 766020217382330368
Posted at: 2016-08-17 21:13:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Having worked for
  Yanukovych & Marcos, Manafort knows a coup when he sees one. But will it fix @realDonaldTrump? https://t.co/aDiDvWyITU


ID: 766001332536897536
Posted at: 2016-08-17 19:58:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Really proud of the stellar class of visiting Fellows coming to @UChiPolitics this fall.  See for yourself!
  https://t.co/dXA1408vo5


ID: 765956013623238656
Posted at: 2016-08-17 16:58:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Amid ubiquitous news of campaign turbulence, these cataclysmic floods & fires that have claimed so much remind us of what crisis truly is.


ID: 765665606737821696
Posted at: 2016-08-16 21:44:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The FBI turned over notes on @hillaryclinton probe to the House today marked "classified." It'll be interesting to see how quickly it leaks.


ID: 765605605474086912
Posted at: 2016-08-16 17:46:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Roger Ailes knows politics; TV; debates.  Qs: 1) Can @realDonaldTrump get up to speed? 2) Will he listen? https://t.co/vIcNtxSsSr NYTimes


ID: 765571992862887936
Posted at: 2016-08-16 15:32:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Here's practical problem for @realDonaldTrump. It appears his map is shrinking & @HillaryClinton's map is growing.
  https://t.co/EPpQdTGn91


ID: 765536633303273472
Posted at: 2016-08-16 13:12:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Few in public life have personal stories as compelling as fmr IA Gov Tom VIlsack. #AxeFiles https://t.co/shqN0HOcCe https://t.co/DdKdbiBPdy


ID: 765192396997062656
Posted at: 2016-08-15 14:24:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@PaulManafort denies he got millions in Ukraine. So did he work 4 corrupt, Russian-backed leader  for free? https://t.co/nfUIYPOwjy NYTimes


ID: 765180984413319168
Posted at: 2016-08-15 13:38:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ag Sec Vilsack on why Ds can make gains in rural U.S. In Age of @realDonaldTrump .#AxeFiles https://t.co/RpPcR7vOkh


ID: 764861477216026625
Posted at: 2016-08-14 16:29:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seems problem this guy should address is that more & more voters are unwilling to subscribe to @realDonaldTrump! https://t.co/pGeF7gOEL7


ID: 764822557098926080
Posted at: 2016-08-14 13:54:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Serious question: With all his talk of unfairness & cheating, could @realDonaldTrump be paving way for early exit because he fears losing?


ID: 764806972994625536
Posted at: 2016-08-14 12:52:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Remember halcyon days when @realDonaldTrump rode constant media attention to nomination & quoted polls constantly? https://t.co/6KrfQn5m09


ID: 764602658955096064
Posted at: 2016-08-13 23:20:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I'm sure that's true.  There just aren't enough of them to get him elected.  And he is not adding! https://t.co/T7Sf2lVFA6


ID: 764596099126587392
Posted at: 2016-08-13 22:54:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  These are two of the most brutal pieces I've seen at this stage in a presidential campaign. https://t.co/KotMYG2v9z  https://t.co/cXzz36QnUS


ID: 764472800790867969
Posted at: 2016-08-13 14:44:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is why @realDonaldTrump can't exploit "trust" gap. His own history of serial exaggerations & false innuendo.
  https://t.co/EFN5HV8cw2


ID: 764465456963092480
Posted at: 2016-08-13 14:15:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It is absolutely true that the House GOP caucus in 2017 is likely to be a) smaller; and b) more skewed to the right. https://t.co/EFN5HV8cw2


ID: 764301892746969088
Posted at: 2016-08-13 03:25:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With 87 days to go, @realDonaldTrump pre-spins PA loss, raising specter of "cheating" in "certain areas" of state.   https://t.co/mu74hy7bGK


ID: 764248885732712448
Posted at: 2016-08-12 23:55:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Extraordinary, given the exposure that @realDonaldTrump received en route to nomination, that supporters say media is out to "destroy" him.


ID: 764230593303502848
Posted at: 2016-08-12 22:42:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Basic rule of presidential politics: The candidate who blameshis problems on the news media is generally losing.


ID: 764184165365329921
Posted at: 2016-08-12 19:37:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe income ($10.5m) looked too gaudy so @HillaryClinton release focuses on healthy rate paid (34%). https://t.co/FqYibr5r5m via @nuzzel


ID: 763439823101104128
Posted at: 2016-08-10 18:20:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thanks @teddygoff! Given everything on your plate in Brooklyn, honored you made the time!!  https://t.co/nfLP9B8RbG


ID: 763363694390681601
Posted at: 2016-08-10 13:17:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The same improvisational, in-your-face, no boundaries quality that propelled @realDonaldTrump to the nomination is killing him now.


ID: 763188528725360640
Posted at: 2016-08-10 01:41:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How does a judge re-sentence Blagojevich to same 14 years after 5 counts were thrown out? Blago did wrong, but this just doesn't seem right.


ID: 763157732061016064
Posted at: 2016-08-09 23:39:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @MittRomney refused to endorse @realDonaldTrump, he came under fire for failing to get line. He's probably not feeling as lonely today.


ID: 763148800487751680
Posted at: 2016-08-09 23:03:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Today's imbroglio, coming a day after his latest Reset, renews the core question: Can @realDonaldTrump control himself?  POTUS's have to!


ID: 763104837517049856
Posted at: 2016-08-09 20:09:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump ad libs on 2d Amendment, shoots self in foot. (via POLITICO for iOS) https://t.co/BBndcDecUb


ID: 763011114116321280
Posted at: 2016-08-09 13:56:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The best thing we can do for our economy? Massive investment in infrastructure while interest rates are near zero. https://t.co/8uJiXa16eE


ID: 763009305679241217
Posted at: 2016-08-09 13:49:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Deval Patrick opens up about issues of race, policing - https://t.co/AftYAOOlVx https://t.co/xKy3LKDIfO


ID: 763001503321825280
Posted at: 2016-08-09 13:18:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Agreed.  But they're still high stakes tests before huge audience of Americans.  Skipping would reenforce unfitness. https://t.co/JN5bJ975Xw


ID: 762999789848031232
Posted at: 2016-08-09 13:11:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I once thought @realDonaldTrump would not debate.  I now think he HAS to in order to prove he can handle the job.  It's his only chance.


ID: 762825637816045568
Posted at: 2016-08-09 01:39:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You could hear @SenCollins laying groundwork on Axe Files 5 wks ago for decision today renouncing @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/OlPsEG2Ej9


ID: 762825637027471360
Posted at: 2016-08-09 01:39:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You could hear @SenCollins laying groundwork on Axe Files 5 wks ago for decision today renouncing @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/OlPsEGkfaH


ID: 762700886325993472
Posted at: 2016-08-08 17:23:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whatever else you can say about @realDonaldTrump speech today, however, he'd much sooner have folks talking about his policies than gaffes.


ID: 762697795975389184
Posted at: 2016-08-08 17:11:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  They said it when he started Trump U!
  They said if when he opened The Taj Mahal!
  Damned the doubters!  What do they know?


ID: 762695217816465408
Posted at: 2016-08-08 17:01:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump cites energy analysis from The Institute for Energy Research, notorious as the climate change-denying arm of oil industry.


ID: 762693705732091905
Posted at: 2016-08-08 16:55:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump rails against China for lack of environmental regulation, even as he vows to roll back our own.


ID: 762691909919703040
Posted at: 2016-08-08 16:48:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Speaking in Detroit, @realDonaldTrump skipped over one piece of history: @POTUS intervention that saved U.S. auto industry.


ID: 762691395408662529
Posted at: 2016-08-08 16:46:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump 2.0, reading from script (mostly) & no taunting of hecklers.  Now if they can only invent a TelePrompTer for Tweets!


ID: 762653702419156992
Posted at: 2016-08-08 14:16:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting piece by @jimrutenberg on the quandary and boundaries the media faces in covering @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/51rpX5dA9d


ID: 762644933526360065
Posted at: 2016-08-08 13:41:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The inspiring ex-MA Gov @DevalPatrick on frayed police-community relations; '16 campaign. https://t.co/vAKCPph0Ii https://t.co/abiUmn9kmj


ID: 762414548892647424
Posted at: 2016-08-07 22:26:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With another brilliant outing today, @kylehendricks28 of @cubs is pitching as well as anyone in baseball.


ID: 762303192445190148
Posted at: 2016-08-07 15:03:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In new @washingtonpost-@ABC poll, @HillaryClinton beats @realDonaldTrump on "honest and trustworthy" by 9, undermining pillar of his case.


ID: 762299741434773505
Posted at: 2016-08-07 14:49:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Remember grade school retort, "I know you are but what am I?"  Whatever you call @realDonaldTrump, he'll call you.

  https://t.co/rByl3O04ZP


ID: 761931130266198016
Posted at: 2016-08-06 14:25:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why can't @HillaryClinton simply say what seems clear AND consistent w/FBI? She didn't KNOWINGLY convey any classified 411 on private email.


ID: 761657450785300481
Posted at: 2016-08-05 20:17:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A wonderful tribute from a @UChiPolitics alum to the late Rep. Steve LaTourette, a beloved IOP Fellow. https://t.co/TKMRDgsWpY


ID: 761633647103475713
Posted at: 2016-08-05 18:43:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @matthewjdowd: Prediction: gop candidates will begin running ads saying vote for them to keep a check on Hillary as president. It's coming. Guaranteed.


ID: 761620784204972032
Posted at: 2016-08-05 17:51:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SpeakerRyan says Donald Trump could cross a line that would prevent the speaker from backing him, but "Where that line is, I don't know."


ID: 761547340071178240
Posted at: 2016-08-05 13:00:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Here is a measure of how bad this week has been...now @realDonaldTrump has to have Georgia on his mind! https://t.co/ZulTJNJxxY


ID: 761530189335494656
Posted at: 2016-08-05 11:52:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ex-CIA chief: In Intel, we'd say Putin "had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation." https://t.co/RqseMnkt9o


ID: 761359186802438144
Posted at: 2016-08-05 00:32:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump losing college-educated white voters by 7. @MittRomney won them by 12.    https://t.co/Zmi6SHxQyF


ID: 761348192344633344
Posted at: 2016-08-04 23:48:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Listen to what he has to say and make a judgement as to how comfortable you feel about his ability to manage the nuclear triad."  @POTUS


ID: 761327003903651841
Posted at: 2016-08-04 22:24:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sure, they lay it on @realDonaldTrump's "flirtations with facism," but how much of this is because he went to Penn?
  https://t.co/1EqyhgBglL


ID: 761263687269089280
Posted at: 2016-08-04 18:13:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is @realDonaldTrump trying to throw this thing? Or is Trump just being Trump? My cut at https://t.co/0VHcCzQfLS


ID: 761203687024910336
Posted at: 2016-08-04 14:14:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Paging Dr. Freud: "I support him as Speaker and after next week I'll support him as candidate for PRESIDENT, too." Manafort on @SpeakerRyan


ID: 761201646022131712
Posted at: 2016-08-04 14:06:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "We feel comfortable."  @realDonaldTrump chief Paul Manafort on @CBSThisMorning.  "The framework of this election favors Donald Trump."


ID: 761188033584443392
Posted at: 2016-08-04 13:12:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GOP nightmare: Margin like this in POTUS race would be huge drag on @KellyAyotte in NH Senate contest w/ @GovernorHassan. Same elsewhere.


ID: 761184940625055745
Posted at: 2016-08-04 13:00:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Quote of Day:
  “He can’t learn what he doesn’t know because he doesn’t know he doesn’t know it.”- @newtgingrich on @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 761067011610857472
Posted at: 2016-08-04 05:11:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Steve LaTourette was of one of our early Fellows at @UChiPolitics--and, for reasons below, one of the very best! RIP https://t.co/3irrtIPBl5


ID: 760981514230247424
Posted at: 2016-08-03 23:31:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No one is more excited about Olympics than @GOP bigwigs, who hope to use blessed diversion to tow @realDonaldTrump in for needed repairs.


ID: 760962909702791168
Posted at: 2016-08-03 22:17:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Listening to @GOP Rep, @AdamKinzinger, a military reservist, announce on @CNNSitRoom that he won't support @realDonaldTrump.  How many more?


ID: 760931420525256704
Posted at: 2016-08-03 20:12:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "We've been humiliated by @batackobama and his policies,"
  @realDonaldTrump today.
  Obama job approval today: 53/44
  Trump rating today 33/62


ID: 760839257699282944
Posted at: 2016-08-03 14:06:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If I were @HillaryClinton, I might embark on summer tour of America's splendid national parks & cede the stage entirely to @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 760825082650435585
Posted at: 2016-08-03 13:10:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Will @mike_pence speak up on behalf of his friend @SpeakerRyan now that @realDonaldTrump has withheld his endorsement?


ID: 760814827690463233
Posted at: 2016-08-03 12:29:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not saying @realDonaldTrump is trying to throw this thing.  But if he were, would he behave any differently that he has the past few days?


ID: 760640706385805313
Posted at: 2016-08-03 00:57:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Perfect night at Wrigley with old buddies @jonfavs, @davidplouffe and Robert Gibbs. #gocubs https://t.co/BL70uLh5UK


ID: 760607426139815936
Posted at: 2016-08-02 22:45:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe their support for @realDonaldTrump has caused Trump to question their judgement. https://t.co/G2Qrj4Uuu3


ID: 760528742469033984
Posted at: 2016-08-02 17:32:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Retiring @GOP Rep. rips @realDonaldTrump; backs @HillaryClinton. Outlier or leading edge? https://t.co/PZcv7LMtZz


ID: 760472924717477888
Posted at: 2016-08-02 13:50:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@matthewjdowd, isn't the point that she got a sizable bump from convention?  Long way to go, but this seems clear. https://t.co/CSVKMjyqRj


ID: 760170323086024704
Posted at: 2016-08-01 17:48:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @michikokakutani: Historians on Trump: David McCullough, Robert Caro, Ken Burns, 
  Ron Chernow & others warn of the dangers of Trump: https://t.co/JHGEI5CGW1


ID: 760162652308078592
Posted at: 2016-08-01 17:17:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Retweet w/good link! New #AxeFiles w/@jdickerson on @HillaryClinton, @realDonaldTrump & his new Whistlestop book. https://t.co/JtilqklXiA


ID: 760128532471173120
Posted at: 2016-08-01 15:02:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Got many responses like this.  This is the dilemma of R candidates this years. Hard to have it both ways.   https://t.co/v9vJLfW6Uw


ID: 760117966801211392
Posted at: 2016-08-01 14:20:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenJohnMcCain has been  conspicuously quiet throughout this year of @realDonaldTrump.  He came out strongly today. https://t.co/CJvvzIZQTI


ID: 760105592555839488
Posted at: 2016-08-01 13:31:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Guns on Texas campuses. I hope to God I'm wrong, but this seems like an Rx for disaster.  
  https://t.co/7GaP7pjVxx


ID: 760104248881221635
Posted at: 2016-08-01 13:25:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Really fascinating piece on @realDonaldTrump campaign chief's role in Ukraine. https://t.co/Tsw0w8fEHI NYTimes


ID: 760098672679890944
Posted at: 2016-08-01 13:03:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@jdickerson on challenges of @HillaryClinton, @realDonaldTrump + great new book.#AxeFiles. https://t.co/igHYoMTspm… https://t.co/wUWEtxCMCs


ID: 759970479339933696
Posted at: 2016-08-01 04:34:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jonathanalter: Insane end to Cubs game as a pitcher, Jon Lester, brings home winning run in bottom of 11th with a walk off suicide squeeze. Team of destiny


ID: 759967977215234048
Posted at: 2016-08-01 04:24:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This, coming from one of @realDonaldTrump longtime and most notorious courtiers, is beyond sick. https://t.co/MNPGwhKaAC


ID: 759936082595176448
Posted at: 2016-08-01 02:17:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe @realDonaldTrump is Teflon, but this is bad string. Insulting Khans; phantom @NFL letter; & now this: https://t.co/XRYSmGh2nG NYTimes


ID: 759871835697664000
Posted at: 2016-07-31 22:02:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JebBush: This is so incredibly disrespectful of a family that endured the ultimate sacrifice for our country. https://t.co/TQcMuwXTKV


ID: 759792660278349825
Posted at: 2016-07-31 16:47:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Alt explanation for @realDonaldTrump attack on debate dates is he fears football will draw his voters away.  Or he's just trying to ditch.


ID: 759597839211192320
Posted at: 2016-07-31 03:53:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting. Koch Bros. criminal justice point man takes on law and order bombast of @realDonaldTrump.
  https://t.co/Kkbjg60VvL


ID: 759530165667934208
Posted at: 2016-07-30 23:24:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And as I've already said, @RahmEmanuel did his job as WH COS-advising @POTUS of political risks while still working hard to pass ACA. 2/2


ID: 759530125473959937
Posted at: 2016-07-30 23:24:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My friend @NYTimesDowd suggests @POTUS was somehow responsible for DNC film honoring him. He wasn't involved. I know. I oversaw it.1/2


ID: 759395795128946688
Posted at: 2016-07-30 14:30:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lots of speculation that @realDonaldTrump will look for a way out of debates.  Could this be the opening salvo? https://t.co/4oTbIBVxwx


ID: 759370865905692672
Posted at: 2016-07-30 12:51:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "I'll give you everything. I will give you what you’ve been looking for for 50 years. I’m the only one.” @realDonaldTrump #Notconservative


ID: 759112322543648768
Posted at: 2016-07-29 19:44:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Nothing says you're ready for the "rough and tumble" than taking your opponent's bait with Tweets like this. https://t.co/d1VA0egtS7


ID: 759103530288369664
Posted at: 2016-07-29 19:09:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @STLWizard: good read about a man I called Father. Iowa helped Ozzie Smith, many others | Book reviews | https://t.co/DfvhIjdwD4 https://t.co/mh0GTDkNo3


ID: 758932618356281344
Posted at: 2016-07-29 07:50:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  While @HillaryClinton assailed @realDonaldTrump for being intemperate, Trump responded by, well...being intemperate! https://t.co/WXG0DgSUki


ID: 758892171189628929
Posted at: 2016-07-29 05:09:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As one who has worked conventions, this one was masterful from start to finish in its strategy, messaging and production. #demsinphilly


ID: 758846704871366657
Posted at: 2016-07-29 02:08:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This intro from @ChelseaClinton is much different than role @realDonaldTrump kids played. Deeply personal. Not political. #DNCinPHL


ID: 758830042424061953
Posted at: 2016-07-29 01:02:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @SenSanders camp asks his delegates, "as a courtesy to Bernie," to afford @HillaryClinton "the same respect" he received Mon. #dncinphl


ID: 758822863671468034
Posted at: 2016-07-29 00:34:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Donald, you're so vain.  You probably think this speech is about you."  Former Gov @JenGranholm having some fun. #DNCinPHL


ID: 758816550254022657
Posted at: 2016-07-29 00:08:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As he's always said, @rahmemanuel counseled @POTUS on political risks of ACA, as any good COS would. Rahm also was critical to passing it!


ID: 758643441970577408
Posted at: 2016-07-28 12:41:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why DID Simon and Garfunkel break up & other stuff w/the great @PaulSimonMusic. https://t.co/igHYoNb3NW… https://t.co/G20BCt1hV3


ID: 758512630273310720
Posted at: 2016-07-28 04:01:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thank you to my friend @BarackObama for such an inspiring, meaningful journey! I am so very grateful.
  #DNCinPHL https://t.co/NWJHaGAO1C


ID: 758499492127793152
Posted at: 2016-07-28 03:09:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Yeah. Love being with my new buds.  But right now, my heart is with my old buds.  https://t.co/ob1mrxdLe1


ID: 758487447797796865
Posted at: 2016-07-28 02:21:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So far, the anti-Kaine protests are mostly silent. A smattering of anti-TPP signs around the hall. #DNCinPHL


ID: 758476759981490176
Posted at: 2016-07-28 01:38:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @MikeBloomberg important here. The kind of independent voter he speaks to will be pivotal this year. #DNCinPHL.


ID: 758371728741597184
Posted at: 2016-07-27 18:41:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Poignant and powerful piece by a good friend about how epilepsy devastated his child. We need to @cureepilepsy! https://t.co/HSwPZ8w7PV


ID: 758353254912778240
Posted at: 2016-07-27 17:28:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As soon as I saw this, I figured we were due for a @realDonaldTrump eruption. He can take anything but bad ratings!
  https://t.co/RxXR98qUTn


ID: 758332424103288835
Posted at: 2016-07-27 16:05:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @alexwagner: As far as I know, the DNC is the only place in America where you can see Michael Bloomberg opening up for Lenny Kravitz.


ID: 758125173400739841
Posted at: 2016-07-27 02:21:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@billclinton is doing EXACTLY what he should be--not a political speech, but a loving testimonial. #DNCinPHL


ID: 758120694433583104
Posted at: 2016-07-27 02:03:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As I was saying, @madeleine just suggested Putin rooting for @realDonaldTrump victory. #DNCinPHL  https://t.co/nbNcWDmUBG


ID: 758116183770030080
Posted at: 2016-07-27 01:45:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  From Russia to @realDonaldTrump With Love? Lots of questions.This thing feels like it's about to heat up, big time.
  https://t.co/wbmVPHTn5g


ID: 758109217672880134
Posted at: 2016-07-27 01:18:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lauren Manning, the 911 survivor, offered an incredibly compelling testimonial. "When I needed her, she was there."  #DNCinPHL


ID: 758103909391106048
Posted at: 2016-07-27 00:57:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Mothers of Movement were incredibly moving, but it would have been powerful to have included widows of fallen police officers. #DNCinPHL


ID: 758103109348524032
Posted at: 2016-07-27 00:54:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Amazing to see these two conventions back to back and how starkly different they are in every way.  #DNCinPHL


ID: 758098487976333312
Posted at: 2016-07-27 00:35:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "This isn't about being 'politically correct.' This is about saving our children." Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin.  #DNCinPHL


ID: 758095198668722176
Posted at: 2016-07-27 00:22:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Quite a contrast in message & tone between presentation between Milwaukee sheriff last week and Pittsburgh police chief tonight. #DNCinPHL


ID: 758092758317867008
Posted at: 2016-07-27 00:12:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I can't let moment pass without noting that @EricHolder is a fellow alum of @StuyvesantHigh. (Am I focusing on the wrong thing?) #DNCinPHL


ID: 758084396800942080
Posted at: 2016-07-26 23:39:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @ElizabethBanks opening @realDonaldTrump shtick not landing.  Better stick to storytelling!
  #DNCinPHL


ID: 758075475407233025
Posted at: 2016-07-26 23:04:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Twenty four hours ago the meme was CHAOS and DISUNITY.  Tonight, it's UNITY. Stayed tuned: You never know what'll happen next! #DNCinPHL


ID: 758073489123258369
Posted at: 2016-07-26 22:56:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "I move that @HillaryClinton be selected as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States." #DNCinPHL https://t.co/TAEY7CbtpX


ID: 758071883501703168
Posted at: 2016-07-26 22:49:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I know it's kind of an anachronism, but I love this roll call stuff. #DNCinPHL https://t.co/Zhe9tg9ZXZ


ID: 758020258053644288
Posted at: 2016-07-26 19:24:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With all @realDonaldTrump talk about ratings, Ds were a more popular show on Day One. Were #s "rigged?" #DNCinPhilly https://t.co/09ui4f8G9N


ID: 757777869435265024
Posted at: 2016-07-26 03:21:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Valiant effort by @SenSanders for @HillaryClinton, though it's beginning to feel like the Oscar speech that went on too long. #DNCinPHL


ID: 757775590451716096
Posted at: 2016-07-26 03:12:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders hits @Scotus hard in urging his backers not to "sit it out." Will it persuade the kids in the crowd with tears in their eyes?


ID: 757774198311907328
Posted at: 2016-07-26 03:07:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Key moment: Hall rises in loud ovation as @SenSanders calls for election @HillaryClinton.  #DNCinPHL


ID: 757767007211229186
Posted at: 2016-07-26 02:38:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Some @SenSanders backers began heckling @elizabethforma when she proclaimed her support for @HillaryClinton.  It didn't take. #DNCinPHL


ID: 757755527879335937
Posted at: 2016-07-26 01:52:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@CoryBooker is a talented speaker, but he needs a little modulation and nuance here.  Too caffeinated.


ID: 757751489284694020
Posted at: 2016-07-26 01:36:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@PaulSimonMusic doing Bridge Over Troubled Water was so moving, it even brought THESE guys together. #DNCinPHL https://t.co/jTbtjL08sr


ID: 757690837409169408
Posted at: 2016-07-25 21:35:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Commenting on the early back and forth in the hall, one @SenSanders supporter tells me, "Wait until The TPP demonstration." #DemsInPhilly


ID: 757668254017949696
Posted at: 2016-07-25 20:06:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Have to give Ds credit for cheerfully braving the 100 degree heat & crossing steaming asphalt lots to get to hall. I'm drenched! #DNCinPHL


ID: 757633321455222786
Posted at: 2016-07-25 17:47:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  First time in history, it appears that a major party candidate will be live-tweeting the other party's convention! https://t.co/aRh7CXzJ6Z


ID: 757625689642242049
Posted at: 2016-07-25 17:16:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ron_fournier: Congrats, @finneyk. Two of the nicest people in politics working with each other  https://t.co/sdsImyovLm


ID: 757551091592601601
Posted at: 2016-07-25 12:20:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@secupp cut loose on why she, as conservative, CANNOT back @realDonaldTrump. #AxeFiles https://t.co/qxgZbZ5OZE https://t.co/zLWHPNNQqx


ID: 757318996236656640
Posted at: 2016-07-24 20:58:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ds didn't play Russian hacking card idly today. Subtext is they suspect deep financial ties between @realDonaldTrump & Russian oligarchs.


ID: 757307676720193536
Posted at: 2016-07-24 20:13:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I find this quibbling over whether @DWStweets leaves now or Friday silly.  What difference does it make? She's out. She's leaving.  Move on!


ID: 757304850384322560
Posted at: 2016-07-24 20:02:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@DWStweets did well for her party by resigning this afternoon and removing herself as an issue. Hard but right thing to do.


ID: 757288852520312833
Posted at: 2016-07-24 18:58:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Happy birthday to my old buddy @benensonj, who probably is too busy with the Democratic convention to reflect on the lessons of his life!


ID: 757266563309469696
Posted at: 2016-07-24 17:29:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given her demographic targets, Bloomberg is good get for @HillaryClinton from @realDonaldTrump's backyard. https://t.co/XryUmh0vKt NYTimes


ID: 757235482199728128
Posted at: 2016-07-24 15:26:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In every generation, there have been bigots & demagogues who spew hateful crap. We are a better country than this. https://t.co/SwJRYjm3Co


ID: 757204271750385664
Posted at: 2016-07-24 13:22:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders not taking bait on shows: "My focus right now is on defeating @realDonaldTrump.  Electing @HillaryClinton & progressives..."


ID: 757200289640378369
Posted at: 2016-07-24 13:06:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wow, @HillaryClinton manager Mook goes full bore on @realDonaldTrump-Russia tie on @CNNSotu. Suggests Russians behind DNC hacking.


ID: 756916016416980992
Posted at: 2016-07-23 18:16:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big contrast in VP rollouts speaks to organizational disparities and relationships between POTUS and VPOTUS candidates.


ID: 756914620502315008
Posted at: 2016-07-23 18:11:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A lot of challenging days ahead, I'm sure.  But this day, this choice  is a total home run for @HillaryClinton.
  #DemsInPhilly


ID: 756903761222795264
Posted at: 2016-07-23 17:28:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton making a solid argument v. @realDonaldTrump.  But someone, at long last, needs to urge her to let the mic do the work!


ID: 756678176512835584
Posted at: 2016-07-23 02:31:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Among @timkaine's attributes, particularly in these times, is his service as a successful mayor of a racially diverse city, Richmond, VA.


ID: 756646587510714368
Posted at: 2016-07-23 00:26:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@timkaine is really solid choice for @HillaryClinton--thoughtful, experienced & genuine.  A thoroughly admirable man. #DNCinPHL


ID: 756639481168596992
Posted at: 2016-07-22 23:58:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@chrislhayes One minute he's Dr. Bruce Banner; the next he gets agitated and turns into The Incredible Hulk.


ID: 756634395675660288
Posted at: 2016-07-22 23:37:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  75 minutes off prompter was too much for @realDonaldTrump, who let loose on AM after w/a Trumpian blast. https://t.co/eTILP3lSir NYTimes:


ID: 756341942309486594
Posted at: 2016-07-22 04:15:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A @realDonaldTrump speechwriter just called speech "profoundly optimistic." It felt neither profound nor optimistic. #RNCinCLE


ID: 756325253555421184
Posted at: 2016-07-22 03:09:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Peter_Wehner: This is a remarkably dark/bleak speech. More boos (about bad things in country/world) than cheers. No uplift; almost purely negative.


ID: 756323697527435264
Posted at: 2016-07-22 03:03:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Real question if a speech so dark and relentlessly negative will play well in the broader electorate. #RNCinCLE


ID: 756319865909104640
Posted at: 2016-07-22 02:48:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In speech extolling law enforcement, @realDonaldTrump implies FBI Director Comey took s dive on email case. #RNCinCLE


ID: 756319237874982912
Posted at: 2016-07-22 02:45:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Woman tries to mar festivities with banner reading, "Build bridges, not walls." Police lead her away, to chants of "lock her up." #RNCinCLE


ID: 756315718157684737
Posted at: 2016-07-22 02:31:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @PhilipRucker: Trump is painting a dark and dire portrait of a lawless, terrorized America as he accepts the Republican presidential nomination. #RNCinCLE


ID: 756312145332023297
Posted at: 2016-07-22 02:17:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Would have been good to hear from the little folk whose lives we are told @realDonaldTrump changed. #RNCinCLE


ID: 756305858582106112
Posted at: 2016-07-22 01:52:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe I'm nuts, but it feels like they amped up sound for the big night. Of course, both could be true! #RNCinCLE https://t.co/VEfQDa1R7c


ID: 756278209839140864
Posted at: 2016-07-22 00:02:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Huge reception for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. What's clear is that @realDonaldTrump is betting on record % of white vote. #GOPinCLE


ID: 756243308477689856
Posted at: 2016-07-21 21:43:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Talk @GOPconvention: Now that Roger Ailes has left @FoxNews, will he shore up @realDonaldTrump 's bench? They say Nixon '68 is their model.


ID: 756226907100811264
Posted at: 2016-07-21 20:38:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The theme for tonight? Making America One Again.
  Among the leadoff speakers: Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
  You can't make this stuff up!
  #RNCinCLE


ID: 756143655014928384
Posted at: 2016-07-21 15:07:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wouldn't @realDonaldTrump camp have been better off letting @tedcruz speech come and go? They stepped all over @mike_pence speech & story.


ID: 756129812767395841
Posted at: 2016-07-21 14:12:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@TedCruz: "I'm not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father."  Politics aside, you can kind of get this.


ID: 756128196181962752
Posted at: 2016-07-21 14:06:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Will loosey-goosey style trip up @realDonaldTrump campaign? @mmckinnon #AxeFiles #GOPinCLE https://t.co/jQD9452Jkd. https://t.co/5j0GP87VIv


ID: 755985989005303809
Posted at: 2016-07-21 04:41:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GovPenceIN, welcome to @realDonaldTrump World! Be interest to see you 'splain this.
  https://t.co/B6d5gmsxuK


ID: 755962851076870144
Posted at: 2016-07-21 03:09:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @RonBrownstein: As '12 showed when coal spent heavily against @Potus & he won all 4 coal producing swing states: OH, PA, CO, VA https://t.co/mkTAW21Pno


ID: 755958908900872193
Posted at: 2016-07-21 02:53:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hoosiers less impressed w/@GovPenceIN record than Pence.  Approval in low 40s, reelect in jeopardy before hooking up w/@realDonaldTrump.


ID: 755955827744251905
Posted at: 2016-07-21 02:41:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SpeakerRyan wanted his friend @GovPenceIN for VP, and gave him a more rousing embrace tonight than he did to @realDonaldTrump last night.


ID: 755951991063400448
Posted at: 2016-07-21 02:26:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Clever pivot by @newtgingrich, interpreting @tedcruz stiff arm as a defacto endorsement of @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 755944433695068161
Posted at: 2016-07-21 01:56:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  2020 audition? After drive-
  by congrats to @realDonaldTrump on @gop nod, @tedcruz rocks joint w/ conservative-populist jeremiad. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755941776528060417
Posted at: 2016-07-21 01:45:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "HIstorically, black lives HAVE mattered less.  My life mattered less." So interesting to hear Trump foundation VP say this. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755936804419702784
Posted at: 2016-07-21 01:25:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if classic, rousing @GovScottWalker speech on behalf of @realDonaldTrump puts more pressure on @tedcruz to deliver endorsement.


ID: 755935054279225348
Posted at: 2016-07-21 01:18:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @RonBrownstein: Best argument to unify Republicans via @ScottWalker : "we cannot concede the court to liberals like Hillary Clinton for the next 30 years"


ID: 755934625029947394
Posted at: 2016-07-21 01:17:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GovScottWalker gives more energetic speech than I recall during his truncated race 4 POTUS, which may be why it was truncated. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755924907389689856
Posted at: 2016-07-21 00:38:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given what passed between them, if @tedcruz were to warmly endorse @realDonaldTrump, wouldn't someone tag him as Lyin' Ted? #RNCinCLE


ID: 755916661165731840
Posted at: 2016-07-21 00:05:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Four minutes into Wednesday session, delegates burst into the familiar "Lock it Up" chant.  Three hours to go. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755858907315056640
Posted at: 2016-07-20 20:16:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  After a couple of quiet days, skirmishes erupt at Prospect gate to @GOPconvention. https://t.co/oS3oNmpRHN


ID: 755830572044390400
Posted at: 2016-07-20 18:23:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Better late than never, SOMEONE takes responsibility for lifted phrases.  But why did it take so long?? #RNCinCLE 
  https://t.co/WNZa7Jrjwb


ID: 755619406693019648
Posted at: 2016-07-20 04:24:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @NateSilver538: We've confirmed that "Hillary" and "Clinton" were the 2 most common words spoken tonight. "Work" was tied for 10th. https://t.co/cUZMDeYVwf


ID: 755594976960970752
Posted at: 2016-07-20 02:47:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I don't know about the Young and the Restless, but I bet a lot of the @GOP base are the Old and Resting right now.  #RNCinCLE


ID: 755594644650545152
Posted at: 2016-07-20 02:46:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @GOPconvention planners cleverly give Kimberlin Brown an guacamole green backdrop. But what the heck is she doing up there now!!! #RNCinCLE


ID: 755594319533191168
Posted at: 2016-07-20 02:44:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In fairness, folks I respect had pos reaction to Don Jr., responding to his powerful speech as meaningful validation of his dad. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755587021331009537
Posted at: 2016-07-20 02:15:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  However polished, a very political-sounding speech.  Not sure attack dog is the role candidate's son should be playing. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755584572222353408
Posted at: 2016-07-20 02:06:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Tiffany Trump speech was impressive; helpful to her dad. sharing warm and personal anecdotes that have been rarely heard. #RNCinCLE


ID: 755572096348979200
Posted at: 2016-07-20 01:16:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Here's the issue:
  Quandary: @realDonaldTrump @GOP pros gives heartburn when he riffs but he's awkward off prompter. https://t.co/v07Vzz2LjV


ID: 755559191482216448
Posted at: 2016-07-20 00:25:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If any have weddings or Bar Mitzvahs coming up, I highly recommend the @GOPconvention house band, which is killing it with schmaltzy rock.


ID: 755465501543960576
Posted at: 2016-07-19 18:13:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Plagiarism sign of larger problems in @realDonaldTrump camp. Surprise floor fight. Unhinged Rudy makes prime.  @joniernst did not. Sloppy.


ID: 755391076396130305
Posted at: 2016-07-19 13:17:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Uh...yeah!  This is way worse than anything any of those folks @realDonaldTrump fired on The Apprentice did! https://t.co/3qxzSA0s24


ID: 755236430826221568
Posted at: 2016-07-19 03:02:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Odd programming choices at the end here.  Two fire-breathers sandwiching the candidate's wife's loving portrait.  Strange.  #RNCinCLE


ID: 755194687024205826
Posted at: 2016-07-19 00:16:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe chairs will fill in as night goes on but CO delegation, center of today's rules fight, seems sparse at start. https://t.co/AsVZP15cy9


ID: 755148677090422786
Posted at: 2016-07-18 21:14:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Have to wonder if the @realDonaldTrump forces would not have been better off allowing roll call on rules. Fracas will dominate Day 1 story.


ID: 755079625664069633
Posted at: 2016-07-18 16:39:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looking ahead? Home state Governor @JohnKasich isn't speaking @GOPconvention but he is meeting with state delegations.


ID: 755077950039592960
Posted at: 2016-07-18 16:33:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "No Hearings; No Vote" leader @hughhewitt counsels quick confirmation of Garland if @HillaryClinton wins. #AxeFiles https://t.co/0q6g1btvVr


ID: 755076458268286976
Posted at: 2016-07-18 16:27:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sobering profile of @realDonaldTrump from author of The Art of the Deal, who, as it happens, was not Donald Trump.  https://t.co/MppbpDMoIk


ID: 755011363580153857
Posted at: 2016-07-18 12:08:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As @GOPconvention opens, conservative radio's @hughhewitt on @realDonaldTrump. #AxeFiles.  https://t.co/igHYoMTspm… https://t.co/Iag2lRYIdh


ID: 754878555130060800
Posted at: 2016-07-18 03:20:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you're for @realDonaldTrump, you should hope it goes better than his awkward engagement to @mike_pence! https://t.co/2KoKkR2PCz


ID: 754860914868879360
Posted at: 2016-07-18 02:10:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just days before his murder today, Baton Rouge police Officer Montrell L. Jackson issued this plaintive plea. https://t.co/qikoi0H6Lv


ID: 754801296847364096
Posted at: 2016-07-17 22:13:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The historic Arcade building in Cleveland, where I sat down for @AxeFiles w/the always fun @hughhewitt. Up Monday. https://t.co/CW7KLd0IjD


ID: 754731724429365248
Posted at: 2016-07-17 17:37:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wasting no time, @realDonaldTrump "demands"  law & order.  Someone's been studying Nixon '68. https://t.co/baWLAh4yuB


ID: 754711128366866432
Posted at: 2016-07-17 16:15:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My fervent hope is that BOTH conventions come off peacefully. Let's debate ideas; ideals w/words, not fists or guns. https://t.co/DWPyLAGk03


ID: 754344610814656513
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:59:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Apart from drive by tributes,   @GovPenceIN gave the speech he would have given if he were running on the @SenTedCruz ticket.


ID: 754341997490630656
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:48:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Note to @realDonaldTrump advance folks:
  How do we know if @GovPenceIN means it if we can't see his eyes!
  #lighting


ID: 754341497827450880
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:46:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Suddenly @GovPenceIN sees extraordinary virtues in @realDonaldTrump that eluded him when he endorsed @SenTedCruz in primary.


ID: 754337092134694912
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:29:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Uh oh. Every time he's about to turn to @GovPenceIN tribute, @realDonaldTrump goes off on a Trumpian riff.  @GOP ticket: Oscar and Felix!


ID: 754336132184375296
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:25:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Someone needs to brief up @realDonaldTrump that if voting for the war in Iraq is disqualifying, he picked the wrong Veep!


ID: 754335872145850368
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:24:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Law and order! New meme but one I expect we will hear a lot.
  "Americanism" v. "Globalism"!is another.


ID: 754330098975768576
Posted at: 2016-07-16 15:01:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Checking out podium at Trump-Pence announcement, seems the joint logo rolled out yesterday to the great amusement of many has been axed.


ID: 754307469933998081
Posted at: 2016-07-16 13:31:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  FL state chair tells @smerconish that @marcorubio will be at @GOP convention "in spirit."  There will be a lot of "spirits" in Cleveland!


ID: 754028751466422272
Posted at: 2016-07-15 19:03:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lovely piece on character of @barackobama as dad, husband & POTUS.
  https://t.co/fJejC0Xeg9 NYTimes: With Obama, the Personal Is Presidential


ID: 754015319832731648
Posted at: 2016-07-15 18:10:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Possible useful go to line for @GovPenceIN in his new role as VP pick of @realDonaldTrump: "He said WHAT???"


ID: 754001983565025280
Posted at: 2016-07-15 17:17:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Long history of this in presidential politics. I mean,Bush accused Reagan of "voodoo economics " and wound up as VP! https://t.co/xflysn0N3Z


ID: 753639015606202368
Posted at: 2016-07-14 17:15:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I found this @GOP senator's personal testimony striking; disparities in black and white. https://t.co/XdVgfELimp


ID: 753630066689531905
Posted at: 2016-07-14 16:39:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GovPenceIN is rational pick.  An offering to conservatives; evangelicals. But how will Pence fare in the parry and thrust VP role demands?


ID: 753619059556569089
Posted at: 2016-07-14 15:56:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That @HillaryClinton has taken a hit after last week is predictable & undeniable. But it's July. Question is what it will mean in November?


ID: 753615383341379584
Posted at: 2016-07-14 15:41:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is Pence too pensive to be thrown into this media circus?  Is Newt too prone to make news? (Can't think of alliteration for Christie.)


ID: 753614273671159808
Posted at: 2016-07-14 15:36:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You have to hand it to @realDonaldTrump.  He's building audience for The Apprentice VP Edition.  Numbers should he HUGE!!!


ID: 753610354387587072
Posted at: 2016-07-14 15:21:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Top U.S. envoy to Cuba, Jeff DeLaurentis, on future relations with island nation. #AxeFiles. https://t.co/8diavbMjlt https://t.co/EslVZ1BZjP


ID: 753282700958576640
Posted at: 2016-07-13 17:39:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Today, Marist says @HillaryClinton leads @realDonaldTrump by 9 in PA. Q-Poll says Trump's up 2.
  Neither may be right. Both will be covered.


ID: 753235872036687873
Posted at: 2016-07-13 14:33:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If I were the POTUS nominees, I'd be asking who among my prospective VP choices can handle the withering pressures of a national campaign.


ID: 752947840146550784
Posted at: 2016-07-12 19:28:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Yes, he is my friend.
  But America, we're going to miss this @POTUS! His profoundly thoughtful words in Dallas today speak, in part, to why.


ID: 752873436439908352
Posted at: 2016-07-12 14:33:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As @SenSanders delivers nod, a new poll from @UChicago & @AP shows how much work @HillaryClinton has to do w/young. https://t.co/WzmQ7C3jSS


ID: 752525566838919172
Posted at: 2016-07-11 15:30:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Riveting stories from 7 decades in U.S. politics, w/Newton Minow, who lived them. #AxeFiles. https://t.co/sVJhjABWc4 https://t.co/pjkBzRS2AM


ID: 752195206330671104
Posted at: 2016-07-10 17:38:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That said, I've seen police routinely perform heroic service in every community, risking their lives for ours-as they did in Dallas.2/2


ID: 752195174462287873
Posted at: 2016-07-10 17:37:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In '73, I wrote my 1st column on police abuses in minority communities. Problem's not new/worse. It's just we now all are witness to it.1/2


ID: 751633220689498113
Posted at: 2016-07-09 04:24:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @chrislhayes: Bone weary and soul weary. Love and solidarity to all survivors and families. Let's try to have a better week next week, America


ID: 751543375170379776
Posted at: 2016-07-08 22:27:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Campaigns for president divide into 2 categories: the few events you can plan on (VP; conventions; debates) and the many you can't foresee.


ID: 751511658229428224
Posted at: 2016-07-08 20:21:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Embattled IL Sen. @MarkKirk is hoping that if @realDonaldTrump keeps calling him a "loser," he could make Kirk a winner.


ID: 751397595981897729
Posted at: 2016-07-08 12:48:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Deleted earlier tweet for clarity: We have to break this awful cycle. We need dialogue, not violence. Police, community; we need each other.


ID: 751254791297327104
Posted at: 2016-07-08 03:21:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wondered if anyone would notice. Should've figured it'd be you!  Fun convo with one of your great old colleagues. https://t.co/ZofqNfTizu


ID: 751217986774503425
Posted at: 2016-07-08 00:54:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A player of character and grit, @JoakimNoah perfectly reflected Chicago and made huge contributions to city. http: https://t.co/cVvvgvDUoO


ID: 751147279445331968
Posted at: 2016-07-07 20:14:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @HillaryClinton had been charged under statute that's been used once in 100 yrs, wouldn't THAT have been treating her by different rules?


ID: 751083295551528960
Posted at: 2016-07-07 15:59:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Everything that needs to be said has been said, but not everyone has has the chance to say it." Former Congressman Morris Udall


ID: 751034198345953280
Posted at: 2016-07-07 12:44:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Could an unchained @realDonaldTrump in Cincinnati   leads to unbound delegates in Cleveland? https://t.co/qpWeCmk2E9


ID: 751024300560420864
Posted at: 2016-07-07 12:05:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thanks!! Check out @maggieNYT. Great reporter. She's covered Trump and HRC for decades, and has some rare insights. https://t.co/cA7IEXiiry


ID: 751023285845037056
Posted at: 2016-07-07 12:01:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Did @hillaryclinton handling of email story compound its impact? @maggieNYT on #AxeFiles. https://t.co/GLXCOgABWd https://t.co/zhl8pjeviD


ID: 750869583779639300
Posted at: 2016-07-07 01:50:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @davemckinney: @davidaxelrod @chicagobulls @WojVerticalNBA @TheVertical @DwyaneWade Maybe we send Hoiberg to Miami for Spoelstra, too.


ID: 750869505924931584
Posted at: 2016-07-07 01:50:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@chicagobulls @WojVerticalNBA @TheVertical To be clear, @DwyaneWade is an all-time great. But u r middle of pack team for 2 yrs? Then what?


ID: 750850495837769729
Posted at: 2016-07-07 00:34:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A few more open mic nights like this one in Cincy and his VP field may winnow down on its own. https://t.co/G8phFnnqoo


ID: 750679477529747456
Posted at: 2016-07-06 13:15:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Anyone who thinks Comey was in cahoots with the WH or @HillaryClinton camp should consider how thoroughly he stepped on @POTUS endorsement.


ID: 750678669325131776
Posted at: 2016-07-06 13:11:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The best thing @HillaryClinton may have going for her in navigating the email storm is @realDonaldTrump, who just can't help but go too far.


ID: 750485714752704512
Posted at: 2016-07-06 00:25:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looks good to me!  There are so many facets of the game, @paulbegala.  (Plus Chicago guys are better at elections!) https://t.co/sNezAz4m4E


ID: 750426211432730624
Posted at: 2016-07-05 20:28:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This much is for sure:  @BarackObama IS fired up and ready to go! That was as strong an endorsement as he could possibly have delivered.


ID: 750423632447475712
Posted at: 2016-07-05 20:18:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Šomeone gas GOT to give @HillaryClinton an alternative maneuver to the bobblehead nod. Especially when she is being lavishly praised!


ID: 750358335078092800
Posted at: 2016-07-05 15:59:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Petraeus comparison is flat out factually untrue. Words like "rigged" do a disservice to @FBI, Comey & country. https://t.co/B2vrZbFRC8


ID: 750351805859532800
Posted at: 2016-07-05 15:33:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Statement of @FBI 's Comey, recommending no charges but rebuking @HillaryClinton for carelessness, is about best result she could get.


ID: 750331861373771776
Posted at: 2016-07-05 14:13:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @mlevenson: .@jmartNYT @davidaxelrod Local angle: he introduced @DevalPatrick to @BarackObama in 1995.


ID: 750320497292939264
Posted at: 2016-07-05 13:28:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Abner Mikva, who died on 4th, was one of the greatest public servants I've known. His recent Axe Files reflects why. https://t.co/HrJ5F7hamk


ID: 750299146448412672
Posted at: 2016-07-05 12:03:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you're looking for a charming, inspiring  summer read, check out The Baseball Whisperer by @tackettdc! Out today.
  https://t.co/JjgTHMXWVm


ID: 750292899141672960
Posted at: 2016-07-05 11:39:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why @HilllaryClinton 's sometimes maddening reserve may just win her the presidency.  @PaulBegala on #AxeFiles. https://t.co/CKpYTcI2It


ID: 750059502448156672
Posted at: 2016-07-04 20:11:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs pinch hit for KrisBryant_23 after he collided w/@albertalmora in outfield in the top of the fifth. The guy you least want to lose!


ID: 750054098997764097
Posted at: 2016-07-04 19:50:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Judging from the responses, I conclude that sarcasm is hard to communicate on Twitter. https://t.co/Pw4pXCCwxf


ID: 750031965500223488
Posted at: 2016-07-04 18:22:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What a great place to mark the 4th, enjoying the Great American past time in America's greatest ballpark! #GoCubsGo https://t.co/3zFMFcakgc


ID: 749994478220349440
Posted at: 2016-07-04 15:53:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The beauty of the @warriors is that they've done it w/talent they drafted. Now, adding @KDTrey5, feels more like the rich getting richer.


ID: 749953907825188864
Posted at: 2016-07-04 13:11:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looking for a lively convo about politics? Spend an hour with @PaulBegala! I did. #AxeFiles https://t.co/CKpYTcI2It https://t.co/LCaHiVw5oR


ID: 749951307864272900
Posted at: 2016-07-04 13:01:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whether you agree with Justice Sotomayor's dissents or not, it's so important to have her perspective on @SCOTUS. https://t.co/v4ZGu7hXAs


ID: 749946429754322944
Posted at: 2016-07-04 12:42:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As the son of an immigrant who fled religious persecution, I am proud and grateful to be an American.


ID: 749741089142091776
Posted at: 2016-07-03 23:06:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just the man we need to help the @chicagobulls nail down that eighth playoff spot and miss the draft lottery! https://t.co/xdJDK9BFll


ID: 749704148958851072
Posted at: 2016-07-03 20:39:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looks like @realDonaldTrump has some work to do in persuading folks more Americans should be armed and carrying.
  https://t.co/DfaN6aIeMB


ID: 749340027835080704
Posted at: 2016-07-02 20:32:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One of the most memorable experiences of my life was to visit Buchenwald with Elie Wiesel.  His stunning words of witness will live forever.


ID: 749284164650754048
Posted at: 2016-07-02 16:50:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Timing of FBI interview, between primaries and convention, probably good timing for @HillaryClinton.  Best to get it behind her.


ID: 749276830138396672
Posted at: 2016-07-02 16:21:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Once again, CA leads the way.  Sensible gun safety measures are model for nation. https://t.co/Vo67UeOQKa NYTimes:


ID: 749271633722896384
Posted at: 2016-07-02 16:00:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hoping @chicagobulls don't sign a fading star to shore up a mediocre team, as is rumored. Better to be bad & rebuild than muddle through.


ID: 748999803695165440
Posted at: 2016-07-01 22:00:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Does it help/hurt @realDonaldTrump as he heads to Republican convention when conventional Republicans disavow him? https://t.co/BJ8WRi6367


ID: 748973382868176896
Posted at: 2016-07-01 20:15:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As @realDonaldTrump ponders his VP choices, a wary @GOP holdout awaits his decision. https://t.co/3sZAiAPwEw


ID: 748896501397594112
Posted at: 2016-07-01 15:10:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Forgot about the stuff @ChrisChristie said about @realDonaldTrump before he became his trusted aide.
  https://t.co/KfDS7wJoV6


ID: 748538872850710528
Posted at: 2016-06-30 15:29:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenatorCollins assessment of @HillaryClinton...You may be surprised! #AxeFiles. https://t.co/OlPsEG2Ej9 https://t.co/bEhce2e0K5


ID: 748505964869980160
Posted at: 2016-06-30 13:18:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenatorCollins on guns, end life care & what it'd take 4 @realDonaldTrump to get her nod. https://t.co/OlPsEG2Ej9 https://t.co/V23jfcUAdL


ID: 748491081302552576
Posted at: 2016-06-30 12:19:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I take @LorettaLynch & @billclinton at their word that their convo in Phoenix didn't touch on probe.  But foolish to create such optics.


ID: 748487655495770112
Posted at: 2016-06-30 12:05:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JohnJHarwood @chrislhayes @JoakimNoah  They should. Might as well go full rebuild.  Muddling in the middle is a drag.


ID: 748486016609165312
Posted at: 2016-06-30 11:59:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Tale of the tape? Group prepares to confront @realDonaldTrump with own words.  And he's spoken plenty!  
  https://t.co/AePr6qIfts


ID: 748483565961224193
Posted at: 2016-06-30 11:49:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Say it ain't so, Jo!
  @JoakimNoah, heart and soul of the @chicagobulls for a decade, to the @nyknicks?!?

  https://t.co/OhyM6X7iYc


ID: 748478843996995584
Posted at: 2016-06-30 11:30:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Doesn't @realDonaldTrump have a fair complaint?  All @GOP candidates unconditionally  pledged to back nominee.  Now many balk.


ID: 748248374206402560
Posted at: 2016-06-29 20:14:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How @marcorubio must have missed the joys of fundraising during his brief hiatus between retirement & reelection! https://t.co/DV5Ash0jcu


ID: 748151477772890112
Posted at: 2016-06-29 13:49:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Madness of public polls. One day it's @HillaryClinton by 12; the next a dead heat. Each get covered as fresh news.  https://t.co/rgKEXtOsa2


ID: 747991549158494208
Posted at: 2016-06-29 03:14:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @PaulSimonMusic steps away, he'll be quitting at the top of his game. New album & current show are fantastic!
  https://t.co/UpDzyvBxpP


ID: 747959438506594304
Posted at: 2016-06-29 01:06:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Can't make @MarkKirk & @RonJohnsonWI feel great that Senate @GOP has omitted them from massive TV buy.  https://t.co/3C1f1pHEfE


ID: 747839272430895109
Posted at: 2016-06-28 17:09:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  By proposing state Ed budget that continues to shortchange Chicago schools, @BruceRauner seems determined to drive the CPS into bankruptcy.


ID: 747838643520208897
Posted at: 2016-06-28 17:06:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You can see where Brexit tremors, and obvious chemistry, could move @elizabethforma up @hillaryclinton VP list.


ID: 747798175684014080
Posted at: 2016-06-28 14:25:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting campaign day: @realDonaldTrump on attack on trade, his most powerful cudgel. @AFLCIO to answer w/hit on Trump's own outsourcing.


ID: 747794718545842176
Posted at: 2016-06-28 14:12:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So assiduous was House @GOP in in review of '12 Benghazi tragedy that their report arrives in midst of '16 campaign. #timingiseverything


ID: 747785540020375552
Posted at: 2016-06-28 13:35:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I get your point. We were grateful, whatever the sources, that he directed badly needed $ to help us fight epilepsy. https://t.co/L1BFe2I9gZ


ID: 747772870764412928
Posted at: 2016-06-28 12:45:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In fairness, @realDonaldTrump DID generously donate $100k to my @SlashTheStache campaign for @cureepilepsy in '12. https://t.co/vZTaw3D91g


ID: 747545731238662144
Posted at: 2016-06-27 21:42:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Obama White House Veterans Gleefully Enter the Podcast World, via @nytimes. #AxeFiles https://t.co/Bpi4kRgns9


ID: 747512650867826688
Posted at: 2016-06-27 19:31:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You can see in this measured retort the influence of the new @realDonaldTrump management. https://t.co/BhiDx9LM5n


ID: 747485125722652672
Posted at: 2016-06-27 17:41:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump's "gone too far" 2 win Latino votes, says @Univision news chief Isaac Lee. https://t.co/vanPdyCgCy https://t.co/s6tU9SpkQW


ID: 747431916337528832
Posted at: 2016-06-27 14:10:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This was a just decision. Whatever your view on abortion, Texas regs made choice available to some & not others. https://t.co/2nBYCuZpYJ


ID: 747225018979880960
Posted at: 2016-06-27 00:28:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @adamnagourney: "Trump’s gone way beyond anything I’ve seen over  40 years of campaigns." Rewriting the rules of going negative.  https://t.co/DHexdK89WA


ID: 747132402829565952
Posted at: 2016-06-26 18:20:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A year ago, @Ed_Miliband took a strong, principled stand against @David_Cameron and @Nigel_Farage on Europe.  He lost but he was right!


ID: 747100743644090368
Posted at: 2016-06-26 16:14:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But it underscores the vagaries of public polling that @washingtonpost & @WSJ surveys, released 2day, came to starkly different conclusions.


ID: 747077157663367177
Posted at: 2016-06-26 14:40:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This poll will only add to growing anxieties of many @GOPers headed into their convention and promote rebel schemes. https://t.co/PWMFImPxFw


ID: 746712363924074496
Posted at: 2016-06-25 14:31:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lost in busy news week: historic pact between Colombian gov & FARC rebels, perhaps ending half century of conflict. https://t.co/nNoS1H3tsz


ID: 746708253497663489
Posted at: 2016-06-25 14:14:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I wonder if late-breaking polls and punditry suggesting Brexit defeat affected the outcome, making "yes" seem like a cost-free vote?


ID: 746507282557566976
Posted at: 2016-06-25 00:56:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Think anyone back at @realDonaldTrump HQ was saying, "Wish he'd shut his (sand)trap?" https://t.co/7TgzE4Ko7d


ID: 746420862463664128
Posted at: 2016-06-24 19:12:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@VlahosNick @michaelpointer Why do you say condescending? The group that has been most negatively impacted by economic changes voted yes.


ID: 746412634921177089
Posted at: 2016-06-24 18:40:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @michikokakutani: My essay on Muhammad Ali: how the "astronaut of boxing” rocked American politics & culture: https://t.co/bhWPVrqFTH https://t.co/7A5ptmrCer


ID: 746324515542675456
Posted at: 2016-06-24 12:50:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Portentous and meaningful stat: 66% people who left school at 16 voted for Leave. 71% of those with university degrees voted to Remain.


ID: 746191867033772032
Posted at: 2016-06-24 04:02:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@David_Cameron promised this Brexit vote to get through the last election. Will he survive the result?


ID: 746186597075460096
Posted at: 2016-06-24 03:42:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Once again, polling and pundits in Britain got it wrong, albeit with less conviction than last year's election. https://t.co/dFKr2CnCx0


ID: 746102913492226048
Posted at: 2016-06-23 22:09:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@alfranken on early days of @nbcsnl and recent, frustrating days in US Senate.#AxeFiles https://t.co/PIGfe9OZJo https://t.co/1G0vvSjexb


ID: 746090423026843648
Posted at: 2016-06-23 21:19:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Twice in 2 days, I've lost a great  colleague from @chicagotribune days. Ellen Soeteber was a terrific editor and even better person. RIP


ID: 745978001184030720
Posted at: 2016-06-23 13:53:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Telling that embattled Senator @MarkKirk is up with early ads running away from @GOP on choice, Garland & @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 745972583649009665
Posted at: 2016-06-23 13:31:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @alfranken: One of the best things about fatherhood is that it often leads to being a grandfather. https://t.co/LqbYxrMknd https://t.co/7VAzMVenTG


ID: 745969967607189504
Posted at: 2016-06-23 13:21:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Dept. of Irony: @GOP insiders in DC reportedly comforted by @realDonaldTrump attack on @HillaryClinton as candidate of special interests.


ID: 745968524309504000
Posted at: 2016-06-23 13:15:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lost in kerfuffle: @SpeakerRyan doesn't want vote on guns because he doesn't want to put members in xfire between @NRA and public opinion.


ID: 745962048614465536
Posted at: 2016-06-23 12:49:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@alfranken, AS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD HIM BEFORE! (Even if not true, still @ good.) #AxeFiles https://t.co/igHYoNb3NW… https://t.co/3VZbln0f8L


ID: 745795400615997441
Posted at: 2016-06-23 01:47:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now that the @nyknicks have stolen @drose, wonder if one of the @chicagobulls free agent centers-JoakimNoah or @paugasol-will follow? @espn


ID: 745754461642104832
Posted at: 2016-06-22 23:04:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Instead of voting on measures to cut off guns for terrorists, House @GOP cuts off cameras to black out Dem protest. https://t.co/Aw4J6LXphw


ID: 745713412743671808
Posted at: 2016-06-22 20:21:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saddened to lose Jack Fuller, ex-@chicagotribune editor & publisher; brilliant journalist & author; Vietnam Vet; public servant; mentor. RIP


ID: 745701001093582848
Posted at: 2016-06-22 19:32:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Good luck, @drose. Thanks for all you've given to the @chicagobulls and the community. https://t.co/21X2qqCQzt


ID: 745433316485136384
Posted at: 2016-06-22 01:48:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @markzbarabak: Sad news, terrible loss for Nevada at a time we need more smart coverage of politics not less. https://t.co/pOZXx8Z5B4 #RalstonMatters


ID: 745345671151091712
Posted at: 2016-06-21 20:00:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I do, and he meant it.  But had he run for POTUS once before, I'm not sure he would have gotten benefit of doubt! https://t.co/f3C4aMMu7C


ID: 745344598466306048
Posted at: 2016-06-21 19:56:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting exchange when @mkraju asked @marcoRubio whether he'd pledge to serve full 6 yrs if he runs for reelection. Key Q. No answer.


ID: 745263879815520256
Posted at: 2016-06-21 14:35:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  After all that braggadocio, it's pretty clear @realDonaldTrump doesn't have the $$ to fund his campaign, and is having trouble raising it.


ID: 744956843752054784
Posted at: 2016-06-20 18:15:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With @NBA draft here, one of the greatest of all time says ban kids under 21 from entering. What do you think? @espn https://t.co/kGe4IV3HWm


ID: 744952697644789760
Posted at: 2016-06-20 17:58:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Probably the perfect time for @HillaryClinton to grab some quiet time with her new grandson while her opponent does all her work for her!


ID: 744950818877607936
Posted at: 2016-06-20 17:51:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Give @realDonaldTrump this much credit:  By firing his manager he changed subject from his notion that people in saloons should be armed.


ID: 744933000647942144
Posted at: 2016-06-20 16:40:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One & only @BillWalton on life, the Dead and why @NBA should ban players under 21. #AxeFiles https://t.co/YKGulTJ4rM https://t.co/ozr3qnARfY


ID: 744894308722040832
Posted at: 2016-06-20 14:06:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Purge of @CLewandowski_ reflects  what a tough business politics can be. Things don't go well, you can't fire candidate, so you fire staff.


ID: 744881707623530496
Posted at: 2016-06-20 13:16:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As the late Mayor Richard J. Daley's press secy once said: "Don't print what he said. Print what he MEANT!" https://t.co/bGBNtOvCYE


ID: 744697829080313857
Posted at: 2016-06-20 01:06:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This Game Seven of @nba finals is worthy of the moment.  @cavs and @warriors are slugging it out like a couple of great heavyweights.


ID: 744614012025970688
Posted at: 2016-06-19 19:33:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And yes, I meant "cites." Lining myself up as future winner of the @realDonaldTrump Award for Twitter misspellings! https://t.co/JnHVa6ct7K


ID: 744600463274704896
Posted at: 2016-06-19 18:39:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@NRA chief sites Chicago 2 argue futility of gun laws, But many guns used in crimes come from nearby states & counties where laws are weak.


ID: 744375298821595136
Posted at: 2016-06-19 03:44:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Amazing concert by @PaulSimonMusic tonight @RaviniaFestival.  Still crazily creative, after all these years! https://t.co/wYlnorKW3c


ID: 744197009150717952
Posted at: 2016-06-18 15:56:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is 8th grader, who made graduation stage for dead-on candidate impressions, @nbcsnl star in making? https://t.co/0WmWblUlK4 via @YouTube


ID: 744170268172640257
Posted at: 2016-06-18 14:09:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With "You'll have to ask Mr. Trump about that" becoming go-to line for @GOPers about his bombast, still hard to see a surprise in Cleveland.


ID: 743986822578044928
Posted at: 2016-06-18 02:00:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CapTimes: Garrison Keillor calls @realDonaldTrump "the punk who would be president." https://t.co/B4ObNgsiqB


ID: 743892625145630720
Posted at: 2016-06-17 19:46:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sure, @marcorubio suggested during POTUS race that the senate is not a useful place to be, but maybe absence(s) make the heart grow fonder!


ID: 743858571100622849
Posted at: 2016-06-17 17:31:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I never met @Jo_Cox1, but all I read & hear from friends makes me feel the tragic loss of a fine woman & inspiring, passionate leader. RIP


ID: 743812094634627072
Posted at: 2016-06-17 14:26:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The re-entry of @marcorubio may make the current @GOP senate field in Florida less than Jolly. https://t.co/Dt6za3xAHN


ID: 743810662120439809
Posted at: 2016-06-17 14:20:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In wake of Orlando massacre, a   piece on the ease with which weapons designed to kill on large scale can be bought. https://t.co/zeFPLF9Rx6


ID: 743650010114441216
Posted at: 2016-06-17 03:42:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Talk about putting a team on your back!  @KingJames was ridiculous tonight. On another note, @warriors lack of size is hurting.


ID: 743421328062025728
Posted at: 2016-06-16 12:33:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seems more than sensible that weapons of war should not be commercially sold. https://t.co/Q0Qz1FAfJ8


ID: 743151223654649856
Posted at: 2016-06-15 18:40:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I also remember having hunch at the time, back in '10, that Americans probably weren't clamoring for a new WH ballroom for state dinners.


ID: 743147033997934592
Posted at: 2016-06-15 18:23:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But @realDonaldTrump has legitimate beef that he wasn't called back on ballroom idea. That was an oversight, not an intentional slight. 2/2


ID: 743147031116451841
Posted at: 2016-06-15 18:23:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wrote in my book of my convo w/@realDonaldTrump on ballroom. I recall all but one line he claims in his retelling: "I'll pay for it." 1/2


ID: 743112882892603392
Posted at: 2016-06-15 16:08:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder how many @GOPers have renewed their review of party rules, hoping, searching for way out of mess they're in? https://t.co/9Z8lniWDh1


ID: 743053044607258624
Posted at: 2016-06-15 12:10:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GOP dilemma: Five months is an eternity in politics, but maybe not long enough for a 70-year-old man to change his ways.


ID: 742844434899828737
Posted at: 2016-06-14 22:21:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Loved batting the ball around on baseball with the @battery_mates on their blog.  https://t.co/3uOl0uW3LA https://t.co/kUGSEBxYk2


ID: 742688049050624001
Posted at: 2016-06-14 12:00:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  40 yrs ago, I began as a kid reporter @chicagotribune. Thanks to the great editors & colleagues who took a chance on me & taught me so much!


ID: 742344095096537088
Posted at: 2016-06-13 13:13:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ex-@MittRomney aide Beth Myers on why he won't stand down on @realDonaldTrump. #AxeFiles. https://t.co/Vb2Utkshjg https://t.co/Zbl6hFlt2E


ID: 741998226300096512
Posted at: 2016-06-12 14:18:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @thereaIbanksy: The Orlando shooting is the 173rd U.S. mass shooting in 164 days in 2016  https://t.co/dPK2GX3q4g


ID: 741679648086622208
Posted at: 2016-06-11 17:13:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One election @HillaryClinton will be watching closely is 6/22. If Brits vote to leave EU, it could cause unwelcome Econ headwinds here.


ID: 741656462573883392
Posted at: 2016-06-11 15:40:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MittRomney stand against "trickle down racism" recalls his dad, George's split w/Goldwater over Civil Rights Act. https://t.co/xTPbZcuXLn


ID: 741641256703512576
Posted at: 2016-06-11 14:40:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Amazing story of @realDonaldTrump Atlantic City shell game, where he won and investors and vendors lost big. https://t.co/0ijOPqx5hz NYTimes


ID: 741268941583077376
Posted at: 2016-06-10 14:01:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @realDonaldTrump said America's creditors should take a haircut, it looks like he was talking from experience.  https://t.co/plK3cdv5eB


ID: 741221596619116544
Posted at: 2016-06-10 10:52:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton's very good week and @realDonaldTrump's stumbles.  What do they mean? Talking about it & more on @NewDay at 8 eastern.


ID: 741066937254445056
Posted at: 2016-06-10 00:38:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Public polls can be noisy & flawed but it'll be interesting to see if a slew of them in next days report same trend. https://t.co/fOcsg05cX6


ID: 740995782493523968
Posted at: 2016-06-09 19:55:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Campaigns ebb and flow. Right now, things are rolling @HillaryClinton's way, as signs of consolidation continue. https://t.co/cnMY7MxCi8


ID: 740963541528784896
Posted at: 2016-06-09 17:47:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is a process.  No one could have expected an endorsement.  But he left little doubt where this is headed. https://t.co/AJKhwgUT2x


ID: 740962968775626752
Posted at: 2016-06-09 17:45:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you were @HillaryClinton, you really couldn't ask for anything more than the statement @SenSanders just delivered outside WH.  Big step.


ID: 740888395056979970
Posted at: 2016-06-09 12:48:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Should have used his Twitter handle! Great convo w/Koch political wiz @TimPhillipsAFP, on Trump & more. #AxeFiles https://t.co/7JdMceBSPx


ID: 740873250721300480
Posted at: 2016-06-09 11:48:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Koch politico Tim Phillips talks @realDonaldTrump & why Bros are on sidelines. #AxeFiles https://t.co/7JdMceBSPx https://t.co/jrItPNyZCS


ID: 740615305404256256
Posted at: 2016-06-08 18:43:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you have any doubt who's running the @realDonaldTrump campaign...it's @realDonaldTrump.
  https://t.co/S6rMGxGymo


ID: 740591233156841473
Posted at: 2016-06-08 17:08:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Part of it is that he now is the GOP nominee, one step away from the presidency.   https://t.co/CEn87eWUSK


ID: 740532277625655296
Posted at: 2016-06-08 13:13:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That many younger women find the nomination of a woman unremarkable is actually a measure of the great progress we've made as a country.


ID: 740412547145302016
Posted at: 2016-06-08 05:18:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Groups that made difference for @HillaryClinton:African-Americans, Hispanics & Democrats-who are an important part of Democratic coalition!


ID: 740370946377273344
Posted at: 2016-06-08 02:32:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Outreach to @SenSanders and his supporters, well done and appropriate.  Riff on what "we all believe" is one most Ds can embrace.


ID: 740368830443184128
Posted at: 2016-06-08 02:24:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Contrast between @HillaryClinton &  @realDonaldTrump event is really striking. He claimed a movement, but tonight, she sure has the crowd.


ID: 740362272736870400
Posted at: 2016-06-08 01:58:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump reading off a prompter is like @Slash playing guitar off of sheet music.  Just doesn't seem natural!


ID: 740300880801607680
Posted at: 2016-06-07 21:54:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Senate's most vulnerable @GOPer abandons @realDonaldTrump.  Will other '16 targets follow?
  https://t.co/yk7nF20lA6


ID: 740294060343103490
Posted at: 2016-06-07 21:27:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The dissonance between spoken @realDonaldTrump we see on TV and written version here is jarring.  
  https://t.co/OTDhFMWifr


ID: 740255429985370112
Posted at: 2016-06-07 18:53:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  IL Gov Rauner slanders Chicago schools as "crumbling prisons," as ALL IL schools are held hostage to lack of state budget on his watch.


ID: 740244495527206912
Posted at: 2016-06-07 18:10:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In rebuking @realDonaldTrump, SpeakerRyan & @GOP leaders keep hoping he'll change the approach that got him here. What are the odds of that?


ID: 740231176812630016
Posted at: 2016-06-07 17:17:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Today's primaries are no longer about the nomination.  They are about leverage in the peace talks that are sure to follow.


ID: 739987724833304580
Posted at: 2016-06-07 01:09:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton probably would've preferred to delay @AP call on nomination until polls closed tomorrow. But that's a high class problem!


ID: 739964102429270016
Posted at: 2016-06-06 23:36:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Great reporting by @JenniferJJacobs of @bpolitics in breaking story of @realDonaldTrump's peculiar conference call with supporters.


ID: 739803582527119360
Posted at: 2016-06-06 12:58:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Harkin predicts:@SenSanders will give "stemwinder" in Philly FOR @HillaryClinton! #AxeFiles. https://t.co/BYCisRFknp https://t.co/cL0e3xAf9a


ID: 739582576575287296
Posted at: 2016-06-05 22:20:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Kudos to my old buddy @BobShrum, the only guy I know who could work "defenestration" into a Tweet!  https://t.co/HqyoIY4kuS


ID: 739581144564400129
Posted at: 2016-06-05 22:14:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Doesn't look like @SenSanders is coming in for a soft landing.
  https://t.co/WezvN9Ane1   https://t.co/eaiDGoAyzh


ID: 739488075227631617
Posted at: 2016-06-05 16:04:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But Ds should launch a long, hard review of process for future: superdelegates; open or closed primaries; role of @DNC; and, yes, caucuses!


ID: 739486654495264768
Posted at: 2016-06-05 15:58:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not at all.  I am simply commenting  on AFTER Tuesday.  @HillaryClinton endorsed @BarackObama within days. https://t.co/1jp5doEsq1


ID: 739485454395789312
Posted at: 2016-06-05 15:54:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @elizabethforma said yesterday "I don't believe in superdelegates," felt as if she was arguing that verdict of voters should prevail.


ID: 739481038590775297
Posted at: 2016-06-05 15:36:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders has run a powerful race but, barring a miracle, the choice after Tuesday will be @HillaryClinton v. @realDonaldTrump.4/4


ID: 739480991329353728
Posted at: 2016-06-05 15:36:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Give @SenSanders CA-which is close-and all the super delegates from states he's won, and he would STILL fall short.3/4


ID: 739480918553985024
Posted at: 2016-06-05 15:36:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With @HillaryClinton finishing millions of votes & 100s of pledged delegates ahead, how do you justify reversing verdict of voters?2/4


ID: 739480853735219200
Posted at: 2016-06-05 15:35:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Here is my response to @sensanders supporters, currently trolling me for my comments on the immutable math of D race on @FaceTheNation.1/4


ID: 739097819705974784
Posted at: 2016-06-04 14:13:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hear @ericholder describe his unlikely encounter w/Ali as a 12-year-old in Queens. #AxeFiles https://t.co/JCBTCwuUXx https://t.co/HGOaU6Zn5X


ID: 739088075591159809
Posted at: 2016-06-04 13:35:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This iconic Ali image hung in State Sen. @BarackObama's small campaign office during upstart US Senate race in '04. https://t.co/5oqx0rajym


ID: 738870629072539648
Posted at: 2016-06-03 23:11:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder what @realDonaldTrump's sister, a federal judge, would say about his race-based attack on the judge in the Trump U. Case?


ID: 738737213974929408
Posted at: 2016-06-03 14:20:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What happened last night outside @realDonaldTrump rally was disturbing.  If you object to a candidate, the answer is voting,  not violence.


ID: 738515297347440640
Posted at: 2016-06-02 23:39:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GOP goes after @HillaryClinton record after her laceration of @realDonaldTrump, but I suspect she'd welcome early foreign policy debate.


ID: 738514945105616896
Posted at: 2016-06-02 23:37:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just to put a finer point on an earlier Tweet: When you want to amplify an endorsement, you don't don't unveil it in the Janesville Gazette.


ID: 738468125054619648
Posted at: 2016-06-02 20:31:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thought @SpeakerRyan was helping @realDonaldTrump by dropping endorsement during @HillaryClinton speech. But he may have been out 2 bury it.


ID: 738453648976515072
Posted at: 2016-06-02 19:34:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Prosecuting @realDonaldTrump with his own words & to good effect. Brutal takedown. Will he fire back in ways that make her temperament case?


ID: 738451997276418048
Posted at: 2016-06-02 19:27:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @MoElleithee: So much more eviscerating than the silly "Dangerous Donald" or "Poor Donald" that some were trying to peddle before. https://t.co/bXhpH6u8gh


ID: 738450431630835713
Posted at: 2016-06-02 19:21:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In the middle of @HillaryClinton's salvo against @realDonaldTrump, the Speaker speaks, doing the Donald a solid. https://t.co/Y8RY9wwnGS


ID: 738449836383588356
Posted at: 2016-06-02 19:18:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With @POTUS #s on a steady rise, wonder how profitable this line will be in general election, rather then primaries. https://t.co/1UYeaVWUip


ID: 738448509175730176
Posted at: 2016-06-02 19:13:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And the case she's making v. @realDonaldTrump is core: the potential consequences of a POTUS w/limited experience & volatile temperament.


ID: 738447113273630721
Posted at: 2016-06-02 19:08:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is the setting in which @HillaryClinton feels most comfortable, far more than rallies.  Flags, speech, sobriety.


ID: 738433678632714240
Posted at: 2016-06-02 18:14:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A big, well-covered event spanking @realDonaldTrump probably also is pretty good CA primary politics for @HillaryClinton.


ID: 738427068543799296
Posted at: 2016-06-02 17:48:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thanks against to @chancetherapper for his rousing visit to @UChiPolitics yesterday.  (That's him on the left.) https://t.co/i2WKk5f7nG


ID: 738369655467872257
Posted at: 2016-06-02 14:00:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And if the Dem poobahs dumped the leader in votes and elected delegates, wouldn't there then be a LEGITIMATE outcry about a rigged system?


ID: 738368716090527744
Posted at: 2016-06-02 13:56:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With @HillaryClinton a lock to have most votes & pledged dels, how does @SenSanders ask party to dump her?  https://t.co/wQh80mtGKP NYTimes


ID: 738345532293304320
Posted at: 2016-06-02 12:24:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Vet journalist @greenfield64 on @HillaryClinton woes, his early days w/RFK & more. Axe Files https://t.co/Gg3Nf6Uz7U https://t.co/NhyZm0pN3N


ID: 738174130655105024
Posted at: 2016-06-02 01:03:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Spectacular finish to spring @UChiPolitics quarter with Chicago's own, the great @chancetherapper! https://t.co/AwSxnxHXSy


ID: 738125071579893760
Posted at: 2016-06-01 21:48:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Putin says he's "brilliant." North Koreans call him "wise." How can @realDonaldTrump lose?
  https://t.co/PWfhUxID34 https://t.co/E2uqvAC3wt


ID: 737991842281709568
Posted at: 2016-06-01 12:59:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Did @realDonaldTrump just lose it with hissy fit v. media? Or does he see profit In biting the institution that sends feeds of him?


ID: 737674990431154176
Posted at: 2016-05-31 15:59:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No one has benefited more from media attention than @realDonaldTrump. Yet he seems deeply offended that with it comes media scrutiny.


ID: 737672402520408064
Posted at: 2016-05-31 15:49:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Easily provoked by Qs, @realDonaldTrump closes press conference by serially insulting @BillKristol, @MittRomney, fed judge & news media.


ID: 737667737770688513
Posted at: 2016-05-31 15:31:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Redo: Iconoclastic AND experienced, @JerryBrownGov  could well have been the Dem nominee today, if he were only 10 years younger. Or even 5!


ID: 737599527113236482
Posted at: 2016-05-31 11:00:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Also on Axe Files: @EricHolder flays @realDonaldTrump for "race-based" appeals "to the worst of us as Americans." https://t.co/igHYoMTspm


ID: 737486811975540737
Posted at: 2016-05-31 03:32:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Awesome comeback for @warriors in this series.  If they repeat, they'll have the battle scars to prove it!


ID: 737422726214746112
Posted at: 2016-05-30 23:17:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Jumping on even the slightest provocation w/schoolyard taunts, @realDonaldTrump inspires a new twist on an old Hollywood hit: #RagingBully.


ID: 737325220730658816
Posted at: 2016-05-30 16:50:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That's how it began, brother, and if I'd been as clever & industrious as you at making it pay, I might have stayed! https://t.co/L3vDYOcZ6W


ID: 737289337587552256
Posted at: 2016-05-30 14:27:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CNNPolitics: Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" #AxeFiles https://t.co/eC9vI61FDx https://t.co/WJtNgTT89J


ID: 737277290778898432
Posted at: 2016-05-30 13:39:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trump:  "I will give you everything. I will give you what you’ve been looking for for 50 years. I’m the only one.” https://t.co/Yw1rg18Xfn


ID: 737257206362558464
Posted at: 2016-05-30 12:19:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Snowden performed a "public service;" still most pay for crime, says Fmr AG Eric Holder. https://t.co/igHYoNb3NW… https://t.co/t1OvjvFyWW


ID: 737124178181115904
Posted at: 2016-05-30 03:31:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @BillKristol: Just a heads up over this holiday weekend: There will be an independent candidate--an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance.


ID: 736938123666546688
Posted at: 2016-05-29 15:11:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Buyer's beware!  In '08 and '12, I saw how wildly variant-and off-public polls could be.  Approach with caution!  https://t.co/ITLuq2PuDz


ID: 736919741277818880
Posted at: 2016-05-29 13:58:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Liberal Blind Spot, via @nytimes.
  Important admonition from @NickKristof: Campuses should welcome diverse views. https://t.co/MVLsLob7Lt


ID: 736765487779045377
Posted at: 2016-05-29 03:45:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Total, big character, gritty win for @warriors.  Unless they win Monday, the @okcthunder players will be haunted by this one 4ever.


ID: 736705922916048897
Posted at: 2016-05-28 23:49:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Within reason, Matthew.  In closely contested races, the stuff he's not doing could make a real difference. https://t.co/K5EID58ehw


ID: 736700821480562688
Posted at: 2016-05-28 23:28:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Congratulations if you won the office pool on which party's convention would blow up first!  https://t.co/4r6x0JhO6k


ID: 736551727009267713
Posted at: 2016-05-28 13:36:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Beating up on judge in Trump U fraud case, @realDonaldTrump gives the phrase "bully pulpit" whole new meaning. https://t.co/lIN4yReqPa


ID: 736396273125842944
Posted at: 2016-05-28 03:18:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Treatment by high school of this young woman for expressing herself honestly and powerfully was truly appalling. https://t.co/uAmuhSDq83


ID: 736313193040089088
Posted at: 2016-05-27 21:48:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saddened to learn of the death of Cassandra Butts, a force for justice and a warm and valued member of the Obama campaign family. RIP.


ID: 736182478474383360
Posted at: 2016-05-27 13:09:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fuhgedaboudid, stupid! @realDonaldTrump aide says no point in releasing tax returns because the average American wouldn't understand them.


ID: 736155859294683139
Posted at: 2016-05-27 11:23:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Q: I get why debate would be great for @SenSanders, but how about @realDonaldTrump? Would chance to boost Bernie v. Hillary outweigh risk?


ID: 736039609650413568
Posted at: 2016-05-27 03:41:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Top aide on @realDonaldTrump tax returns: "I wouldn't understand them, so how are the American people going to?" 

  https://t.co/5oPml4RWGN


ID: 735842441912328198
Posted at: 2016-05-26 14:38:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Muckraking Israeli journalist @ilanadayan1 on @netanyahu & his roiled politics. AxeFiles. https://t.co/Zg3sC38Lq8 https://t.co/xOl50kHtG5


ID: 735820066768359425
Posted at: 2016-05-26 13:09:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Aides 2 @realDonaldTrump keep promising kinder, gentler Donald. But this much is clear: given the slightest provocation,Trump will be Trump!


ID: 735579427803942914
Posted at: 2016-05-25 21:12:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder what Rs trying to get comfortable with @realDonaldTrump felt about his shot at a Latina @GOP star governor? https://t.co/zNUrB2LEbs


ID: 735310588373569538
Posted at: 2016-05-25 03:24:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChiPolitics: Wonderful event tonight with Ret. @SenatorHarkin on his long career in the Senate & his thoughts on 2016 election. https://t.co/KppvF15a14


ID: 735119516842102784
Posted at: 2016-05-24 14:45:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Predicting how race will end 5 mos out is nuts. Many plot twists ahead. What you CAN rely on, based on early returns: Ain't gunna be pretty!


ID: 735102888175906816
Posted at: 2016-05-24 13:39:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You ruined a good Tweet w/correction! Main point is: it's going to be challenging process for WHOMEVER to navigate. https://t.co/rjg60n1o7N


ID: 735100457304117248
Posted at: 2016-05-24 13:29:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders appts assure feisty DNC platform debate.  Managing it may make @BarneyFrank think of fin reform as good old days! 
  #messy


ID: 734888537926041605
Posted at: 2016-05-23 23:27:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If khalid sheikh mohammed had been tried in Article III court he'd be on death row today. Eric Holder @UChiPolitics. https://t.co/BUtT6WS6KS


ID: 734841044882325504
Posted at: 2016-05-23 20:18:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @tomperriello: Thanks @samteinhp & @jasoncherkis for making my miserable defeat sound like a progressive win. https://t.co/mUjAXgE9pa


ID: 734816590366117888
Posted at: 2016-05-23 18:41:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Moving talk w/katiecouric about her losses & battle to save others from cancer. #cancerawareness  https://t.co/t2Er3cVqnw


ID: 734757966922948609
Posted at: 2016-05-23 14:48:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trailing in pledged dels & pop vote, @SenSanders making @JohnKasich case: stronger in general. However misleading, new polls will fire that.


ID: 734739807784439809
Posted at: 2016-05-23 13:36:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CNNPolitics: Katie Couric tells @davidaxelrod on the #AxeFiles that the media enabled Donald Trump https://t.co/4RFBhUaqBD https://t.co/W88R285y93


ID: 734735127906033665
Posted at: 2016-05-23 13:17:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump: "I'm always right."
  So I guess climate change IS a real threat!
  https://t.co/wm1GSfIvCX


ID: 734729900951756801
Posted at: 2016-05-23 12:57:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Donald the Infallible!@realDonaldTrump to @WSJ: "I’m turning out to be right. I’m always right…you’ll see, you’ll see. I’m always right.”


ID: 734721799796236288
Posted at: 2016-05-23 12:25:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@katiecouric, on media's role in "enabling" @realDonaldTrump, and lots more! New Axe Files. https://t.co/t2Er3cVqnw https://t.co/A4bgiQzdV7


ID: 734084863066836993
Posted at: 2016-05-21 18:14:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jmartNYT: .@alexburnsNYT & I reached out to the top 50+ GOP donors

  We found a wall of opposition to Trump&revealing silence 

  https://t.co/Z2dFPuAPkN


ID: 734027396601389059
Posted at: 2016-05-21 14:25:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fun to chat w/@smerconish & @JohnKingCNN about the honor and challenge of giving commencement speeches, this AM on the Smerconish @CNN show.


ID: 734024556336320512
Posted at: 2016-05-21 14:14:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Rising @POTUS #s will be factor in fall campaign and position him to play role as major @HillaryClinton surrogate.
  https://t.co/C73u8IGg0D


ID: 734020386711580673
Posted at: 2016-05-21 13:57:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @realDonaldTrump fired  a gun the way he casually sprays a room with errant "facts," no one would be safe!  https://t.co/qt1NXlD854


ID: 733610555596902401
Posted at: 2016-05-20 10:49:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I agree w/@Eugene_Robinson. By delegitimating process, @SenSanders is burning bridges that will be hard to repair. https://t.co/xHadm8Vl1r


ID: 733275513473630208
Posted at: 2016-05-19 12:38:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@AmbassadorPower on Libya, Syria and her own amazing journey. New Axe Files. https://t.co/e1IyQIrcVr https://t.co/NxrHlKppmE


ID: 732991540470112256
Posted at: 2016-05-18 17:49:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With serial flip-flops and big $$ fundraising agreement, @realDonaldTrump runs risk of becoming the politicians he condemned.


ID: 732944093698007041
Posted at: 2016-05-18 14:41:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Unaddressed, the toxic relationship between DNC @ @SenSanders campaign, so evident last night, could cast dark cloud over Philly convention.


ID: 732777233908170752
Posted at: 2016-05-18 03:38:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Voice in large, raucous CA crowd shouts "Bernie or bust!"  And @SenSanders says "to beat @realDonaldTrump we have to beat @HillaryClinton."


ID: 732774757049995264
Posted at: 2016-05-18 03:28:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As practical matter, it's not true that @SenSanders has realistic chance to win majority of pledged delegates. How will he land this plane?


ID: 732700450743541760
Posted at: 2016-05-17 22:32:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@BernieSanders should speak out more forcefully against the threats & histrionics in NV, which were unworthy of inspiring race he's run.


ID: 732568305337257984
Posted at: 2016-05-17 13:47:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Strong as @billclinton's record was, @HillaryClinton was ill-advised to pitch him as Econ czar.  Folks will be looking to HER for that!


ID: 732195329651675137
Posted at: 2016-05-16 13:05:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fmr Philly Mayor Michael Nutter talks HRC, Trump, urban violence & policing. New Axe Files. https://t.co/ufNCplTxRk https://t.co/m9pv94aGpr


ID: 731859868475363328
Posted at: 2016-05-15 14:52:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not if that they already had demonstrated proclivities in front of 25 m viewers & after already extensive reporting. https://t.co/RWO0kb9UfQ


ID: 731857902810615808
Posted at: 2016-05-15 14:44:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But did it warrant the length and play? That's all I'm raising.  I saw it and expected blockbuster new revelations.  https://t.co/ABePKCwr2b


ID: 731857085261025280
Posted at: 2016-05-15 14:41:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Nope.  Given what I'd already seen and read. Given the @megynkelly exchange. Not all that surprising. https://t.co/WmfLQoPMXR


ID: 731850646857654272
Posted at: 2016-05-15 14:16:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I hear you, my friend, but news is called news for a reason.  Little new ground broken here. Q of play, that's all. https://t.co/NrasRRSg12


ID: 731847368782561280
Posted at: 2016-05-15 14:03:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@nytimes on @realDonaldTrump's boorish behavior 2 women is troubling,but did not-so-surprising findings live up 2 big, over-the-fold play?


ID: 731826674589827074
Posted at: 2016-05-15 12:40:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Alt candidate vision of Never @realDonaldTrump folks is fantastic--but "fantastic" in that ain't gunna happen way. https://t.co/s9z4a5CAkQ


ID: 731627440674603008
Posted at: 2016-05-14 23:29:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thanks 2 @EurekaCollege, where I spoke at commencement today.  Founded by abolitionists, it has long, proud history. Ronald Reagan was alum.


ID: 731452207598571520
Posted at: 2016-05-14 11:52:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Capacity 4 growth? Once @realDonaldTrump posed as PR man to boast about himself. Now he does it under his own name!
  https://t.co/IBIQv0Qi8L


ID: 731214372517912577
Posted at: 2016-05-13 20:07:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Story that @realDonaldTrump once posed as his own PR guy speaks to the kind of efficiencies he could bring to government!


ID: 731103035456245761
Posted at: 2016-05-13 12:45:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Day After: Seems as if @GOP establishment is measuring @realDonaldTrump as a moldable vessel.  And he's eying them as pliable marks.


ID: 730891590550622209
Posted at: 2016-05-12 22:45:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How Travon Martin's parents must wish George Zimmmerman had auctioned off his gun BEFORE he used it to kill their son!!!
  #disgusting


ID: 730884488008470531
Posted at: 2016-05-12 22:16:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChiPolitics: Watch @Snowden in conversation with Prof. Geoffrey Stone earlier today at the IOP: https://t.co/TH7ODbIvdz #IOPSnowden


ID: 730821079695036416
Posted at: 2016-05-12 18:04:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Q arose today during session w/@Snowden as to whether he was paid for convo w/Prof Geoff Stone. @UChiPolitics does not pay its speakers.


ID: 730781119625449472
Posted at: 2016-05-12 15:26:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trump & Ryan saying they're  "totally committed to working together" is like me saying I'm totally committed to losing 10 lbs. We'll see.


ID: 730746611324866565
Posted at: 2016-05-12 13:09:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Two very different people; two great conversations w/Jon Stewart and @andersoncooper. This week's Axe Files. https://t.co/smdpmF99ZU


ID: 730729741737725953
Posted at: 2016-05-12 12:02:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @EJDionne: The problem for #PaulRyan & other Republicans: How do they support #Trump & still claim to be principled? My column:
  https://t.co/9oBbrEzzjQ


ID: 730724310130806784
Posted at: 2016-05-12 11:40:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In honor of 2d amendment, @realDonaldTrump & @GOP leaders in Congress will stage a shotgun wedding today. #awkward   https://t.co/2wlEix7SGG


ID: 730716693471715328
Posted at: 2016-05-12 11:10:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seeking to reassure those who suspected that they weren't  human after a 24-6 start, the @cubs strategically lost a double-header yesterday.


ID: 730545913601515524
Posted at: 2016-05-11 23:51:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump is making a bet that withholding his returns is less damaging than whatever's in them.  So what do you think that is?


ID: 730346131826315264
Posted at: 2016-05-11 10:37:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On his way to the finish line of his presidency, @POTUS shares some reflections worth pondering.
  https://t.co/C4sqVYTDpx


ID: 730219555763720192
Posted at: 2016-05-11 02:14:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Largest ovation from raucous @SenSanders crowd in Salem, OR was when he declares that "we must defeat Donald Trump."
  #WVPrimary


ID: 730132804370087936
Posted at: 2016-05-10 20:30:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Jon Stewart returns! (For an hour, at least, on The Axe Files.)
  Our conversation here:
  https://t.co/dUR6yYQLNe https://t.co/JYkUdjLEyz


ID: 730057857509535745
Posted at: 2016-05-10 15:32:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I worked for years with @rhodes44--one of the best, smartest and most committed people I know.  @POTUS and country are lucky to have him!


ID: 730056062175432704
Posted at: 2016-05-10 15:25:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump is now necessarily in fundraising biz. But how much does an earned media machine actually need?
  https://t.co/Db8JyVfVwq


ID: 729799342295519232
Posted at: 2016-05-09 22:24:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is what both conservative and Democratic strategists fear: That Trump may etch-a-sketch his way to the middle. https://t.co/ytyK0juYOG


ID: 729777949705179136
Posted at: 2016-05-09 20:59:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you miss Jon Stewart this campaign season, fret not.  He's coming soon to The Axe Files!
  https://t.co/fFa3OFsX5J


ID: 729653049325584385
Posted at: 2016-05-09 12:43:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You thought you KNEW @andersoncooper? Take a listen to this candid new episode of Axe Files! https://t.co/O2VXRLgPct https://t.co/yohaJdArSN


ID: 729648229919264768
Posted at: 2016-05-09 12:24:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GOP nod assured, @realDonaldTrump is eagerly shedding burdensome primary positions like a space capsule separating from a booster rocket.


ID: 729450572672176128
Posted at: 2016-05-08 23:19:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @Cubs win!
  Walk off in the 14th.
  Four game sweep of @Nationals.  24-6 to start the season; best in more than four decades.
  And @sox? 22-10!


ID: 729338027814715392
Posted at: 2016-05-08 15:51:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watching a @realDonaldTrump interview this AM, striking that he can be colloquial, seemingly candid and utterly political all at once.


ID: 729310677760888834
Posted at: 2016-05-08 14:03:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, without whom-let's face it-none of this would be possible!


ID: 728267041623314434
Posted at: 2016-05-05 16:56:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @FrankBruni: Terrific meal last night at Chicago's @NicoOsteria. I highly recommend grilled asparagus, lobster spaghetti, fried rabbit. Killer desserts.


ID: 728260444238962688
Posted at: 2016-05-05 16:29:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My friend Barbara Leavitt Brown died today. Loving wife & mom; devoted teacher & public servant.  Mentor to women in politics across IL. RIP


ID: 728257275006095360
Posted at: 2016-05-05 16:17:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Will @realDonaldTrump's words catch up with him? @FrankBruni of @nytimes on The AxeFiles. https://t.co/aNbCsw7D9u https://t.co/vEu3LVKoGG


ID: 728239336093851648
Posted at: 2016-05-05 15:06:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is what makes @realDonaldTrump an elusive target.  He believes in himself.  Everything else is fungible.  https://t.co/aNbCswpey4


ID: 728014516064161793
Posted at: 2016-05-05 00:12:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Biggest political development of last 24 hours was @elizabethforma Twitter blitzkrieg on @realDonaldTrump.  Big signal to progressives.


ID: 727909741016588288
Posted at: 2016-05-04 17:16:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thoughtful piece by @Nate_Cohn, #s guy for @nytimes, on what he (like many of us) got wrong about @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/ghwJcgBtH6


ID: 727899556357275649
Posted at: 2016-05-04 16:35:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump is quoting @SenSanders on @HillaryClinton. Wonder if The Donald has heard what Bernie has had to say about HIM??


ID: 727894303150882817
Posted at: 2016-05-04 16:15:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How will @realDonaldTrump, who's made being a "self-funder," make the transition to fundraiser in the general, as he almost surely will?


ID: 727893310258466816
Posted at: 2016-05-04 16:11:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wasn't the year for it.  Not the @GOP he envisioned.  But @johnkasich ran a positive, aspirational campaign of which he can proud.


ID: 727838825280589829
Posted at: 2016-05-04 12:34:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Don't know what it means, but workmen arrived in early AM to affix giant, gold-plated letters on @RNC building: T-R-U-M-P #hostiletakeover


ID: 727720813235965955
Posted at: 2016-05-04 04:45:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sure, @StephenCurry30 is incomparable. But @Money23Green is indispensable 4 @warriors.  Amazingly versatile, motivated & motivating player.


ID: 727666050448297985
Posted at: 2016-05-04 01:08:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @seanspicer: per @reince: @realDonaldJTrump will be presumptive @gop nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @hillaryclinton   #NeverClinton


ID: 727658186312921090
Posted at: 2016-05-04 00:36:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Withdrawal of @tedcruz gives @johnkasich a splendid chance to bypass @marcorubio for third place in the closing primaries.
  #IndianaPrimary


ID: 727577395981516800
Posted at: 2016-05-03 19:15:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Bill Grimshaw was a wry, smart, genial presence on progressive scene for as long as I've lived in Chicago. RIP. https://t.co/jiRc1BHXaD


ID: 727570939408355328
Posted at: 2016-05-03 18:50:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@tedcruz calls @realDonaldTrump  a "pathological liar," which may come up if and when he makes a post-convention endorsement.


ID: 727491674562129921
Posted at: 2016-05-03 13:35:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On the day he's poised to deal a mortal blow to @Tedcruz, @realDonaldTrump surfaces this???  
  https://t.co/h6l0RgkpvS


ID: 727350636728078337
Posted at: 2016-05-03 04:14:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And when things are going badly, everything becomes a metaphor.
  Look out below, @CarlyFiorina!
  https://t.co/zoY9oME9Rb


ID: 727343785147949058
Posted at: 2016-05-03 03:47:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe Indiana will revive @tedcruz, but the clips make this final stretch feel like more of a death march.


ID: 727233191921242115
Posted at: 2016-05-02 20:27:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This conversation with @PJK4brainhealth about his family and personal battles really moved me.  #mentalhealthparity https://t.co/DyC1OP5f52


ID: 727144845601591299
Posted at: 2016-05-02 14:36:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio in Jan: "We're not going to fix America with senators & congressmen."
  Rubio today: I want to "focus on my work in the senate."


ID: 727122355483365376
Posted at: 2016-05-02 13:07:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ex-Rep. Patrick Kennedy on battle w/drugs, depression & FOR mental health parity. Axe Files  https://t.co/a8XSMPaONB https://t.co/sKMDcGkpsf


ID: 727119415100084224
Posted at: 2016-05-02 12:55:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Refreshing reminder that reality doesn't exactly match downbeat campaign. https://t.co/il9GQVF34a NYTimes: Ignoring the Politics of Bad News


ID: 727104824140009472
Posted at: 2016-05-02 11:57:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This remains study in how a powerful industry, acting through a tough, canny political arm, can thwart majority. https://t.co/QDnN6UFPTv


ID: 726807636474212352
Posted at: 2016-05-01 16:16:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watching @HillaryClinton on @CNNSotu, laughing about attending @realDonaldTrump's wedding made me wonder: Can she get her wedding gift back?


ID: 726802440062906368
Posted at: 2016-05-01 15:56:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Merrick Garland may never get @SCOTUSnom hearing or vote. But, by God, at least he's warranted rightwing attack ads!
  https://t.co/VeQipLZomD


ID: 726459701085495296
Posted at: 2016-04-30 17:14:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JonHuntsman foreshadowed his move to @realDonaldTrump in our Axe Files convo in February.  https://t.co/oBdvkAvlvH


ID: 726414289154633729
Posted at: 2016-04-30 14:13:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heard @CarlyFiorina is rehearsing alternate songs for Tuesday night: "The Party's Over" or "California Here I (We) Come."


ID: 726396092514996224
Posted at: 2016-04-30 13:01:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The economic alienation at the core of the @realDonaldTrump and @SenSanders vote.  Smart piece by @RonBrownstein.  https://t.co/NDwUDBPyku


ID: 726386844213059584
Posted at: 2016-04-30 12:24:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Jarring to hear @tedcruz ads on Chicago radio, savaging @realDonaldTrump for opposing NC bathroom law. Aiming at Rs in neighboring IN.


ID: 726077922965098496
Posted at: 2016-04-29 15:57:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jmartNYT: A Indiana GOPer confirms @jonkarl report, telling me Pence will endorse Cruz today.  Lots of overlap in their base


ID: 726044176211677184
Posted at: 2016-04-29 13:43:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In a weird twist on this already crazy election year, Lucifer has just filed a defamation of character suit against John Boehner!


ID: 726032180560973825
Posted at: 2016-04-29 12:55:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Candy Days in Chicago! Vols will be on streets w/cans & candy 4 @heartofmercy, a remarkable community 4 adults w/disabilities. Please give!


ID: 725867824481226753
Posted at: 2016-04-29 02:02:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The earth is shifting, as the @GOP establishment begins to accommodate the looming reality of @realDonaldTrump.  https://t.co/nIc8pmZxdI


ID: 725800984795090944
Posted at: 2016-04-28 21:36:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Exposing fissure in conservative ranks, @arthurbrooks of @AEI unloads on @realDonaldTrump on immigration. https://t.co/dWH9TqdedJ


ID: 725707171418263553
Posted at: 2016-04-28 15:24:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Boehner calls @tedcruz "Lucifer in the flesh." So what's with the headline writer at the Stanford student newspaper? https://t.co/AfemxEti7e


ID: 725685923912937473
Posted at: 2016-04-28 13:59:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The ever-interesting @arthurbrooks of @aei on conservatism & @realDonaldTrump. Axe Files. https://t.co/8s6ByKAbIW https://t.co/0BVNUzMDAi


ID: 725412326283735041
Posted at: 2016-04-27 19:52:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is @CarlyFiorina allowed to assign her one delegate, earned in Iowa,  to @tedcruz? Could it prove decisive? #tickettonowhere


ID: 725349697213333504
Posted at: 2016-04-27 15:43:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Short of withdrawal, it's hard to make what qualifies as a "major announcement" after such a forgettable day. https://t.co/Xq4T0q26kL


ID: 725349078649954304
Posted at: 2016-04-27 15:41:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is what @GOP is banking on.  A discreet burial.  But @SCOTUS is and, likely, will be issue in hot Senate races. https://t.co/Tqj8LTScfq


ID: 725313948128559107
Posted at: 2016-04-27 13:21:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whatever you think of @realDonaldTrump, hard to say it any other way: Yesterday was an epic ass-kicking.#GOPPrimary  https://t.co/VsIm3XIXln


ID: 725186464057819136
Posted at: 2016-04-27 04:55:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Gun issue hurt @SenSanders 2nite. In MD, CT &, to lesser extent, PA, voters overwhelmingly said @HillaryClinton would handle issue better.


ID: 725179727732944896
Posted at: 2016-04-27 04:28:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JohnKingCNN: 1225aE ballpark update: @realDonaldTrump 110 delegates 2nite. @JohnKasich 5 @tedcruz 3. #cnnelection


ID: 725145116768362497
Posted at: 2016-04-27 02:10:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On big night, team @realDonaldTrump can't get the mic to work???
  Still a few wrinkles to work out, I guess.
  #SuperTuesday


ID: 725015645142827008
Posted at: 2016-04-26 17:36:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Admirable new $100 billion effort to boost social entrepreneurs in Chicago, out to provide needed services.  https://t.co/6Lf7j6i9HV


ID: 724989843055464448
Posted at: 2016-04-26 15:53:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Memo to Carly Fiorina and team. Best answer when asked if you are being vetted for VP? "No comment."  https://t.co/6wL1AMNyJA


ID: 724982353983070208
Posted at: 2016-04-26 15:23:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saudis pledged to end their economy's "addiction to oil."
  Man, how times have changed!  https://t.co/FIj941Fzho


ID: 724933344870420482
Posted at: 2016-04-26 12:09:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now @realDonaldTrump is attacking @johnkasich for stuffing a whole pancake in his mouth at once.  I don't get it. Is that a bad thing?


ID: 724930296970403842
Posted at: 2016-04-26 11:57:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @R_Thaler: Cooperation is hard when you hate your partner. Defect-defect is the likely outcome.  https://t.co/7C15nIJT0t


ID: 724688248015085568
Posted at: 2016-04-25 19:55:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Rapier @murphymike on @realDonaldTrump, @tedcruz and @JebBush's rocky ride.  New Axe Files.
   https://t.co/GSpfBf3GRI https://t.co/sFudI8oIb2


ID: 724588367434924032
Posted at: 2016-04-25 13:18:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sean Spicer of @RNC on @johnkasich, @tedcruz pact: "It's another exciting day in Republican politics."


ID: 724448373298831361
Posted at: 2016-04-25 04:02:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The #NeverTrump brigades making one last, desperate effort to stop @realDonaldTrump short of the goal line.
  https://t.co/OIp5CV7Y0L


ID: 724296697023741952
Posted at: 2016-04-24 17:59:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders is right: @HillaryClinton has had insider advantage in Dem race. But in the end, his inability to win enough AA votes is story.


ID: 724293996256858114
Posted at: 2016-04-24 17:48:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watching @Cubs hit is like 16 inch softball.  They just pick out the pitches they like, and keep the line moving.  Now up 5 zip on @Reds.


ID: 724276883945361408
Posted at: 2016-04-24 16:40:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @mikebarnicle: The content of his presidency: Obama set out to be a leader of consequence via @washingtonpost and @davidmaraniss  https://t.co/xsgx7dICEG


ID: 724271834456154119
Posted at: 2016-04-24 16:20:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @NHLBlackhawks: Now at #BlackhawksStore locations, purchase exclusive #Blackhawks @rags_of_honor shirts and help homeless veterans: https://t.co/5wAuqd0zop


ID: 724239904373243904
Posted at: 2016-04-24 14:13:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When it comes to playing the inside game on delegates, @realDonaldTrump is The Apprentice. https://t.co/zjno87g1jb


ID: 724005819033874432
Posted at: 2016-04-23 22:43:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No coincidence that @HillaryClinton campaign lifted veil on VP process & names this weekend.  Intended message? "@SenSanders: it's ovah!"


ID: 723882831898779648
Posted at: 2016-04-23 14:34:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MarquardtA He aced the debate and was a real asset to campaign, particular in the industrial states.  Plus, he was a plausible POTUS.


ID: 723870144368398336
Posted at: 2016-04-23 13:44:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On VP searches, first do no harm.#2s  rarely help, but can hurt if they can't handle pressures of national campaign. https://t.co/W2ZO4mxHIa


ID: 723652564475109376
Posted at: 2016-04-22 23:19:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Loyalty's great, but Tom DeLay's letter on Dennis Hastert's behalf seems tone deaf given Hastert's history of abuse. https://t.co/5fp3m9TuGA


ID: 723599784108560384
Posted at: 2016-04-22 19:50:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Great profile of @adowneraday and the impressive Leaders of Color org @UChiPolitics by @NBCLatino. https://t.co/ltJFNdZwL0


ID: 723333237376991232
Posted at: 2016-04-22 02:10:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thanks to @orioles for sending @cubs the best pitcher in baseball!   @JArrieta34 throws ANOTHER no hitter!


ID: 723320633715773440
Posted at: 2016-04-22 01:20:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No other word but UNREAL. @Cubs up 13 zip over @Reds in 7th.  @JArrieta34 pitching a no-hitter.  I mean...what more  can you say?


ID: 723153600633933824
Posted at: 2016-04-21 14:17:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Flashback: Most surreal experience I had in the WH was entertaining surviving members of @GratefulDead in room where Nixon met Elvis.


ID: 723126603967004672
Posted at: 2016-04-21 12:29:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What a week for @Lin_Manuel! First, he wins Pulitzer.  Then he saves Alexander Hamilton's place on $10 bill!  https://t.co/YzewwL1xvk


ID: 723125500420456448
Posted at: 2016-04-21 12:25:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@davidplouffe: Dem race DONE; @HillaryClinton should be rooting 4 @tedcruz. New Axe Files! https://t.co/jQe8JB9Sm8 https://t.co/WrH2zXZEjQ


ID: 722977804200087552
Posted at: 2016-04-21 02:38:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I love that @Reince relaxes by playing the blues.  Could come in really handy around mid-July!
  https://t.co/aiJRcih834


ID: 722779737362415616
Posted at: 2016-04-20 13:31:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With trove of 3 delegates in NY (or was it six?), @johnkasich moves closer to overtaking...@marcorubio!
  #HopeSpringsEternal


ID: 722651421636759552
Posted at: 2016-04-20 05:01:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton landslide amid near record turnout in NY impressive, given theory that high turnout favored @SenSanders. #NYPrimary


ID: 722642005076144128
Posted at: 2016-04-20 04:24:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I'm told the @HillaryClinton camp was firing back at comment by @SenSanders team that he'd fight on to convention. Still, let it go. U won!


ID: 722631867099410432
Posted at: 2016-04-20 03:43:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Minutes after @HillaryClinton talks unity, her spokeswoman calls @SenSanders campaign "destructive."  I honestly don't get it. #NYPrimary


ID: 722618747371065345
Posted at: 2016-04-20 02:51:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@tedcruz has task restarting momentum after HUGE @realDonaldTrump win.  Whatever NY values are, New Yorkers didn't value Ted. #NYPrimary


ID: 722615805788188672
Posted at: 2016-04-20 02:40:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Moving coda for @HillaryClinton, citing presence of young woman whose mom was the heroic, slain principal of Sandy Hook. #NYPrimary


ID: 722614638966349824
Posted at: 2016-04-20 02:35:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As a native of Stuyvesant Town, I was happy to hear @HillaryClinton give shout out to another Stuy Towner-Mikey-whoever that is! #NYPrimary


ID: 722611606073536512
Posted at: 2016-04-20 02:23:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "More that unites us than divides us."  Right tone for @HillaryClinton, who has nomination in her sights. #NYPrimary


ID: 722483548398063616
Posted at: 2016-04-19 17:54:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seems to me that @VPOTUS made points @jstreetdotorg that true friends of Israel must raise. https://t.co/MmRI3Jkqc6


ID: 722115017794068480
Posted at: 2016-04-18 17:30:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looking forward to welcoming IOP advisory board member and spring Fellow @murphymike to talk @POTUS race.  4:30 pm Thursday @uchipolitics!


ID: 722079680401117184
Posted at: 2016-04-18 15:09:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The persistent effort of @realDonaldTrump to deligitmate @GOP process comes at curious time, as he's poised to win big in NY & NE states.


ID: 722078755661996033
Posted at: 2016-04-18 15:06:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders says he has "serious  concerns" about superdelegate system. But isn't his inability to move minority voters his real challenge?


ID: 722069538104168448
Posted at: 2016-04-18 14:29:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Short of the delegates to win, @SenSanders surely will be circulating this poll, hoping to sway Supers his way.  https://t.co/oUcW2eWeBK


ID: 722062666169217024
Posted at: 2016-04-18 14:02:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What was Saudi role in 911? This and more w/key @POTUS NSC aide Ben Rhodes. New Axe Files.  https://t.co/M5z2kxVzTf https://t.co/gfj6deWgXI


ID: 721698572928991232
Posted at: 2016-04-17 13:55:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @LouiseDufresne: If you love the #AxeFiles as much as I do, tune in to @FaceTheNation this morning for our conversation with @davidaxelrod #FaceFiles


ID: 721674226181218304
Posted at: 2016-04-17 12:18:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jonathanweisman: Ted Cruz reminding us he's still Ted Cruz, true to his word. https://t.co/znx4jrio7Z


ID: 721371788484210688
Posted at: 2016-04-16 16:16:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With five big primaries on the 26th, rumor is that @SenSanders may be headed next to Tibet to commune with the Dalai Lama.


ID: 721096538018201600
Posted at: 2016-04-15 22:03:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Chicago's Mark Bazer is a fun & talented interviewer. See for yourself: https://t.co/I1OA3HX6kT. For more, tune into @wttw tonight at 8:30.


ID: 720939679470764034
Posted at: 2016-04-15 11:39:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Many answered my Tweet on @SenSanders laggard tax disclosure by raising @HillaryClinton stonewalling on speech transcripts. Both fair Qs.


ID: 720925877278765057
Posted at: 2016-04-15 10:44:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Even if @SenSanders taxes are boring, as his team assures, aren't there insights to be gleaned about his investments & charitable donations?


ID: 720808192964489216
Posted at: 2016-04-15 02:57:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Can't believe all of this towel snapping on both sides about who has won what impresses many people watching.
  #demdebate


ID: 720802285161472000
Posted at: 2016-04-15 02:33:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if @SenSanders considered starting off his Israel answer by saying "I was Bar Mitzvahed just a few blocks from here!"


ID: 720799579516571648
Posted at: 2016-04-15 02:23:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whether you agree with his position or not, no one can accuse @SenSanders of pandering in NY on Israel. #demdebate


ID: 720796865499938817
Posted at: 2016-04-15 02:12:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Unless she genuinely feels none, shouldn't @HillaryClinton express some regrets or lessons learned on Libya? #demdebate


ID: 720794864552648704
Posted at: 2016-04-15 02:04:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @POTUS tried to pass cap-and-trade, Dems in Senate wouldn't take up bill. @SenSanders was there.  #DemDebate


ID: 720792306320859137
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:54:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  During break, corner men were working on debaters, binding up cuts and toweling them off.  And another half to come! Whoa. #DemDebate


ID: 720790728461455361
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:47:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Minutes after claiming economic legacy of '90s, @HillaryClinton seems to hang crime bill on husband. "He was the president!" #demdebate


ID: 720790205523959809
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:45:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What's clear is that @SenSanders voted his state on guns, which is why he's so uncomfortable with issue. #demdebate


ID: 720787771858808833
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:36:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Do you get the sense that @HillaryClinton feels she had the upper hand in this gun debate?
  #DemDebate


ID: 720786043461595137
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:29:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting the way @HillaryClinton claims pieces of her husband's legacy and not others. #CNNDebate


ID: 720784770641342464
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:24:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I believe @SenSanders when he says there are no concerns in his returns.  But why can't he give Jane a day off to go get them. #CNNDebate


ID: 720783723512377344
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:20:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not a really compelling or specific response from @HillaryClinton on why she won't release the transcripts of her paid speeches. #CNNDebate


ID: 720783401981239296
Posted at: 2016-04-15 01:18:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not a really compelling or specific response from @SenSanders on a specific @HillaryClinton decision influenced by Wall Street money.


ID: 720735087789215744
Posted at: 2016-04-14 22:06:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @alexwagner: 1st time on Charlie Rose tonight: guest host/sensei @davidaxelrod w/ @alexburnsNYT & a fedora-less @GlennThrush https://t.co/L3NAaWG8ab


ID: 720643574317072386
Posted at: 2016-04-14 16:03:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The survival of the neighborhood high school in the era of choice.  Great piece by @KateGrossman1 of @UChiPolitics. https://t.co/6rDrByJPRd


ID: 720613329346158592
Posted at: 2016-04-14 14:03:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thinking of Dem debate 2nite, I recall what Ali said before Foreman fight. "We don't get along, so we're gunna get it on." Could be a brawl.


ID: 720612274617114624
Posted at: 2016-04-14 13:58:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Often tough on DC pols, Ron Fournier's written a tender, new book on parenting child w/special needs. New Axe Files. https://t.co/qbgSvGk8QP


ID: 720307529771847680
Posted at: 2016-04-13 17:47:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In the midst of a year long budget standoff comes a tough report card for new IL governor. https://t.co/Ws1v7gWeUQ


ID: 720306518353022976
Posted at: 2016-04-13 17:43:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Excited that my old friend and colleague Ben Rhodes, influential deputy Nat Sec adviser to @POTUS will be @UChiPolitics at noon on Friday!


ID: 720300743870156802
Posted at: 2016-04-13 17:20:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hopeful sign for Chicago that the City Council unanimously approved new chief for troubled police department. 
  https://t.co/ZaTejGn6n5


ID: 720297617939238912
Posted at: 2016-04-13 17:08:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If, as @realDonaldTrump claims, @reince is undermining him, maybe it's due 2 Trump's 24% national fave? (Though Cruz #s aren't much better.)


ID: 720289456742203392
Posted at: 2016-04-13 16:36:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It is scandalous that the folks who work with our most vulnerable citizens are paid so little. https://t.co/svNc4jcVcP


ID: 720264450561941505
Posted at: 2016-04-13 14:56:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Trump kids, who, we're told, are running dad's empire while he's away, say NYS voting requirements were too complex for them to master??


ID: 720262620549357569
Posted at: 2016-04-13 14:49:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looking forward to welcoming @arthurbrooks of @AEI, one of the nation's most interesting conservative thinkers, to @UChiPolitics  6 pm 4/18.


ID: 720063705006915584
Posted at: 2016-04-13 01:39:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jamesoliphant: Ivanka is a very good surrogate for Trump. She has been for months. Has a poise that her father sometimes lacks.


ID: 719904290010214401
Posted at: 2016-04-12 15:05:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Confusing that media is calling that awkward joke in NY "off color."  Wasn't the problem that it was ON color?


ID: 719876761920471040
Posted at: 2016-04-12 13:16:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As @johnkasich struggles to overtake @marcorubio in delegates, pretty hard to see reasonableness & optimism prevailing in an angry party.


ID: 719732096714063872
Posted at: 2016-04-12 03:41:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @joshtetrick: .@davidaxelrod proudly wearing my @UChiPolitics jacket on the flight home. You've built something powerful.


ID: 719725522205290497
Posted at: 2016-04-12 03:15:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Man, what can you say? @Cubs roll on with two in the 7th and three in the 8th, on an @Addison_Russell bomb. Beat @Reds 5-3.


ID: 719671511498424324
Posted at: 2016-04-11 23:40:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watching @joshtetrick of @hamptoncreek give riveting talk on road 2 healthy, sustainable food system. @UChiPolitics. https://t.co/ANy9scBu3d


ID: 719528799411560448
Posted at: 2016-04-11 14:13:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Pretty clear @realDonaldTrump will call any process that ends with a different nominee "crooked," which is a problem for the @GOP.


ID: 719524247937409024
Posted at: 2016-04-11 13:55:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What happens if senate @GOP refuses to take up Garland? Veteran congressman, judge and DC hand has the answer: https://t.co/wAouhQzCn6


ID: 719522215700664320
Posted at: 2016-04-11 13:47:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Witty and wise, Abner Mikva-legendary congressman, judge, raconteur. Can't miss Axe Files! https://t.co/5bI3yCCvCs https://t.co/6TMyovfZD9


ID: 719493613038739456
Posted at: 2016-04-11 11:53:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How the now-disgraced former Speaker went to Congress thanks, in part, to late & low hit on his opponent's morals. https://t.co/ViiRuHO7RD


ID: 719359486176137216
Posted at: 2016-04-11 03:00:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @nytopinion: When a man loses his reserve, he gains so much more, notes @frankbruni about modern dads https://t.co/mDQBj05Qo9 https://t.co/iVy7c0LDmL


ID: 719338201429712896
Posted at: 2016-04-11 01:36:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Adding insult 2 injury, @chicagobulls are eliminated from the playoffs on same night the @warriors tie the '95-'96 Bulls for best record.


ID: 719266365169905665
Posted at: 2016-04-10 20:50:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Unreal.  Not enough that @JArrieta34 is best pitcher in baseball.  Now he's hitting towering homers, too!
  #Cubs


ID: 719173909594173440
Posted at: 2016-04-10 14:43:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders says on @FaceTheNation he was attacked "harshly" by the @HillaryClinton campaign, provoking his sharp response. Not really.


ID: 719169261579681792
Posted at: 2016-04-10 14:24:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Listening to @realDonaldTrump's delegate hunter this morning, it seems clear they understand that the 1st ballot is the ballgame for Trump.


ID: 718915502526107648
Posted at: 2016-04-09 21:36:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I hear what many of u say about NY Catholic vote as reason 4 @SenSanders trip to Rome. Pretty conventional thinking & huge gamble of time.


ID: 718906205675003904
Posted at: 2016-04-09 20:59:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  They've run great campaign, but I don't get @SenSanders taking 2 days from critical NYS race to visit Vatican-while @Pontifex is in Greece!


ID: 718896090733527040
Posted at: 2016-04-09 20:19:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big day for @whitesox and people w/disabilities, as @jasonbenetti makes debut as the team's TV play-by-play man.  Doing a splendid job, too!


ID: 718833215713255424
Posted at: 2016-04-09 16:09:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @kschwarb12: Thank you all for the encouragement. This is a test of character and plan to attack it head on. This team is special and fun to watch! #Cubs


ID: 718783987137708033
Posted at: 2016-04-09 12:53:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now that he's hired an old political hand to direct his efforts, is the GOP nomination @realDonaldTrump 's Manafort Destiny?


ID: 718567861996888065
Posted at: 2016-04-08 22:35:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Well, this sucks for star-crossed @cubs fans and, especially, for kschwarb12. Tough loss, but the team is deep.
  https://t.co/aVh2iUq0ah


ID: 718453264078016512
Posted at: 2016-04-08 14:59:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Free Trip to Mar-a-Lago? Flight on Air Trump One? Congrats, unbound GOP delegates.  You've hit the Mother lode! https://t.co/oet97d7DAG


ID: 718284167755206660
Posted at: 2016-04-08 03:47:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With loss tonight, @chicagobulls are one game away from clinching a spot in the draft lottery.  (Polite way of saying "out of playoffs."


ID: 718258006580969472
Posted at: 2016-04-08 02:03:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With @POTUS & @UChiPolitics Fellows @greenfield64; @MariaLatella & @laveabrachman at the UChicago Law School today. https://t.co/U9CCZlRmw5


ID: 718103937333772289
Posted at: 2016-04-07 15:51:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So interesting to hear @tedcruz man on @CNN just now talking about politics as "a game of addition, given Cruz's divisive role in Congress.


ID: 718102771451445250
Posted at: 2016-04-07 15:46:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is why throwing words like "unqualified" around can come back to bite you in the butt. https://t.co/JtMlzbcnyt


ID: 718077712364122112
Posted at: 2016-04-07 14:07:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Will GOP senators in blue states pay a price this fall for SCOTUS blockade? Sen. Amy Klobuchar on The Axe Files. https://t.co/TAstBSD6t8


ID: 718065555182366721
Posted at: 2016-04-07 13:19:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Honest question:  Did @sensanders reject @JohnKerry as "unqualified" to be POTUS in 2004 because he had voted for war in Iraq?


ID: 717767278339735552
Posted at: 2016-04-06 17:33:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @warriors have to win last 4 to beat '95-'96 @chicagobulls season record, & 2 of those games are v. @spurs. Hot dog! Should be great.


ID: 717750532438409216
Posted at: 2016-04-06 16:27:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe the Right will give @GOP  senators dispensation if they meet w/Judge Garland outside of normal business hours? https://t.co/HZnLy54woi


ID: 717707483205255168
Posted at: 2016-04-06 13:36:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Next contests, including NY home game, favor @realDonaldTrump. But self-inflicted wounds showed in WI & @tedcruz is a piranha. 50/50 deal.


ID: 717704882350866432
Posted at: 2016-04-06 13:25:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In WI, @sensanders trounced @HillaryClinton among independents, who were 1/4 of the vote. NYS is a Ds only primary, which should favor HRC.


ID: 717692068555055105
Posted at: 2016-04-06 12:34:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Line @HillaryClinton should drop: "...I feel sorry for the young people who are fed this list of misrepresentations."  It's patronizing.


ID: 717588221685850113
Posted at: 2016-04-06 05:42:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @DavidHaugh: Robertson saves second game in a row. White Sox rally to win 5-4, start 2-0. Chicago baseball still unbeaten.


ID: 717576112117776384
Posted at: 2016-04-06 04:54:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs pitchers have given up one run in the first two games of the season. Cub batters have scores 15 times. First 2-0 start since '95.


ID: 717554960657997824
Posted at: 2016-04-06 03:30:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders chief Weaver stands w/@JohnKingCNN in front of magic wall to spin how the Bern conquers the Hill. Open convention, he says.


ID: 717540863983935488
Posted at: 2016-04-06 02:34:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Bet this is another banner $$ night for @SenSanders, which is why suggestions he might quit before the end are ludicrous.
  #WisconsinPrimary


ID: 717537345788989441
Posted at: 2016-04-06 02:20:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders talks momentum on winning night. Math less happy.  Even w/win, he'll net a relative handful of delegates. #WisconsinPrimary


ID: 717536723882774528
Posted at: 2016-04-06 02:17:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How many weeks can @johnkasich go home w/a hearty handshake, thanks for playing & no delegates & still say he's on track? #WisconsinPrimary


ID: 717324443719172097
Posted at: 2016-04-05 12:14:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Crowd for  @realDonaldTrump in WI event yesterday was so sparse that his security team was forced to forcibly eject two empty chairs.


ID: 717317104211460096
Posted at: 2016-04-05 11:44:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Per my prediction, playoff bound @cubs and @whitesox are undefeated. (Ok, it's early, but...)
  #HopeSpringsEternal


ID: 717095531932229633
Posted at: 2016-04-04 21:04:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  For those who had trouble downloading to new Axe Files with journalist Jamie Kalven, here is link.
  https://t.co/Jea5B3DMeP


ID: 717080236417015808
Posted at: 2016-04-04 20:03:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Jamie Kalven's dogged reporting forced release of deadly Chicago shooting video. Axe Files. https://t.co/igHYoNb3NW… https://t.co/wH2XSAMLHR


ID: 717060235261788160
Posted at: 2016-04-04 18:44:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump predicts deep downturn, while economists call his election threat to global economy. Coincidence?
  https://t.co/MtxML9S4E9


ID: 716830498744623104
Posted at: 2016-04-04 03:31:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why is Bob Kerrey, IDed as a @HillaryClinton backer, dumping all over her in this piece?  With friends like this... https://t.co/nm9XUCY2Y5


ID: 716829527830306816
Posted at: 2016-04-04 03:27:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is a really strange story.  Shouldn't the @sensanders post mortems await the end of his race?  https://t.co/nm9XUCY2Y5


ID: 716657521386209281
Posted at: 2016-04-03 16:04:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Opening Day! You might write if off as hometown boosterism, but I honestly believe both @Cubs and @whitesox will make playoffs this year.


ID: 716603437069127681
Posted at: 2016-04-03 12:29:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What did this week tell us about @realDonaldTrump and his chances?  A lot! My cut:
   https://t.co/AQVk597yjB


ID: 716273182458585090
Posted at: 2016-04-02 14:36:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Low T? Someone stole the "T" and turned Trump into rump, which feels like a kind of metaphor. https://t.co/4OwBiQSLKH


ID: 716129837119766528
Posted at: 2016-04-02 05:07:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@warriors fans mournful because their guys finally lose a game at home for the 1st time since 1/15.
  #highclassproblem


ID: 715940265609920512
Posted at: 2016-04-01 16:33:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton's angry exchange w/@SenSanders supporter & Bernie's edgy refusal to say he'd support her reflects increasingly raw race.


ID: 715919156890243073
Posted at: 2016-04-01 15:10:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heard @SenSanders demur this AM on backing @HillaryClinton, saying only that Ds would be united v. @realDonaldTrump. How 'bout @tedcruz?


ID: 715906952631427072
Posted at: 2016-04-01 14:21:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@jaketapper @PeterRoskam @BarackObama @SaraMurray @LindseyGrahamSC I don't know what this is all about, but count me in!


ID: 715881574118531072
Posted at: 2016-04-01 12:40:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @GOP establishment is out to kill @realDonaldTrump's chances--even if it means @tedcruz.  But Trump seems determined to help.


ID: 715880935321808896
Posted at: 2016-04-01 12:38:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Neil_Irwin: We're now at 59.9% on the employment-to-population ratio, up from 59.3% a year ago. Strong!


ID: 715880564767592448
Posted at: 2016-04-01 12:36:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton might well beat @realDonaldTrump in a "landslide."  Probably best not to talk about it, though. https://t.co/t0Le8Votfn


ID: 715640880229560321
Posted at: 2016-03-31 20:44:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The further you go in a POTUS race, the greater the scrutiny. Blithe towel-snapping is beginning to catch up with @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 715638726580305920
Posted at: 2016-03-31 20:35:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What ends campaigns is lack of $$.  With another banner fundraising month, it's plain @SenSanders will have the $$ to run the whole course.


ID: 715536208512700417
Posted at: 2016-03-31 13:48:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How do we simply ignore this? https://t.co/q2vQgdTAD1 NYTimes: Climate Model Predicts West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Melt Rapidly


ID: 715337974074880002
Posted at: 2016-03-31 00:40:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thing is, you don't have to throw to first if you don't let anyone GET to first! https://t.co/ltOy6F2HyS


ID: 715304027676782592
Posted at: 2016-03-30 22:25:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs have to be thrilled w/@JLester34.  Five innings, 1 hit, 10ks in last tuneup today. Even hit a homer. Has to be a sign of something!


ID: 715275521290973184
Posted at: 2016-03-30 20:32:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not saying @realDonaldTrump is TRYING to drive women away, but if he were, he'd be doing a heckuva job.
  https://t.co/h1UqPE0vqG


ID: 715182768355840000
Posted at: 2016-03-30 14:23:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  While campaign rumbles on, @POTUS ratings steadily climb, which is good news for eventual D nominee.  https://t.co/Dr2OkCpClq


ID: 714985943795499008
Posted at: 2016-03-30 01:21:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Never really thought of @realDonaldTrump as that anxious to talk about nuclear proliferation, but he says he is #GOPTownHall


ID: 714963645860433921
Posted at: 2016-03-29 23:53:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @79JoseAbreu: Thank you President Obama,MLB,MLB Players Association for making a dream come true for my generation


ID: 714957677416157184
Posted at: 2016-03-29 23:29:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As with most episodes involving @realDonaldTrump, his defense of his manager probably will thrill core backers and trouble everyone else.


ID: 714855926147092480
Posted at: 2016-03-29 16:45:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With Senate effectively on strike, labor wins victory from deadlocked SCOTUS.  Expect more of this. https://t.co/siHRayZUHE


ID: 714852550315356161
Posted at: 2016-03-29 16:31:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe Trump's guy carried this "hands on" management thing a little too far?
  https://t.co/BfHrxmD6hn


ID: 714848362491580417
Posted at: 2016-03-29 16:15:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looking forward to welcoming @mawaldman of @nyulaw Brennan Center for Justice and author of The Fight to Vote. 4/5 @UChiPolitics.


ID: 714809514709528576
Posted at: 2016-03-29 13:40:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton would be eager 4 more debates if she weren't ahead.  In '08, at this stage, she was clamoring for 'em. Nature of the game.


ID: 714808048309522433
Posted at: 2016-03-29 13:34:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if @SenSanders felt a bit like Thelma riding shotgun when he saw this story? 
  https://t.co/AgfqKZCai8 https://t.co/eHpQ5AZQ45


ID: 714605405679128577
Posted at: 2016-03-29 00:09:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When did trying to prevent people from speaking become a legitimate practice in a democratic society?


ID: 714453934849466368
Posted at: 2016-03-28 14:07:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Someone will WIN, but can they GOVERN? The great @danbalz of @washingtonpost. Axe Files. https://t.co/pyrWjxRy1z https://t.co/07mXR2j7uZ


ID: 714147079262769153
Posted at: 2016-03-27 17:48:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Strong move by @RahmEmanuel on choice of new top cop.  Department needs both reform and leader who commands respect. https://t.co/uLywB5TxGj


ID: 714142384120995840
Posted at: 2016-03-27 17:29:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@bricey16 Because I didn't want to imply that Tad called it that."--Though it clearly is. @HillaryClinton has a a huge delegate lead.


ID: 714140509761966081
Posted at: 2016-03-27 17:22:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Note @taddevine says fracking will be key in @SenSanders critical battle for NYS. Targets: Upstate and progressives. https://t.co/yIAvD4sn5q


ID: 713908099363561472
Posted at: 2016-03-27 01:58:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why is the Right so frightened of giving Garland his day? @GOP senator becomes target simply 4 supporting hearings. https://t.co/rxtdks0QfU


ID: 713890136375701504
Posted at: 2016-03-27 00:47:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump says he is "unpredictable" on purpose. But is that wise in dealing with a volatile world?  https://t.co/nCnt6bHDTH


ID: 713879759231430656
Posted at: 2016-03-27 00:06:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@redstripe27 @KateBolduan Ran into @PaulBegala and his boys in Mesa today @Cubs v. @SFGiants. Alternative way to spend a March afternoon!


ID: 713815471204597760
Posted at: 2016-03-26 19:50:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @HallieJackson: .@tedcruz calls @realdonaldtrump "sniveling coward" - but won't say he won't back him as GOP nominee. Our exchange: https://t.co/ACZMBvr4aS


ID: 713790008268750848
Posted at: 2016-03-26 18:09:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Friend reports a now familiar scene at a Seattle Dem caucus.  Standing room only, and a whole lot of folks feeling the Bern.


ID: 713744096334970880
Posted at: 2016-03-26 15:07:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Had interesting convo this AM w/ @deray McKesson, young activist running steep uphill race for Baltimore mayor. A thoughtful, inspiring guy.


ID: 713733456132354048
Posted at: 2016-03-26 14:24:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Suggested new movie lines for @tedcruz:
  "I coulda had class.  I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody!" 3/3


ID: 713457882956697600
Posted at: 2016-03-25 20:09:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The world may seem like it's in disarray; the campaign, ugly.  But out here, everything feels right!#playball https://t.co/Vf8ygpZ7tL


ID: 713389737109639168
Posted at: 2016-03-25 15:39:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What is it about @tedcruz that makes even bursts of righteous indignation about slurs against his wife feel rehearsed?


ID: 712516367203901441
Posted at: 2016-03-23 05:48:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As for optics, @HillaryClinton & @realDonaldTrump both benefited from early results from AZ.  Late races not as kind. #WesternTuesday


ID: 712482506210082816
Posted at: 2016-03-23 03:34:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton win in AZ means she'll lengthen delegate lead. Small state wins just not enough 4 @SenSanders to close gap.
  #WesternTuesday


ID: 712479617056018436
Posted at: 2016-03-23 03:22:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With his big win in AZ winner-take-all primary, @realDonaldTrump deals a blow to the #NeverTrump crowd.
  #WesternTuesday


ID: 712315291942801408
Posted at: 2016-03-22 16:29:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Warm ovations for @realDonaldTrump at AIPAC on Monday. After-the-fact rebuke on Tuesday.  I'm sure he's chastened.
  https://t.co/To221yeF7i


ID: 712294708177842179
Posted at: 2016-03-22 15:07:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What happens when terror dominates the news on an election day? Are voters driven to choose a strutting strongman or sobriety?  #gopprimary


ID: 712280919827046400
Posted at: 2016-03-22 14:12:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I hope I'm wrong, and polls can change, but these numbers portend a horribly negative general election campaign.  https://t.co/hpG7VdJMDu


ID: 712057229797515265
Posted at: 2016-03-21 23:24:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In one head-spinning day, @realDonaldTrump messages at @washingtonpost edit board & AIPAC collide, which may leave no reassured.


ID: 712050252820250624
Posted at: 2016-03-21 22:56:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If they'd just loaded up @realDonaldTrump's TelePrompTer wks ago, there wouldn't have been all this confusion about his position on Israel!


ID: 712008605893943296
Posted at: 2016-03-21 20:10:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fall preview? @realDonaldTrump rolls out stark, non-interventionist policies, foreshadowing battle w/@HillaryClinton.https://t.co/dnKm6thlAL


ID: 711933146527207425
Posted at: 2016-03-21 15:11:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And stopping the frontrunner, if he's just shy of 1237 delegates, presents a whole different kind of awkward. Sticky wicket all around!


ID: 711932701020803073
Posted at: 2016-03-21 15:09:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given the stuff @GOP bigwigs are saying about @realDonaldTrump, they'd better succeed in stopping him, or face a really awkward fall.


ID: 711930855178960897
Posted at: 2016-03-21 15:01:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Chief speaks.
  https://t.co/C1ZkZo2bXT NYTimes: John Roberts Criticized Supreme Court Confirmation Process, Before There Was a Vacancy


ID: 711918262175404032
Posted at: 2016-03-21 14:11:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No one's been in more SCOTUS fights than @RonaldKlain. Why Garland's different. Axe Files. https://t.co/8Gj5ktlT7Q https://t.co/Yx7nx6Es6Y


ID: 711695858211758080
Posted at: 2016-03-20 23:28:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Huge volume of  early vote cast down in AZ makes you wonder if late pushes on either side will make a difference. Should favor frontrunners.


ID: 711651079499358208
Posted at: 2016-03-20 20:30:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As a child of the '60s, and all that conflict, it is remarkable to see Air Force One taxying down the runway in Havana.  So much history.


ID: 711643303767252992
Posted at: 2016-03-20 19:59:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Which raises the question, with all this hubbub about @realDonaldTrump Reagan Dem play, how much he would cede? https://t.co/OIurYDLE6E


ID: 711268595590823937
Posted at: 2016-03-19 19:10:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders says he would, if elected, ask @POTUS to withdraw Garland nomination so he could make pick.  Would @hillaryClinton do same?


ID: 711267912347033601
Posted at: 2016-03-19 19:07:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GeorgeWill forcefully takes on SCOTUS blockade from conservative perspective.
  https://t.co/ouLrHnYqgU


ID: 711226043147771904
Posted at: 2016-03-19 16:21:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trade has been big driver behind '16 insurgencies.
  https://t.co/JGNddF3IPE NYTimes: Carrier Workers See Costs, Not Benefits, of Global Trade


ID: 710822971921686528
Posted at: 2016-03-18 13:39:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Alexander Hamilton and Founding Fathers would have rapped Senate blockade of SCOTUS nomination.
  https://t.co/UWcaIm9LkP


ID: 710601643713114112
Posted at: 2016-03-17 23:00:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It took 48 hrs, but HillaryClinton completes 5-for-5 with @SenSanders concession of MO.  Makes just 2 delegate diff, but sweeps are good.


ID: 710474554364157952
Posted at: 2016-03-17 14:35:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Don't know what else he's running, but just saw a very positive, inspirational spot from @SenSanders down here in AZ, where they vote 3/22.


ID: 710466136001748992
Posted at: 2016-03-17 14:01:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GOP says it won't take up SCOTUS this year in order to "give people a voice." What about 63,455,010 Americans who elected @BarackObama?


ID: 710459072709926912
Posted at: 2016-03-17 13:33:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Reality check for @GOP from @stuartpstevens. Whites-only strategy in an increasingly diverse country is loser. https://t.co/XCSY9dxJUn


ID: 710457643421147137
Posted at: 2016-03-17 13:27:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Dem turnout in IL on Tuesday rivaled 2008, when favorite son @barackobama was running, yet @HillaryClinton carried state.  Pos sign for her.


ID: 710180976358465537
Posted at: 2016-03-16 19:08:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My thoughts on "Ron Klain to Discuss Merrick Garland SCOTUS Nomination and Confirmation Process" (via Sidewire): https://t.co/YtXteZBCgX


ID: 710178817214578689
Posted at: 2016-03-16 18:59:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting to see how SCOTUS blockade plays in PA or other blue states where @GOP senators are running in '16. https://t.co/6NXtxTc7DU


ID: 710172624354189312
Posted at: 2016-03-16 18:35:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A SCOTUS nominee who earns kind words from Elizabeth Warren AND Ken Starr puts Senate @GOP in awkward spot. https://t.co/o2fvjl5i9L


ID: 710171980423630853
Posted at: 2016-03-16 18:32:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @SenWarren: It’s my hope all Senators will show that they respect the President, the Constitution, & Judge Garland enough to do the same. #SCOTUSnominee


ID: 710171956621008896
Posted at: 2016-03-16 18:32:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @SenWarren: I look forward to meeting with Judge Garland, reviewing his record closely, coming to a decision & then voting. #SCOTUSnominee


ID: 710171908847902724
Posted at: 2016-03-16 18:32:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @SenWarren: Along the way, he’s won praise from Dem & GOP Senators, liberals & conservatives – even the SCOTUS Chief Justice. #SCOTUSnominee


ID: 710171852098904064
Posted at: 2016-03-16 18:32:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @SenWarren: Judge Merrick Garland has served his country with distinction – as a prosecutor, DOJ official, & DC Circuit judge. #SCOTUSnominee


ID: 710132037168926722
Posted at: 2016-03-16 15:54:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Problem for Senate @GOP is base enraged by past, failed vows to block Obama initiatives. SCOTUS reversal now, they fear, wouldn't sit well.


ID: 710128711148765185
Posted at: 2016-03-16 15:40:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Despite his record and past, overwhelming Senate confirmation, I wouldn't expect many laurels from @GOP for Garland.  The lid is on.


ID: 710118755087609856
Posted at: 2016-03-16 15:01:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @GOP strategists believe SCOTUS battle will energize their base.  But a blockade of Garland nomination likely to ignite D base, as well.


ID: 710115669765918721
Posted at: 2016-03-16 14:49:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SpeakerRyan says he would not accept @GOP nomination at convention.  Of course, didn't he say the same thing about his current post?


ID: 710109046662144000
Posted at: 2016-03-16 14:22:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With Garland nomination, @POTUS is putting @GOP blockade to max test. By any measure, he's highly qualified, temperate & broadly acceptable.


ID: 710106368162852864
Posted at: 2016-03-16 14:12:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Merrick Garland was on short list for SCOTUS twice before.  Highly-regarded judge and prosecutor, who's won bipartisan plaudits.


ID: 710072325018918912
Posted at: 2016-03-16 11:56:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  To be clear, if @realDonaldTrump is close, it's also hard to see how @GOP hands nomination to someone who ran well behind him.


ID: 710069187956318208
Posted at: 2016-03-16 11:44:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It seems ludicrous that if @realDonaldTrump amasses nearly the # he needs, the @GOP would hand nomination to someone who didn't even run.


ID: 710064547441332224
Posted at: 2016-03-16 11:25:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On @NewDay, @ChrisCuomo asks @realDonaldTrump if he'll tone down divisiveness, and he tellingly responds by talking  about his TV ratings.


ID: 710063886653898752
Posted at: 2016-03-16 11:23:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lost in the hubbub last night was 14% margin for @HillaryClinton in OH, which was expected to be close. She had big night.


ID: 709975443974328320
Posted at: 2016-03-16 05:31:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ironic that@marcorubio went out with a blast at the party's establishment. Two of his few strongholds were DC and the northern VA suburbs.


ID: 709972227962347523
Posted at: 2016-03-16 05:19:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In IL, @GOP Gov. Rauner lost expensive forays into D legislative primaries, including race to upend Speaker. Lost 1 in his own party, too.


ID: 709971096515305472
Posted at: 2016-03-16 05:14:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Despite $2 million in ads linking @HillaryClinton to Rahm, she won by about the same margin among AA voters as in other Midwestern states.


ID: 709958398423539712
Posted at: 2016-03-16 04:24:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders campaign made a huge bet on IL, with heavy barrage of anti-Rahm TV ads, and came up short.


ID: 709937435598266368
Posted at: 2016-03-16 03:00:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Nothing more touching than the tributes surviving candidates make about the guy they've been eviscerating for months.
  #RubiobetterthanIsaid


ID: 709936322941743106
Posted at: 2016-03-16 02:56:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  While he won his home state tonight, @JohnKasich averaged 13% in the others.  He could win all the remaining delegates and still fall short.


ID: 709935327893446656
Posted at: 2016-03-16 02:52:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @Tedcruz says there are only two candidates left who can win the @GOP nomination, he is half right.


ID: 709747378195140609
Posted at: 2016-03-15 14:25:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Excited former Philly Mayor @Michael_Nutter and former IA Senator Tom Harkin will be spring Fellows @UChiPolitics. https://t.co/PtA2Tz4EhW


ID: 709716257642291200
Posted at: 2016-03-15 12:21:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This seems honest but odd.  @SenSanders says he ran as a Democrat, and not an Indy, to get more media coverage.  https://t.co/gmrDPlEmg4


ID: 709519363938848768
Posted at: 2016-03-14 23:19:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sobering analysis of Dem frontrunner and her challenges by @uchipolitics spring Fellow @greenfield64.
  https://t.co/2HpXlWyIVa


ID: 709504258291474432
Posted at: 2016-03-14 22:19:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio says his race would be over if his manager assaulted a reporter.  But isn't kind of over anyway? https://t.co/vGturSXeGw


ID: 709500341679755264
Posted at: 2016-03-14 22:03:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Little noted in the hubbub of the primaries is the uptick in @POTUS ratings, which can't hurt Dem nominee.  https://t.co/Dr2OkCHdK0


ID: 709398929889071108
Posted at: 2016-03-14 15:20:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @murphymike; @greenfield64;  @MariaLatella; fmr SLPD chief Dan Isom are among stellar spring Fellows @UChiPolitics! https://t.co/PtA2Tzmf9u


ID: 709389051766288384
Posted at: 2016-03-14 14:41:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At this point, delegates are the game. @SenSanders would have to win over 60% of what's left. Hard  with Dem rules. https://t.co/YF50A8y7b2


ID: 709380653779853314
Posted at: 2016-03-14 14:08:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looking at late polls, it's quite possible that @HillaryClinton could lose three of five states tomorrow but extend her delegate lead.


ID: 709368096516022272
Posted at: 2016-03-14 13:18:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What is up @realDonaldTrump 's sleeves? @washingtonpost measures his clothing line against America First rhetoric.
  https://t.co/Gg2KmiczIu


ID: 709357981784145920
Posted at: 2016-03-14 12:38:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  New Axe Files: @MarkLeibovich of @nytimes offers caustic cut on @realDonaldTrump & '16 race. https://t.co/urAI5Oixuq https://t.co/ADar22DUKP


ID: 709197977126973440
Posted at: 2016-03-14 02:02:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Smart and honest answer from @HillaryClinton about her strengths and limitations as a politician and public figure. #DemTownHall


ID: 709196222993539073
Posted at: 2016-03-14 01:55:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Awkward opening line to answer: "We're going to put a lot of coal miners out of business." #DemTownHall


ID: 709192480990756864
Posted at: 2016-03-14 01:40:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Easier to say you'll ban fracking than answer honestly & realistically how to balance the law, energy needs and public health. #DemTownHall


ID: 709189486207311872
Posted at: 2016-03-14 01:28:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton being polite here.  Hard to understand why this woman didn't shop on exchange for health care.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 709187215977357312
Posted at: 2016-03-14 01:19:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Powerful question on death penalty from OH man who served decades for a crime he didn't commit. #DemTownHall


ID: 709186339934109697
Posted at: 2016-03-14 01:16:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Same distinctions in Town Hall.  @SenSanders is punchier; His language more value-laden. @HillaryClinton is far more detailed. #DemTownHall


ID: 709178232713547776
Posted at: 2016-03-14 00:44:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders does better than @HillaryClinton in Gen polls right now.  Q: What happens when @GOP train their guns on him?
  #DemTownHall


ID: 709063338425077760
Posted at: 2016-03-13 17:07:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "In a dangerous world, fear is natural. Cynically exploiting fear is an art...Trump is...Rembrandt of demagoguery." https://t.co/jHgnPVyj92


ID: 709055023221616641
Posted at: 2016-03-13 16:34:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @deray: Trump's training on reality TV prepared him in ways that make his media presence incomparable. He simply understands the camera best.


ID: 708803651045711872
Posted at: 2016-03-12 23:55:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@sensanders absolutely pounding @RahmEmanuel on Chicago TV, hoping to tap into city's racial divides to win Tuesday's IL primary.


ID: 708766218816135168
Posted at: 2016-03-12 21:26:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Still kind of a mystery who pulled plug on the @realDonaldTrump rally in Chicago last night. CPD insists it wasn't them.


ID: 708503707839627264
Posted at: 2016-03-12 04:03:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My reflections on the auto dust up between @HillaryClinton and @SenSanders and the real story.
  https://t.co/6WrOF9kK1w


ID: 708486444323459072
Posted at: 2016-03-12 02:55:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio urging vote for @JohnKasich in OH may be a stop @realDonaldTrump move.  But it's also way to cover for low single digit finish.


ID: 708471236263673856
Posted at: 2016-03-12 01:54:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What does all that @SenSanders money mean? Big TV buys in all 5, delegate-rich states up on Tuesday, the most important faceoff of '16.


ID: 708444026865786880
Posted at: 2016-03-12 00:06:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ben Carson Endorses Donald Trump, Saying ‘We Buried the Hatchet’, via @nytimes 
  Right in the neck of @tedcruz! https://t.co/BpjE2PZ6wu


ID: 708399720943583232
Posted at: 2016-03-11 21:10:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Isn't this exactly the kind of judge of character we need in the Oval Office? https://t.co/oJ4004UbQ3


ID: 708141145197379584
Posted at: 2016-03-11 04:03:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  May keep his vote from growing.  But probably won't shrink it. He hit his dog whistles effectively. #GOPDebate  https://t.co/KlurAPaVda


ID: 708130941407928320
Posted at: 2016-03-11 03:22:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wait until the post game, when he says all the polls said he won. #CNNDebate  https://t.co/62MO9UfFWO


ID: 708128160722780161
Posted at: 2016-03-11 03:11:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Because campaigns are defined by moments that test candidates, and when his came, he didn't handle it. 
  #GOPDebate  https://t.co/76PLL3l8fl


ID: 708123212287057920
Posted at: 2016-03-11 02:51:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Good for @marcorubio in standing up to miserable appeal to fear of @realDonaldTrump.  But in polls, @gop voters embrace ban. #GOPDebate


ID: 708122158208122880
Posted at: 2016-03-11 02:47:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No hand references. Hardly a cross word. Everyone looks good so far, at least to their targets. What does it mean for Tuesday? #GOPDebate


ID: 708121544652771328
Posted at: 2016-03-11 02:45:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whether @realDonaldTrump trade and tariff argument makes sense in real world-it doesn't-I guarantee you it is finding audience. #CNNDebate


ID: 708120295865909249
Posted at: 2016-03-11 02:40:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This trade riff is @realDonaldTrump core message, and will play in industrial Midwest and NC. #GOPDebate


ID: 708112041874038784
Posted at: 2016-03-11 02:07:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Meaty issue to begin.  Trade cut a swath through MI last week. @JohnKasichNews & @marcorubio pro-trade.  @realDonaldTrump, not.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 708111064974512128
Posted at: 2016-03-11 02:03:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Breaking news: @tedcruz: "This election is not about insults.  It's not about attacks."  When did this happen?
  #CNNDebate


ID: 708093336255483904
Posted at: 2016-03-11 00:53:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@FLGovScott says winner will be one who will get folks back to work again. After record 6 yrs of job growth, will he write in @BarackObama?


ID: 707771028076781568
Posted at: 2016-03-10 03:32:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@genebsperling Question: Was the vote she is referring to TARP II, the 2d tranche of the $700 billion to shore up the financial industry?


ID: 707763626556297216
Posted at: 2016-03-10 03:02:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is the story, I'm told, on which @HillaryClinton based the Minuteman attack.  https://t.co/OHgn6nkG9f


ID: 707760345683664896
Posted at: 2016-03-10 02:49:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  She did it again and I'll say it again. It's misleading to imply that TARP II was an auto bailout bill. #DemDebate


ID: 707758101710016512
Posted at: 2016-03-10 02:40:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Again, @sensanders praises @BarackObama for doing a great job.  But he did  muse about the need for a primary challenger in '12.
  #DemDebate


ID: 707754762305843201
Posted at: 2016-03-10 02:27:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Old driver's license for undocumented workers issue comes back to haunt @HillaryClinton again.
  #DemDebate


ID: 707751371500445698
Posted at: 2016-03-10 02:14:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One of the major political upsets in modern American history???
  Come on, Bernie.  Humility is your thing!
  #DemDebate


ID: 707660743651385345
Posted at: 2016-03-09 20:14:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  FL may now be out of @marcorubio's reach. (Not a slam on length of his arms!) But good 3/10 @CNN debate 4 @JohnKasich could help him win OH.


ID: 707625150401929217
Posted at: 2016-03-09 17:52:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The math post-MI. Excellent analysis by @Nate_Cohn on why @HillaryClinton still has very strong grip on nomination.  https://t.co/yQpvBrumtH


ID: 707623552539701248
Posted at: 2016-03-09 17:46:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And I'll still call it a cheap shot. It is a real stretch to say voting no on TARP $ was vote against auto bailout. https://t.co/MIwUfDoGYm


ID: 707607975557517312
Posted at: 2016-03-09 16:44:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is a factorAbility of @SenSanders to raise big $$ through small, renewable donations is showing up on TV. https://t.co/0sfFfaKcV8


ID: 707601935671693312
Posted at: 2016-03-09 16:20:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whatever value @CarlyFiorina endorsement of @tedcruz has, the fact that it took place in Miami is meaningful. He'a out to croak @marcorubio.


ID: 707590417655701504
Posted at: 2016-03-09 15:34:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton still in control of race & should resist overreacting to MI in debate by either aping @SenSanders or attacking too harshly.


ID: 707581271426383872
Posted at: 2016-03-09 14:58:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As I said on @CNN last night, I guess this is @realDonaldTrump way of dramatizing the great steaks of this campaign. https://t.co/fYArtsBycM


ID: 707361945255596032
Posted at: 2016-03-09 00:26:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @marcorubio stumbles tonight, can he possibly catch @realDonaldTrump in Florida next week?
  #primaries2016


ID: 707322806548230145
Posted at: 2016-03-08 21:51:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given his promise to block SCOTUS nomination, funny that IA Ds found a candidate named Judge to take @ChuckGrassley! https://t.co/iNGr6mbWsv


ID: 707297778276372480
Posted at: 2016-03-08 20:11:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Tax returns and Nazi salutes: Not headline you're looking for headed into the most critical week of the campaign. https://t.co/t4aFFjSsM5


ID: 707235073595060224
Posted at: 2016-03-08 16:02:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @mattdpearce: George Wallace's presidential campaign style sounds familiar. (From "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72") https://t.co/yNhKwHckm4


ID: 707227122977255424
Posted at: 2016-03-08 15:31:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The problem for Stop @realDonaldTrump crowd is shown by @chicagotribune IL poll out today. He leads fractured field with just 1/3 of vote.


ID: 706847912634912772
Posted at: 2016-03-07 14:24:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Nice story about good guy. Former longtime @ChicagoBears coach @loviesmith hired by @IlliniFootball. They need him!
  https://t.co/S1Brd1prum


ID: 706846427285065729
Posted at: 2016-03-07 14:18:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @tackettdc: Trent Lott tells @davidaxelrod he might have handled the Supreme Court standoff "differently" via @hillhusle https://t.co/LETaXyHkdX


ID: 706825089417805824
Posted at: 2016-03-07 12:53:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In next 8 days, we'll see how durable @realDonaldTrump juggernaut truly is. Incoming he's taking, albeit late, is furious and remarkable.


ID: 706819891433574400
Posted at: 2016-03-07 12:32:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fmr Sen GOP Leader Trent Lott:"I'd probably have handled (SCOTUS) differently." AxeFiles. https://t.co/CIaBSvdV8F https://t.co/j3SYzZ7z5T


ID: 706692478473105408
Posted at: 2016-03-07 04:06:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I'm about as interested in Ditka's political views as he would be in my thoughts on football. https://t.co/bYhDi5ntlN


ID: 706676245006786561
Posted at: 2016-03-07 03:02:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Like most of the other Dem debates, both did well enough to please their supporters, but likely changed little about the race. #DemDebate


ID: 706673728164204544
Posted at: 2016-03-07 02:52:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Someone should send @HillaryClinton a text and tell her that the question was about the email imbroglio. #DemDebate


ID: 706671603921215488
Posted at: 2016-03-07 02:43:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That little plug probably will add ANOTHER 50k to Bernie's burgeoning roll of contributors.
  #DemDebate


ID: 706667679239647232
Posted at: 2016-03-07 02:27:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Exasperation and pain in mom's face reflects anxiety so many parents feel about lack of educational opportunity for their kids. #DemDebate


ID: 706666970196766720
Posted at: 2016-03-07 02:25:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heated exchanges, raised voices snippy moments-but so far a heck of a lot more civil that @GOP events. #DemDebate


ID: 706666303344345089
Posted at: 2016-03-07 02:22:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @SenSanders backs up truck and dumps whole anti-Clinton admin load-welfare reform,bank Dereg,trade-just in time for break. #DemDebate


ID: 706663815232917504
Posted at: 2016-03-07 02:12:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton hit solid, sincere notes on these questions of race, both on her own awakening & the limits of her experience. #DemDebate


ID: 706659555535532032
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:55:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Truth is, they should add, the hammerlock gun lobby has on Congress makes any legislative action to curb gun violence remote. #DemDebate


ID: 706657193378971648
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:46:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wow. Big pivot for @SenSanders from Ex-Im bank to universal health care. Going to get his stuff in one way or another! #DemDebate


ID: 706655290259681281
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:38:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I think @HillaryClinton was talking about the TARP funding vote earlier. It wasn't explicitly a vote about saving auto industry.
  #demdebate


ID: 706652213343420416
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:26:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big question for MI primary is whether @SenSanders populist position on trade makes the difference.  #DemDebate


ID: 706651635506765824
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:24:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton has more detailed policy Rx than anyone.  Challenge is to persuade people that they are real and actionable. #DemDebate


ID: 706650674662998016
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:20:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Flint has become a flare point in campaign.  But how many more Flints are there out there? #FlintWaterCrisis #DemDebate


ID: 706649654838951937
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:16:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@darrow68 @SenSanders Because the question was about breach of trust in government among people of Flint.


ID: 706648779462578176
Posted at: 2016-03-07 01:12:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seems like this Flint water question was not place for @SenSanders to go to boilerplate indictment of Wall St. & billionaires. #DemDebate


ID: 706563759536345089
Posted at: 2016-03-06 19:35:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@mequantum They're daunting.  U.S. more & more diverse. If @GOP can't make inroads, particularly w/Hispanic voters, it'll be hard to win.


ID: 706536497910906880
Posted at: 2016-03-06 17:46:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Much appreciated!! Thanks for listening.  Weirdly, there are moments in this race that feel like 1 of your scripts! https://t.co/a3ymApgMcS


ID: 706533349418864642
Posted at: 2016-03-06 17:34:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @chrysralph @HillaryClinton @SenSanders Yes, and if she had said that, she would have been on safe ground.


ID: 706532370640273408
Posted at: 2016-03-06 17:30:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton is in solid spot, but left @SenSanders easy hit today w/this: "I've been more transparent than anyone in public life."


ID: 706331916555792384
Posted at: 2016-03-06 04:13:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  We're told goal of press conference is for @realDonaldTrump to appear more "presidential," so you might turn off the sound.
  #SuperSaturday


ID: 706126667953999872
Posted at: 2016-03-05 14:38:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But for general election voters? Not so much. Once nominated, @realDonaldTrump will take $$. https://t.co/gksxhD8a53 https://t.co/atoZP2VxXr


ID: 705823394646732801
Posted at: 2016-03-04 18:33:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Good news: A record 6 straight years of job gains for the remarkably resilient U.S. economy. https://t.co/q9wOkgsuXp https://t.co/2AvoWLDUJa


ID: 705763074238644228
Posted at: 2016-03-04 14:33:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Had a great conversation with @ryanobles of @CNN on his RunningMate podcast! https://t.co/8iNLFPQEwM


ID: 705618391755689984
Posted at: 2016-03-04 04:58:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @BillKristol: Rubio could have answered question: I no longer can pledge to support Trump. Would have been dramatic, dominated coverage, and what cost?


ID: 705603332966973440
Posted at: 2016-03-04 03:58:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Finally, consensus after a contentious night: All the candidates would support @realDonaldTrump as nominee.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 705602308407562241
Posted at: 2016-03-04 03:54:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @NickKristof: It's ridiculous for Cruz to blame the Clinton administration for North Korean nuclear weapons. North Korea produced 0 weapons under Clinton


ID: 705593532954718210
Posted at: 2016-03-04 03:19:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now @JohnKasich intruding on meaningful argument about @CNN   Poll to introduce something about the lives of people.
  #GOPdebate


ID: 705588486053560320
Posted at: 2016-03-04 02:59:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @realDonaldTrump saw this ad break, he'd probably add @Schwarzenegger to his list of favorite national security experts. #GOPDebate


ID: 705582619124076544
Posted at: 2016-03-04 02:36:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sounds like @realDonaldTrump is saying, without saying, that he did a little OTR winking on immigration @nytimes edit board. #GOPDebate


ID: 705578589735882752
Posted at: 2016-03-04 02:20:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Isn't this @marcorubio and @realDonaldTrump back and forth like the big Cruise-Nicholson courtroom  scene in A Few Good men? #GOPDebate


ID: 705570499296759808
Posted at: 2016-03-04 01:48:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  After tumultuous day, it's great that the candidates can settle in tonight for a high level discourse on issues facing country. #GOPDebate


ID: 705555606900334593
Posted at: 2016-03-04 00:48:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @politico: Lindsey Graham: A brokered convention wouldn't be fair to @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/p6ESMBfftQ


ID: 705509347095236608
Posted at: 2016-03-03 21:45:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Perfect that @realDonaldTrump boasts corporate raider Carl Icahn as a backer, since Trump is engaged in a hostile takeover of the @GOP.


ID: 705485753048936448
Posted at: 2016-03-03 20:11:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Great piece. Desperate strategy.  Like watching a corporate board frantically maneuver to block a hostile takeover. https://t.co/HkXJRt6v7m


ID: 705483927222243328
Posted at: 2016-03-03 20:04:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Of all @MittRomney said today, what probably stung @realDonaldTrump the most was mocking critique of his biz record. https://t.co/DphZk9VPgY


ID: 705452848788557825
Posted at: 2016-03-03 18:00:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Plus, @stuartpstevens, when u say @realDonaldTrump is playing voters 4 "suckers," what does it say about those who chose him in 10/15 races?


ID: 705451711536566272
Posted at: 2016-03-03 17:56:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @stuartpstevens Better mention that to @marcorubio, who has said in the last week that @realDonaldTrump has been fooling people.


ID: 705441975751684098
Posted at: 2016-03-03 17:17:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whatever I think, a whole lot of Rs already have voted 4 @realDonaldTrump & many say they will. I wonder about tactic of calling them fools?


ID: 705438166409285632
Posted at: 2016-03-03 17:02:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Haven't seen anything like this since '64, when @GOP establishment walked away from Barry Goldwater.


ID: 705436008511242242
Posted at: 2016-03-03 16:53:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @GOP establishment is bringing its full force against @realDonaldTrump.  Will it hurt or help him?  #breakglassmoment


ID: 705435710971465728
Posted at: 2016-03-03 16:52:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Blocking @realDonaldTrump at @GOP convention, if he is clear leader, would be "stealing." @GrahamBlog on Axe Files.
  https://t.co/HENEpZ3IQf


ID: 705434658192764929
Posted at: 2016-03-03 16:48:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MittRomney not holding back; unloading the full load on @realDonaldTrump.  I bet the Donald is reflecting on his critique right now!


ID: 705411452132167680
Posted at: 2016-03-03 15:16:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lindsey Graham on @realDonaldTrump KKK play, brokered convention & GOP meltdown. Axe Files. https://t.co/HENEpZ3IQf https://t.co/5SYeJx6gq8


ID: 705025182180712448
Posted at: 2016-03-02 13:41:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Too early to say if it means anything, but I'm surprised at # of establishment Rs who've thawed slightly to @tedcruz in last 8 hrs.


ID: 704908133941059584
Posted at: 2016-03-02 05:56:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The #s @hillaryclinton has rolled up among AA voters tonight has been impressive--averaging high 80s.  A real bulwark. #SuperTuesday


ID: 704878150241689600
Posted at: 2016-03-02 03:57:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heated exchange between @VanJones68 and @JeffJlpa1 on @CNN just now speaks to the primal feelings @realDonaldTrump stirs. Stayed tuned.


ID: 704870481778888704
Posted at: 2016-03-02 03:26:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trying to remember how long ago it was that @tedcruz was saying how fond he was of @realDonaldTrump. Anyone remember? #SuperTuesday


ID: 704870035739832320
Posted at: 2016-03-02 03:24:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @tedcruz on @realDonaldTrump: "a Washington deal-maker, profane & vulgar, using political power for personal gain." 
  #SuperTuesday 
  #gameon


ID: 704864522704691200
Posted at: 2016-03-02 03:02:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As uncomfortable as @ChrisChristie looks on stage, it might be better than going home.  https://t.co/KFTTWMtTMJ


ID: 704863416918343681
Posted at: 2016-03-02 02:58:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thank God, someone FINALLY willing to stake a stand against off-color comments by politicians!
  #SuperTuesday


ID: 704861865172717568
Posted at: 2016-03-02 02:52:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This @realDonaldTrump presser seems very odd on a night like this.  But then, what to I know. #SuperTuesday


ID: 704858231106117632
Posted at: 2016-03-02 02:37:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  For the first time this season, @ChrisChristie gets to speak at a victory celebration!
  #SuperTuesday


ID: 704849962681638913
Posted at: 2016-03-02 02:05:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wow, giving her website AND text instructions for small donors!  Who said @SenSanders hasn't had an influence? #SuperTuesday


ID: 704839729724977152
Posted at: 2016-03-02 01:24:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Turns out that GOP voters in suburbs of Washington favored the establishment candidate.  (Rubio) Go figure! #SuperTuesday


ID: 704503132148133889
Posted at: 2016-03-01 03:06:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Has @marcorubio jumped shark or will last minute barrage of barbs propel him to better than expected finish tomorrow? Would that be enough?


ID: 704482742482948096
Posted at: 2016-03-01 01:45:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  We just passed 1 million downloads of The Axe Files since October launch. Thanks for listening! Much more to come!! https://t.co/1jsq0Yiyg0


ID: 704323727253770240
Posted at: 2016-02-29 15:13:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Two days late in wishing happy birthday to my old WH aide, @EricLesser, now a fine young member of the MA State Senate. Proud of you!


ID: 704306423098953729
Posted at: 2016-02-29 14:05:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Axe Files: Right's @EWErickson blasts @realDonaldTrump & warns GOPers who stray on SCOTUS. https://t.co/xxaAJxyMhn https://t.co/qohm5Fp4GR


ID: 704131132330082305
Posted at: 2016-02-29 02:28:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why are they flashing potential baby names at the bottom of the screen during the @Oscars_Live?
  #Oscars


ID: 704079736612511744
Posted at: 2016-02-28 23:04:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Nothing more uplifting than watching @realDonaldTrump serial insult his opponents and eject protesters before a rabidly adoring crowd!


ID: 704035352013611011
Posted at: 2016-02-28 20:08:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @RBReich. What would the distributional and fiscal implications of marcorubio plan to essentially abolish capital gains taxes?


ID: 703983427742273538
Posted at: 2016-02-28 16:41:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @marcorubio says on @FaceTheNation that he, and not @realDonaldTrump, can get the necessary delegates. But don't you have to WIN somewhere?


ID: 703955663567851520
Posted at: 2016-02-28 14:51:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This one may have legs: @realDonaldTrump refusing on @CNNSotu to renounce the support of David Duke, and pleading ignorance of the KKK.


ID: 703746333652475905
Posted at: 2016-02-28 00:59:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Lesson in this moving portion of @HillaryClinton speech: speaking is more powerful than speechifying.


ID: 703714098849181696
Posted at: 2016-02-27 22:51:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With the Republican candidates talking about water bottles, sweating and pants-wetting, you'd have to call it a fluid race!


ID: 703698668935909376
Posted at: 2016-02-27 21:50:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So Gov. LePage sounded the alarm  about @realDonaldTrump...and then promptly endorsed him?!? https://t.co/IlBpUNvfjs


ID: 703694879352729602
Posted at: 2016-02-27 21:35:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heard @marcorubio say just now he'a fighting to save party of  Lincoln and Reagan. I wonder if either would see themselves in this debate?


ID: 703663955059691520
Posted at: 2016-02-27 19:32:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fodder for the "if you can't beat Trump, join him in a contest of taunts" theory. https://t.co/svFs568hYC


ID: 703641431638990849
Posted at: 2016-02-27 18:02:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why is this man smiling?  Another brilliant piece by my @CNN colleague @RonBrownstein on @GOP and their leading man. https://t.co/vALf7nNizN


ID: 703588447680856064
Posted at: 2016-02-27 14:32:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Talk about ingratitude! Wonder how news execs who've hoisted @realDonaldTrump w/endless coverage feels about THIS?
  https://t.co/EX1ltppXlr


ID: 703279192197173248
Posted at: 2016-02-26 18:03:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  From @ChrisChristie to @marcorubio, one more shot to the solar plexus on the way out the door.  #payback. https://t.co/r80mbswNR2


ID: 703192272217636864
Posted at: 2016-02-26 12:17:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @hughhewitt, I don't agree with you on many things but may join your audience of millions today to see what the hubbub is all about!


ID: 703190422848294914
Posted at: 2016-02-26 12:10:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Look for a parade of tax return releases this weekend, as GOP opponents try to flush out @realDonaldTrump on his.


ID: 703180962713088000
Posted at: 2016-02-26 11:33:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Remember when @marcorubio was saying he wasn't interested in attacking any Republican? my how things have changed! https://t.co/CDvX1zieKQ


ID: 703076056668852224
Posted at: 2016-02-26 04:36:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wondering if @realDonaldTrump is concerned about debate, since he is doing SECOND post interview with @CNN after lengthy stint in spin room.


ID: 703068180575440898
Posted at: 2016-02-26 04:04:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Could IRS penalize @realDonaldTrump for having Two Corinthians and only paying taxes on one? #GOPDebate


ID: 703067623597088768
Posted at: 2016-02-26 04:02:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ok, @realdonaldTrump just suggested in post game that he has been audited by IRS BECAUSE HE IS A STRONG CHRISTIAN! #gopdebate


ID: 703054636475809792
Posted at: 2016-02-26 03:11:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe this works for @realDonaldTrump, but campaigns test how you handle pressure. &just based on snippets I've seen, not great. #GOPDebate


ID: 703052181256048640
Posted at: 2016-02-26 03:01:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @MittRomney may not succeed in flushing out @realDonaldTrump's returns, but the other guys suddenly seem eager 2 release theirs! #GOPDebate


ID: 703051369637289984
Posted at: 2016-02-26 02:58:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just tuned in after returning from a speech. What the heck happened here? @realDonaldTrump seems a little hot under the collar. #GOPDebate


ID: 702836612858777600
Posted at: 2016-02-25 12:44:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In '12, @realDonaldTrump called @mittromney "smart" & "tough."  Honored to endorse, he said! https://t.co/Gpwrj9Z1Qr https://t.co/yDc6qcJXUM


ID: 702831799018397696
Posted at: 2016-02-25 12:25:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In season of saturation debates & Town Halls, @GOP faceoff  in TX 2nite feels way consequential-which I'd say it even if it weren't on @CNN!


ID: 702716433965273088
Posted at: 2016-02-25 04:47:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Welcoming @hardball_chris and fellow UChicago alumnus @SenSanders  to @UChiPolitics for Town Hall on Thursday.


ID: 702679803871232000
Posted at: 2016-02-25 02:21:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChiPolitics: Support the IOP during #24HourImpact. If we raise $20k, we get an additional $30k from our challenger. Donate now at https://t.co/ojL8Ru0lV4


ID: 702650680004251648
Posted at: 2016-02-25 00:25:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As do-or-die Texas debate and primary loom for @tedcruz, his prominent conservative backers rethink their options. .https://t.co/rT2iqROTgQ


ID: 702354644308197376
Posted at: 2016-02-24 04:49:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looks like another record turnout for @GOP, this time in NV. How much is @realDonaldTrump effect, bringing in new voters? #nvcaucus


ID: 702348583585116161
Posted at: 2016-02-24 04:25:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If there is a yawning gap between @realDonaldTrump & 2d & 3d place finishers tonight, he's turbocharged for Super Tuesday.
  #NVcaucus


ID: 702325299183280128
Posted at: 2016-02-24 02:52:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @RalstonReports: I don't know of any org less prepared to deal with unusually high turnout than NV GOP. Also, no org less equipped to deal w/low turnout.


ID: 702316590893654016
Posted at: 2016-02-24 02:18:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton seems as natural talking about racial inequality as @SenSanders does about income inequality.  #DemTownHall


ID: 702313749131235328
Posted at: 2016-02-24 02:07:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As always, when the discussion turns to national security, the switch goes on & @HillaryClinton sounds like a plausible POTUS. #DemTownHall


ID: 702307284467261440
Posted at: 2016-02-24 01:41:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sounds like @SenSanders and the League of Women voters may be involved in revolutionary cabal to increase voter participation. #DemTownHall


ID: 702304920574099457
Posted at: 2016-02-24 01:31:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The question for @SenSanders is if he feels that @barackobama didn't "have the guts" to take on insurance and Rx lobbyists?
  #DemTownHall


ID: 702275300600762368
Posted at: 2016-02-23 23:34:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Bet on @HillaryClinton & @SenSanders to hit hard on GOP refusal 2 meet with/vote on Obama SCOTUS nominee. Huge for AA voters. #SCTownhall


ID: 702256709792825344
Posted at: 2016-02-23 22:20:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "In short, there will not be action taken," McConnell said, suggesting he would not even meet with a SCOTUS nominee. https://t.co/nONrpzGEgh


ID: 702173155859648512
Posted at: 2016-02-23 16:48:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So @SenSanders is winning home state of VT by 76%, in recent polls. But w/margin of error, he may only be up by 68! https://t.co/KI1zocgKHK


ID: 702124972106522624
Posted at: 2016-02-23 13:36:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Cancer will never have met a stronger or more determined foe! Thinking of you, my friend. https://t.co/pC2vh21QaY


ID: 702113362113654785
Posted at: 2016-02-23 12:50:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is @realDonaldTrump building an impassable wall between @GOP and Hispanic voters? https://t.co/VuqBmvmsGj


ID: 702111366753091584
Posted at: 2016-02-23 12:42:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As on many issues, @GOP base is in one place on SCOTUS nomination, majority of country is in another.  https://t.co/Nzjab3Bz1F


ID: 702106677613449217
Posted at: 2016-02-23 12:24:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Baffled as to why @tedcruz fired top guy 4 what didn't seem like a firing offense, guaranteeing bad story. Maybe real offense was 3d in SC?


ID: 702102597629407232
Posted at: 2016-02-23 12:07:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Nice chat with @RSiegel47 on @NPR about The Axe Files and the state of the very interesting '16 race.  https://t.co/9M63nUc6Fm


ID: 701945777057357828
Posted at: 2016-02-23 01:44:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What @JonHuntsman thinks about @realDonaldTrump & @HillaryClinton. You'll be surprised! The Axe Files. Now w/ @CNN. https://t.co/SzXJBHlHCq


ID: 701583123142692864
Posted at: 2016-02-22 01:43:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At UC, watching @chicagobulls and @lakers. Between them, 11 titles in the past couple of decades.  Seems like a century ago.


ID: 701553085273997312
Posted at: 2016-02-21 23:44:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Kind of remarkable how little we note that 4 of the remaining major contenders for presidency are a woman, a Jew and two Cuban-Americans.


ID: 701399372479598592
Posted at: 2016-02-21 13:33:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  NV footnote: While @HillaryClinton had establishment sewed up, @berniesanders outspent her significantly. Just too much ground to make up.


ID: 701390936182542337
Posted at: 2016-02-21 13:00:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Here's my thinking: @marcorubio has tried to appeal to every faction of @GOP & has commanded none. Hard to win finishing second everywhere.


ID: 701389456914386945
Posted at: 2016-02-21 12:54:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @igorbobic: @davidaxelrod @MittRomney @marcorubio hey axe, how about a link! https://t.co/TpN6eRhW92


ID: 701388996199510016
Posted at: 2016-02-21 12:52:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Backing from @MittRomney firmly establishes @marcorubio as establishment candidate. He should just embrace his place in race & go with it.


ID: 701229836497506305
Posted at: 2016-02-21 02:19:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  From the Dept. of Things I Meant to Say Before, @marcorubio praises @JebBush as "greatest governor in the history of Florida." #SCPrimary


ID: 701226201097048064
Posted at: 2016-02-21 02:05:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Offering up relentless portion of red meat from Greatest Hits reel for SC faithful, @realDonaldTrump sticks with what works. #SCPrimary


ID: 701221949809229824
Posted at: 2016-02-21 01:48:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It is a hard, challenging thing to run for POTUS.  I don't agree w/@JebBush on things , but he is a decent and honorable man. #SCPrimary


ID: 701203950561693696
Posted at: 2016-02-21 00:37:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Looks like another record turnout for @GOP, this time in SC.  It is a pattern worth watching, from purple states to red.  #SCPrimary


ID: 701192647252189184
Posted at: 2016-02-20 23:52:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Tough to make concession speech sound like anything but what it is. @barackobama did it in NH in '08, but that is rare. #NVDemsCaucus


ID: 701184388038574081
Posted at: 2016-02-20 23:19:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Better tone and message for @hillaryclinton tonight.  Not about her. About people. What contrast to NH!#NVDemsCaucus


ID: 701028794597920768
Posted at: 2016-02-20 13:01:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On SCOTUS blockade, @ChuckGrassley is caught between a rock (Mitch McConnell) and a hard place (Iowans).  https://t.co/HuB8VrY63x


ID: 700739733652168704
Posted at: 2016-02-19 17:52:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  By 2-to-1, Americans believe @POTUS should nominate a SCOTUS pick, @ Senate should act, according to @FoxNews poll. https://t.co/WkUGTCf77B


ID: 700724616419872768
Posted at: 2016-02-19 16:52:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @berniesanders continues to be a bit disingenuous on @BarackObama. Mused before '12 about challenge from Left & blurbed anti-Obama book. 3/3


ID: 700724559842926592
Posted at: 2016-02-19 16:52:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton needs better answer than "when others do" on releasing transcripts of her paid talks. Others aren't running for POTUS! 2/2


ID: 700717554021445633
Posted at: 2016-02-19 16:24:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Powerful @HillaryClinton bio ad in SC.  Her history of advocacy is far more compelling when Morgan Freeman tells it! https://t.co/7QLACZVNMP


ID: 700673256940941312
Posted at: 2016-02-19 13:28:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Though the same NBC poll showed @BarackObama #s collapsing day before the '08 SC primary. He won by 29! Maybe we should just let folks vote.


ID: 700669182350794752
Posted at: 2016-02-19 13:12:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Outlier NBC poll in SC shows @tedcruz closing on @realDonaldTrump. Maybe nothing, or could it be like IA, where "values voters" sunk  Trump?


ID: 700454077239414784
Posted at: 2016-02-18 22:57:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At SC rally, @realDonaldTrump expounds on virtues of primaries over caucuses--w/NV caucuses 9 days off.  Will it hurt him? No, its's TRUMP!


ID: 700432071949324288
Posted at: 2016-02-18 21:29:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No two ways about it: sending vets who call suicide hotline in desperate need of help to voicemail is horrific.


ID: 700372263556812800
Posted at: 2016-02-18 17:32:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Memo 2 @tedcruz, @marcorubio & @jebbush.  Forget about making news before SC. 4 better or worse, @realDonaldTrump just stole show. Again.


ID: 700370062197313537
Posted at: 2016-02-18 17:23:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Holy smokes! Just when you think you've seen it all, war of words breaks out between @realDonaldTrump and @Pontifex! https://t.co/ocpatLChH5


ID: 700346931890020352
Posted at: 2016-02-18 15:51:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My old buddy and GW Bush apparatchik @mmckinnon dishes on the dark art of presidential campaign media in new flick.  https://t.co/OEGuafT58h


ID: 700328189579685889
Posted at: 2016-02-18 14:37:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is the picture the @GOP establishment would like to see on that platform in Cleveland. But can they get there? https://t.co/sYIwbwMiQi


ID: 700317156232265728
Posted at: 2016-02-18 13:53:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "I think we need somebody there now to do the job, and let's get on with it." Sandra Day O'Connor

  Read more: https://t.co/vK763SdPej


ID: 699988845312532481
Posted at: 2016-02-17 16:08:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watching this portion of the Democratic campaign for president, it could properly be called Black Votes Matter.


ID: 699982885588176896
Posted at: 2016-02-17 15:44:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trump supporters go digital: "We're voting with our middle finger," said John Baldwin, a used car salesman from Greenville, SC.


ID: 699940298483490816
Posted at: 2016-02-17 12:55:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What would Justice Scalia have said about the @GOP Senate refusal to take up ANY successor named by @POTUS? https://t.co/7c1UBtjX5Y


ID: 699746269271556096
Posted at: 2016-02-17 00:04:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What the hell? White evangelicals are key for @tedcruz. Yet in SC, @realDonaldTrump is winning them by 20 POINTS. https://t.co/YtOwcRCumQ


ID: 699633310335635456
Posted at: 2016-02-16 16:35:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Justice Scalia privately urged the appt of Elena Kagan. He publicly wrote of the need for a more diverse SCOTUS. https://t.co/dqcTf5roLK


ID: 699591969014575104
Posted at: 2016-02-16 13:51:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That was THEN and this NOW. McConnell in '08 argues that judges should be confirmed in last year of presidency. https://t.co/LDPOiPcQVj


ID: 699589498418569216
Posted at: 2016-02-16 13:41:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Blue state GOP senators up in '16 fall in line on SCOTUS blockade, pleasing base but risking wrath of swing voters. https://t.co/PWrSIN4c8O


ID: 699435988850847744
Posted at: 2016-02-16 03:31:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Expecting @realDonaldTrump to propose any day now: mosquito netting across the entire border. "And Brazil will pay for it, believe me!"


ID: 699313196486762497
Posted at: 2016-02-15 19:23:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Coming soon to a debate stage or attack ad near you: Left-leaning economists savage @SenSanders budget math.
  https://t.co/Vu7oiwtFFn


ID: 699287783114989569
Posted at: 2016-02-15 17:42:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Quite the pair: On visit to @UChiPolitics, Justice Elena Kagan recalled hunting with her colleague, Justice Scalia. https://t.co/ijVJXaTumx


ID: 699261443187736576
Posted at: 2016-02-15 15:58:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Scotusblog: No precedent for failing to take up nomination in election year. It's politics, folks, not precedent. https://t.co/DKMF8cycpL


ID: 699253617774170112
Posted at: 2016-02-15 15:27:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Social media campaign pioneer @JoeTrippi tells us how far @SenSanders can take it. AxeFiles. https://t.co/Wyjqn7peVK https://t.co/AKyjqRMfQr


ID: 699232109806948353
Posted at: 2016-02-15 14:01:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Acosta: Washington not always hyper-partisan. Scalia talking up Elena Kagan to @davidaxelrod for @POTUS SCOTUS pick https://t.co/VcHVmbxUCR


ID: 699078500662255619
Posted at: 2016-02-15 03:51:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "The Senate is authorized to advise and consent.  It is not entitled to stage a constitutional sit down strike." https://t.co/UHP9WUGQWt


ID: 698974486872354821
Posted at: 2016-02-14 20:57:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  SC is a state where 65% of @GOP voters are evangelical, yet @TedCruz is trailing @realDonaldTrump badly, with just 5 days to make it happen.


ID: 698969029478899714
Posted at: 2016-02-14 20:36:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @AMLwhere: Last graph here about Scalia's @Harvard visit when Kagan was dean adds context to the relationship  @davidaxelrod https://t.co/fzlRZfDr79


ID: 698921583402999808
Posted at: 2016-02-14 17:27:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What @realDonaldTrump did last night--slamming W. for 9/11 & Iraq; defending Planned Parenthood--was apostasy. But it's Trump, so who knows?


ID: 698904213359894528
Posted at: 2016-02-14 16:18:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Impressive list of folks Senate says it will not give a hearing to fill vacant SCOTUS seat.
  https://t.co/0GqJRDocHy


ID: 698899549243445248
Posted at: 2016-02-14 16:00:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Failure to act on nominee would create at least a 13-month gap in which SCOTUS would likely have to punt key issues.  Any modern precedent?


ID: 698897391844487168
Posted at: 2016-02-14 15:51:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My pal @hughhewitt said on @cnn that @GOP base would revolt if Senate moves on SCOTUS. That's party's dilemma: Caught tween base & majority.


ID: 698876986131947520
Posted at: 2016-02-14 14:30:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Will blue state incumbents up in '16 oppose McConnell's decision to blockade SCOTUS nomination? Would that save them?


ID: 698710625288130560
Posted at: 2016-02-14 03:29:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My track record of assessing @realDonaldTrump is lousy, but it sure feels like a meltdown here. Probably means he's surging.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698708028078559232
Posted at: 2016-02-14 03:19:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I would build consensus with Congress and they would agree with me! Is that really "agreement"
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698705007999324160
Posted at: 2016-02-14 03:07:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is definitely more a @JebBush and @marcorubio than a @tedcruz and @realDonaldTrump crowd. #GOPDebate


ID: 698703990977122304
Posted at: 2016-02-14 03:03:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @hughhewitt Be interesting to see how country feels about leaving SCOTUS seat open for a year or more.


ID: 698701539230224384
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:53:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Battle of the second tier.  @jebbish goes after @JohnKasich over taking Medicaid under Affordable Care Act.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698697996570075136
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:39:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is really interesting. @realDonaldTrump going full frontal on George W. Bush, who is very popular among SC @GOP.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698696613993308161
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:33:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I agree with @realDonaldTrump but I wonder how his Iraq position plays in @GOP primary in SC.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698695766278275075
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:30:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hard to say from here, but it sure doesn't feel like @realDonaldTrump got better of @JebBush on this Syria issue.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698693002202652672
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:19:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Without question, Justice Kennedy, appointed by Reagan, was confirmed unanimously in an election year.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698692023717535744
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:15:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why do folks who think so highly of the Constitution feel the president should not be allowed to fill a Supreme Court vacancy?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698691189571252224
Posted at: 2016-02-14 02:12:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Let's just stipulate no @GOP candidate will say Scalia's seat should be filled for the next year.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 698667642786156544
Posted at: 2016-02-14 00:38:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Senate roadblock to any Scalia replacement could be burdensome issue for @GOP in fall.  But base would erupt if Obama nominee confirmed.


ID: 698657352296169473
Posted at: 2016-02-13 23:57:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Electability may move up as a concern in Democratic race as a consequence of Scalia's death. Feels like this may favor @HillaryClinton . 3/3


ID: 698656935818588160
Posted at: 2016-02-13 23:56:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In @GOP fight, this may give @tedCruz a leg up, as activist Republicans may trust him more than @realDonaldTrump on pick. 2/3


ID: 698656816473907200
Posted at: 2016-02-13 23:55:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Initial thoughts, as I leave a plane.  For the first time, SCOTUS actually COULD be a potentially decisive issue 1/3


ID: 698632283234963461
Posted at: 2016-02-13 22:18:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sudden death of Justice Scalia is a seismic event, and surely will reverberate in campaign, focusing both sides on stakes.


ID: 698552138709016576
Posted at: 2016-02-13 16:59:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hey, @repjohnlewis, @SenSanders says he sent u $ in '60s!  Bernie's acct of civil rights yrs, 9 min into AxeFiles. https://t.co/bAUDZxpykI


ID: 698510823896018944
Posted at: 2016-02-13 14:15:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Someone with a sense of humor scheduled tonight's @GOP debate at a place called the Peace Center. No chance of THAT breaking out!


ID: 698505139376807936
Posted at: 2016-02-13 13:52:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @Auburnfan2155 @matthewjdowd   It went on for hours, we just had to just stop recording!  Thanks for listening and the kind words.


ID: 698281822996852736
Posted at: 2016-02-12 23:05:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@taddevine is brilliant. But suggesting @SenSanders would govern as POTUS as he did when he was mayor of Burlington seems a little thin.


ID: 698253446022037504
Posted at: 2016-02-12 21:12:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My reflections on returning to Springfield with @POTUS nine years after he launched his candidacy there. https://t.co/IB8RuIj0Gj


ID: 698003595824885761
Posted at: 2016-02-12 04:40:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Reality check: it's going to be hard for EITHER of these Ds to get their key proposals through Congress, even if Senate shifts. #DemDebate


ID: 697997270709620736
Posted at: 2016-02-12 04:14:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Also, when you write featured blurb for a book called Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down, one assumes you agree! #DemDebate


ID: 697993350612385792
Posted at: 2016-02-12 03:59:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Only 48 hours after getting demolished in NH, impressive performance for @HillaryClinton. Better tone.  Picked her shots. #DemDebate


ID: 697991009481916416
Posted at: 2016-02-12 03:49:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not a low blow.  @SenSanders was among those who mused in '11 about encouraging a challenge from left to @barackobama.
  #DemDebate


ID: 697981821099864065
Posted at: 2016-02-12 03:13:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Even when @SenSanders was clearly looking to start a fight, @hillaryclinton chose to hug not slug. All stiletto tonight. #DemDebate


ID: 697977580394250240
Posted at: 2016-02-12 02:56:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is not a political commentary in any way, but does @SenSanders  look exceptionally red tonight? What's up with that? #DemDebate


ID: 697975070375964672
Posted at: 2016-02-12 02:46:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Probably fact that he is the most important black pol in SC also makes his proposal-or at least giving him a shoutout-desirable.
  #DemDebate


ID: 697971462804738048
Posted at: 2016-02-12 02:32:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "I'm not asking people to support me because I am a woman."
  What a difference a rough primary makes!
  #DemDebate


ID: 697969324171128833
Posted at: 2016-02-12 02:23:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But @sensanders continues to speak in values, while @HillaryClinton offers herself as truth-telling voice of what's achievable. #DemDebate


ID: 697968407560482816
Posted at: 2016-02-12 02:20:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton is far more effective in tone tonight, still on the attack without the edge of last week's NH donnybrook.
  #DemDebate


ID: 697613668003885056
Posted at: 2016-02-11 02:50:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On the other hand, will @realDonaldTrump finally get heightened scrutiny frontrunners generally receive?


ID: 697613153383747584
Posted at: 2016-02-11 02:48:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When this @GOP race broadens out to multiple states and becomes  an air war, won't @realDonaldTrump have edge due to his dominance of media?


ID: 697590377478549504
Posted at: 2016-02-11 01:18:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Really terrific speech in Springfield today from @Barackobama on fixing our ailing  politics. Worth reading. https://t.co/ueL3B5Qr7b


ID: 697575593542602752
Posted at: 2016-02-11 00:19:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How about evening score with a guy whose SuperPac's neg ads took Christie out in January? It's the Jersey way! https://t.co/5P3YmuDE9n


ID: 697557917365620736
Posted at: 2016-02-10 23:09:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  NV spending: Pedals to metal, @SenSanders goes for upset; @marcorubio for a 1st win.
  https://t.co/MaSCtq7Voe


ID: 697399759896649728
Posted at: 2016-02-10 12:40:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Headed to Springfield where @BarackObama announced his candidacy nine years ago today.  What a warm/chilly memory!


ID: 697302261928759296
Posted at: 2016-02-10 06:13:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heard @sensanders manager say 2nite that @HillaryClinton has thrown kitchen sink at his man. My guess? Sink is yet to come. #NHPrimary


ID: 697294761028354048
Posted at: 2016-02-10 05:43:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I notice @realDonaldTrump no longer simply talks about The Wall.  Now it's always The-Wall-That-Will-Be-Built.  Almost biblical.
  #nhprimary


ID: 697287936245657600
Posted at: 2016-02-10 05:16:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @marcorubio SuperPac fired a barrage of negative NH media at the start of '16 to take down @ChrisChristie. Payback 2nite! #nhprimary


ID: 697259013193515008
Posted at: 2016-02-10 03:21:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Much different tone from @JohnKasich tonight than any of the previous speakers.  Reflective & touching.
  #NHPrimary


ID: 697254725008408576
Posted at: 2016-02-10 03:04:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whatever you think of it, this is pure @realDonaldTrump and it's what got him up on that platform tonight. #NHPrimary


ID: 697253888110567424
Posted at: 2016-02-10 03:00:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Even as he congratulated his opponents, sort of, @realDonaldTrump already is whacking @tedcruz with a 2-by-4 ad in SC. #NHPrimary


ID: 697251668866547712
Posted at: 2016-02-10 02:52:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A year ago, I'm not sure @SenSanders himself dreamed of standing before them as a candidate for POTUS!
  #NHPrimary


ID: 697250024338690048
Posted at: 2016-02-10 02:45:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is getting to be like a @springsteen concert. @Sensanders starts a line, and the crowd finishes it. They know the lyrics. #NHPrimary


ID: 697248755892879361
Posted at: 2016-02-10 02:40:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Stunning data point: @berniesanders won handily among NH liberals, not surprisingly, but also among moderates. #NHPrimary


ID: 697244648591511552
Posted at: 2016-02-10 02:24:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  For @HillaryClinton, go to case is bio. I've done it before, so you can count on me. But is it too much about her & not people? #NHPrimary


ID: 697242724395778050
Posted at: 2016-02-10 02:16:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In conceding NH, @HillaryClinton starts with the travesty of Flint, which will be heard loud and clear in SC.
  #NHPrimary


ID: 697170397805027329
Posted at: 2016-02-09 21:29:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In 2008, Obama's lead in NH exit polls shrunk with each wave.  As I recall it, from 8 to 5 to 3. He lost by two. Best to wait for real #s!


ID: 697065381144457216
Posted at: 2016-02-09 14:31:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With IA hype doused by debate fumble, a 3d, 4th or 5th finish not out of question for @marcorubio. Talk abt anxiety! https://t.co/03ObofyUm4


ID: 697049132951859200
Posted at: 2016-02-09 13:27:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And one question: Will polls suggesting @SenSanders blowout send NH's famously movable Indys to @GOP race.  Boost for @JohnKasich?


ID: 697048305344323585
Posted at: 2016-02-09 13:24:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In the crazy world of poll-driven expectations, a single digit win for @SenSanders in NH would almost be viewed as a disappointing night.


ID: 697046616642076672
Posted at: 2016-02-09 13:17:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This NH  @GOP race is really a doozy. @realDonaldTrump should hang on, but by what margin? Beyond him, seems like an absolute dogfight, 2-5.


ID: 696848790905614336
Posted at: 2016-02-09 00:11:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  76 polls in NH since late June of last year. @realDonaldTrump has led every single one. Seems like a trend, but...

  https://t.co/YNXP66VhuC


ID: 696790901797089280
Posted at: 2016-02-08 20:21:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When the exact same problems crop up in separate campaigns, with different staff, at what point do the principals say, "Hey, maybe it's US?"


ID: 696727390328762368
Posted at: 2016-02-08 16:08:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How does @HillaryClinton deal with "trust gap?" Chief strategist Joel Benenson on Axe Files. https://t.co/5unBFG34D0 https://t.co/VUUsm7RJHY


ID: 696543891072409601
Posted at: 2016-02-08 03:59:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Listening @theOfficial18 say that he was going out to drink some Budweiser, I thought, Hey! Maybe they'd PAY him to say that! #SuperBowl


ID: 696521045142929408
Posted at: 2016-02-08 02:28:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This chastisement of young women who fail to back @HillaryClinton seems way off key and likely counterproductive.
  https://t.co/YeLWWqfIcw


ID: 696471134204616704
Posted at: 2016-02-07 23:10:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Few things make you more aware of the passage of time than watching your boyhood football icons limp out to take a bow! 
  #SuperBowl


ID: 696448591032811521
Posted at: 2016-02-07 21:40:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ok, Trumpsters.  I concede I misread.  @realDonaldTrump learned little from Iowa and ISN'T lowering expectations! https://t.co/PX5ea7HWVb


ID: 696441267786510337
Posted at: 2016-02-07 21:11:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "If I came in 2d or 3d I'd be thrilled," @realDonaldTrump tells @DanaBashCNN. Burned by IA, he plays down NH expectations. #UnnaturalAct


ID: 696351905820372992
Posted at: 2016-02-07 15:16:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Crazy as these public polls are, even WITH them you are often flying in the blind! https://t.co/1FJDvqwocM


ID: 696350612733214720
Posted at: 2016-02-07 15:11:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I try to swear off public polling, but habit's hard to kick. I'll be eager 2 see 1st post debate tracker to see if @marcorubio paid a price.


ID: 696346667252113409
Posted at: 2016-02-07 14:55:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Come to think of it, that Dan Hicks song "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?" may be tune several candidates hear from NH voters.


ID: 696345314844872706
Posted at: 2016-02-07 14:50:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sad to hear of the passing of troubadour Dan Hicks, author of the greatest song title ever: How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away? RIP


ID: 696174124230709249
Posted at: 2016-02-07 03:30:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On abortion, @marcorubio tries to clean up his "no exceptions" position from first debate, which would haunt him in a general.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696171920430075904
Posted at: 2016-02-07 03:21:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My guess is @jebbush is hoping that back from the dead story becomes a metaphor for his campaign.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696170372165738496
Posted at: 2016-02-07 03:15:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Feels like @marcorubio has regained his footing a little.  Question is it too little too late to redeem his dismal start?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696169651093577728
Posted at: 2016-02-07 03:12:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now @ChrisChristie is hammering @marcorubio, by implication, for demonizing the Muslim community.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696160326581092356
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:35:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if when @jebbush speaks of "learning the lessons of history" he is acknowledging the mistakes of Iraq?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696158227524886528
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:27:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You get the feeling @MarthaRaddatz doesn't have a high regard for @tedcruz mastery of national security issues. #GOPDebate


ID: 696156361890131972
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:19:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Telling that @ChrisChristie bypasses a chance to hit @JohnKasich and goes right back to hitting @Marcorubio.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696154905069907968
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:13:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  1st round:
  Good night, @jebbush.
  Bullseye for @marcorubio basher @ChrisChristie.
  Bad night 4 @realDonaldTrump.
  Horrific 4 Rubio.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696152840163762176
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:05:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Clark Kent just had a Superman moment, when @jebbush spanked @realDonaldTrump, who is losing it right now.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696152463305535488
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:04:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I thought most people would thing Eminent Domain is a champagne.  But apparently a lot of Rs do, and don't like it.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696152111114031105
Posted at: 2016-02-07 02:02:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If each family becomes it's own insurance company, @RealBenCarson, can they also have their own Pacs?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696150634534465536
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:56:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "That's not what leadership is.  That's what Congress is." @ChrisChristie continues his assault on @marcorubio.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696149598738501632
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:52:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting.  @JohnKasich continues to run what seems like a good general election strategy.  Where does it lead in primaries?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696149112857747457
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:50:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if @ChrisChristie felt @netanyahu & Israel were weak when they traded 1000 prisoners for Gilad Shalit? #GOPDebate


ID: 696147792859889664
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:45:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big dispute: @barackobama knows exactly what he is doing versus he doesn't know what he's doing. #GOPDebate


ID: 696147257989713921
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:43:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Finally called on to speak, @JohnKasich goes negative on people going negative.  Consistent with his campaign theme.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696145139400626176
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:35:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And I bet the other candidates don't mind a bit bringing in a little Jersey muscle to work @marcorubio over. #GOPDebate


ID: 696144047380041729
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:30:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Weird, gratuitous swipe at @JoeBiden by @marcorubio.  Stick to the players on the field, man!
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696143056765120512
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:26:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Or why didn't @tedcruz just lend him a suit so he didn't have to go home for fresh clothes?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696142151256768516
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:23:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Kind of a whiff by @tedcruz.  He won't take say in front of @realDonaldTrump what he said behind his back.#GOPDebate


ID: 696141692949422080
Posted at: 2016-02-07 01:21:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Having missed the last debate, @realDonaldTrump dumps his whole message load in first answer.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 696067281907027968
Posted at: 2016-02-06 20:25:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  UMass tracker has @realDonaldTrump ticking up; @marcorubio down. Globe has Rubio closing on Trump. Something for everyone!
  #pollingmadness


ID: 696038614514462720
Posted at: 2016-02-06 18:31:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Conundrum for Dems: @HillaryClinton has horses to power to nomination, but risks leaving young Berniacs behind. https://t.co/KJqV2XXY9P


ID: 695977643871748096
Posted at: 2016-02-06 14:29:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In '08, an off key line-"You're likable enough, Hillary"-in Sat nite, pre-primary debate haunted @barackobama. Big stakes for @GOPers 2nite.


ID: 695975896893779968
Posted at: 2016-02-06 14:22:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In NH, it's all about mo.  @BostonGlobe #s this AM show @marcorubio & @HillaryClinton closing.  Even tight seconds would be wins for both.


ID: 695743067765280768
Posted at: 2016-02-05 22:57:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No one can be rooting harder 4 @realDonaldTrump in NH than TV news execs. A 2d loss & the greatest reality show in politics would be over.


ID: 695740356252536832
Posted at: 2016-02-05 22:46:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if @marcorubio will demand that his OPPONENTS pass through a metal detector before tomorrow night's debate? He's surely the target.


ID: 695611066772905986
Posted at: 2016-02-05 14:12:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Take it from me, a guy who still has NH tire tracks on his back: Take nothing for granted in the Granite State! https://t.co/JhUUCS9iza


ID: 695451165220274176
Posted at: 2016-02-05 03:37:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why in the world did @SenSanders go down the rabbit hole of explaining/defending campaign materials? NG. #DemDebate


ID: 695444471110995968
Posted at: 2016-02-05 03:10:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Pretty clearly, @HillaryClinton is better fortified for these questions in debate against @GOP. #DemDebate


ID: 695442034774020096
Posted at: 2016-02-05 03:01:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  By the same token, @SenSanders seems less enthused about nat security questions, where he seems like he is checking boxes. #DemDebate


ID: 695441491754258441
Posted at: 2016-02-05 02:59:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Amazing how different @HillaryClinton disposition is when she gets these nat security Qs, which she handles so confidently. #DemDebate


ID: 695438627937980416
Posted at: 2016-02-05 02:47:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Goldman Sachs guys must have gotten tired of hearing the bin laden story by the third speech.
  #demdebate


ID: 695438081499885571
Posted at: 2016-02-05 02:45:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Clever of @SenSanders to compare treatment of Wall Street execs to harsh treatment of kid busted for marijuana. Twofer. #DemDebate


ID: 695433187393077249
Posted at: 2016-02-05 02:26:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton says she finds @SenSanders point calling her establishment candidate "amusing" but she didn't seem that amused. #DemDebate


ID: 695431118703624194
Posted at: 2016-02-05 02:17:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Good question from @chucktodd on whether @BarackObama is a progressive by @SenSanders standards.  Bernie had doubts in '11. #DemDebate


ID: 695423999258415104
Posted at: 2016-02-05 01:49:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watching smirking Rx gouger, Martin Shkreli, mug before Congress, he reminded me of no one so much as James Holmes, the CO mass murderer.


ID: 695365685094907905
Posted at: 2016-02-04 21:57:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Political & history nerd from birth! Timely AxeFIles w/@jmartNYT, top pol writer @nytimes. https://t.co/sjcyZij5Ip https://t.co/iQM2n2Ld6L


ID: 695314386647437313
Posted at: 2016-02-04 18:34:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is the jockey speaking for the horse? @MikeBloomberg pollster Schoen argues in @WSJ for mayor's candidacy if Clinton & Trump or Cruz emerge.


ID: 695291582900215809
Posted at: 2016-02-04 17:03:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In last gasp effort to stop @marcorubio, @jebbush is counting on muscle from Jersey.  You gotta problem with that? https://t.co/yc4iCD0we7


ID: 695290475096469504
Posted at: 2016-02-04 16:59:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @memeorandum: This one moment perfectly captures the Clinton-Sanders war over progressivism https://t.co/7XcQJg0sgw https://t.co/2FB9N4LubE


ID: 695092852024545280
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:53:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But legit case to say she wants to make a difference and not just a statement.  This will continue to be core of debate.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695092449656598528
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:52:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In answering question about why young should vote for her, @HillaryClinton spends too much time talking about HER & not THEM. #DemTownHall


ID: 695092125164310528
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:50:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The turn she just made on the hideous epidemic of addiction in NH and elsewhere was powerful.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695087584385572864
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:32:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder how many folks believe that @HillaryClinton never thought about running for POTUS?
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695085241816473600
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:23:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "How are you going to defend yourself against right wing attacks" seems like a question submitted by campaign!
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695084580467040260
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:20:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Isn't point that if you have a draft registration, men and women should be treated equally? @HillaryClinton kind of punted.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695081453000982532
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:08:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is core difference: @hillaryclinton says she'll fight within system to protect gains. @SenSanders takes aim at system.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695080690086514688
Posted at: 2016-02-04 03:05:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Smart retort from @HillaryClinton on def of progressive, noting @BarackObama & others who would be ruled out by @SenSanders. #DemTownHall


ID: 695078619090141185
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:57:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On the whole, a profitable hour for @SenSanders--and voters.  These Town Halls are more revealing than debates.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695077587106844673
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:53:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Age break in IA caucuses were stark.  Under 30, @SenSanders won by six-to-one. @HillaryClinton crushed him with folks over 65.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695075816011603968
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:46:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  There is no doubt @SenSanders was among those on Left who mused in 2011 about a challenge to @BarackObama.  #DemTownHall


ID: 695074501936201728
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:40:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On this, @SenSanders does set himself up for counter on guns, where he voted his state rather than his progressive principles.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695073108298981376
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:35:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Age question is awkward but valid.  POTUS is a crushing job.  I have seen what it takes out of the person who bears burden.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695070430009364483
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:24:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  These criminal justice questions may be the most important @sensanders will handle, not 4 NH, but SC, where he is well behind.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695068950393184257
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:18:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One thing that continues to work in his favor is that @SenSanders seems utterly comfortable in his own skin.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695067656655892480
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:13:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But @andersoncooper makes key point. Single payer would not get through Congress. And it meets w/very mixed public sentiment. #DemTownHall


ID: 695067080740245506
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:11:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  1st Question goes right to @SenSanders plan for single payer health care. He leaps up and into it, and appears 2 have turned his questioner.


ID: 695065843923812352
Posted at: 2016-02-04 02:06:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This point @SenSanders just raised, about his small donor network, is why this race could go on for a long time.
  #DemTownHall


ID: 695054268403949568
Posted at: 2016-02-04 01:20:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fun to be here for the @CNN Town Hall with the Democratic candidates.  Lots of buzz.  Folks are into it now! https://t.co/PuThdolGKO


ID: 695044855781834753
Posted at: 2016-02-04 00:43:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @PenguinPbks: "Not everyone can point to a moment... when a lifelong passion began. I can." https://t.co/iTrwMLq1wW @davidaxelrod https://t.co/rLIR8vAjq8


ID: 694969927803908096
Posted at: 2016-02-03 19:45:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As folks drop out, I recall the Axelrod rule: You're never as smart as you look when you win, and never as dumb as you look when you lose!


ID: 694876194785902592
Posted at: 2016-02-03 13:32:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How much have radio shock jocks of the Right paved the way for @realDonaldTrump & @tedcruz? @smerconish says plenty! https://t.co/GUbTi37WxD


ID: 694759746231013376
Posted at: 2016-02-03 05:50:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Out of IA: @HillaryClinton speaks Tuesday of "getting back to the big center" of politics. Seems aimed at Indy voters pivotal in NH primary.


ID: 694645242134405121
Posted at: 2016-02-02 22:15:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One note of caution for Ds post Iowa: This is first time, in an open seat election, when Rs outvoted Ds. Something to watch in purple IA.


ID: 694594711231807490
Posted at: 2016-02-02 18:54:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Report: Warriors Serious Threat to Sign Durant" via @TeamStream. There ought to be a law against this!! @NBA  https://t.co/w8Q1m1ic0P


ID: 694546108291366914
Posted at: 2016-02-02 15:41:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  True. But Obama had 7 opponents and grew that share of the caucus well beyond where it was Monday.  https://t.co/TTV0ilTJGH


ID: 694531402545643520
Posted at: 2016-02-02 14:42:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting play by @SenSanders team to raise questions about results in IA.  Are they after the W, or playing on trust and honesty issues?


ID: 694515607199485953
Posted at: 2016-02-02 13:39:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Iowa was a trap for @realDonaldTrump, lured into a shootout on unfriendly terrain. But 2d defeat in NH would be clear message: You're fired!


ID: 694513937702895616
Posted at: 2016-02-02 13:33:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Despite whining of @HillaryClinton pals, fact that she escaped Berniemania in IA, despite high turnout, reflected well-organized campaign.


ID: 694507081777430528
Posted at: 2016-02-02 13:06:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Excited that paperback of my book-Believer: My Forty Years in Politics-hits bookstores today! (For both the readers and burners among you!)


ID: 694493115269406720
Posted at: 2016-02-02 12:10:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saw your comment in @nytimes, @stuartpstevens, that political dynasties are "un-American." But didn't you work for the 2d President Bush?


ID: 694480320670912513
Posted at: 2016-02-02 11:19:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Polls took a beating Iowa. Still, it will be fascinating to glimpse post-caucus numbers in NH to see how @GOP race is scrambled. #iacaucus


ID: 694401876612227072
Posted at: 2016-02-02 06:08:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given the conventional wisdom going in, and If turnout was a high as it now seems, @HillaryClinton may have done well to escape with a tie.


ID: 694399595925868544
Posted at: 2016-02-02 05:58:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It's not clear that we'll ever know with absolute certainty who actually finished 1st among Ds in Iowa, and not sure it matters. #iacaucus


ID: 694389079153188864
Posted at: 2016-02-02 05:17:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Winning by tying, @SenSanders takes full advantage of his platform, delivering a passionate jeremiad about economic fairness.


ID: 694378157563060224
Posted at: 2016-02-02 04:33:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @JenniferJJacobs of @DMRegister was on The Axe Files last week, she predicted @realDonaldTrump would pay price 4 skipping debate. Yep.


ID: 694365939266142209
Posted at: 2016-02-02 03:45:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Never has their been a more buoyant third place finisher than @marcorubio.  But watch the GOP establishment rush to his corner now.


ID: 694364568823435264
Posted at: 2016-02-02 03:39:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Could surprising second, maybe third place showing damage @realDonaldTrump standing in famously late-breaking NH?
  #IACaucus


ID: 694363864247451648
Posted at: 2016-02-02 03:37:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Tough game, this politics.  One day your a peacock and the next day you're a feather duster.  So long @GovMikeHuckabee & @MartinOMalley.


ID: 694332695405551617
Posted at: 2016-02-02 01:33:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  IF entrance poll #s hold up, a big night for @marcorubio, vying w/@tedcruz for 2d. Big boost  for establishment showdown in NH. #IowaCaucus


ID: 694255161817055232
Posted at: 2016-02-01 20:25:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  From @lancearmstrong & @FIFAcom to @NFL, @JulietMacur of @nytimes has exposed dark corners. https://t.co/rX0w5eFU0G https://t.co/QeEHfFoz24


ID: 694234225487286274
Posted at: 2016-02-01 19:01:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As we wait for the caucuses, I'm grooving on the clips playing of @Barackobama's Iowa victory speech.  Such a night!


ID: 694198265609359362
Posted at: 2016-02-01 16:38:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @realDonaldTrump says no one likes @tedcruz, he ignores 65 percent of GOPers polled by @DMRegister who said they do. Trump fave? 50%.


ID: 694182862510231552
Posted at: 2016-02-01 15:37:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Primary days are rough for kibitzers, but at least you can monitor voting.  Caucus days are worse, because there is nothing to do but wait!


ID: 694146239407980545
Posted at: 2016-02-01 13:12:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Buried within the @DMRegister numbers was one telling figure: If @tedcruz had @realDonaldTrump 1 on 1, he'd be up 53-35. Crowd may save DT.


ID: 693880169858273280
Posted at: 2016-01-31 19:34:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Delicate balance for @marcorubio, stoking a sense of possibility while dousing high expectations. Hence, his tributes to @tedcruz IA org.


ID: 693585290129248256
Posted at: 2016-01-31 00:03:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @DMRegister #s hold up, it will be bitter blow for @tedcruz. Counting so heavily on IA, loss would be missile 2 main engine of Cruz ship.


ID: 693585030896062464
Posted at: 2016-01-31 00:02:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If I were @HillaryClinton, I would be happy with @DMRegister #s. Earlier @SenSanders mo stopped. Enthusiasm equal. Her vote more certain.


ID: 693583922853212160
Posted at: 2016-01-30 23:57:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Final @DMRegister poll shows @HillaryClinton w/firmer support; leading w/past attendees & older voters; @SenSanders up w/young; 1st timers.


ID: 693582715363418112
Posted at: 2016-01-30 23:53:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ktumulty: DMR/Bloomberg Poll suggests 34% will be first-time caucus goers. Typical Number. Was 60% when Obama won in 08.


ID: 693581805488836608
Posted at: 2016-01-30 23:49:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @DMRegister poll affirms aggregate polling trends. @realDonaldTrump leads.  @hillaryclinton & @bernieSanders locked in Iowa barnburner.


ID: 693517075080441856
Posted at: 2016-01-30 19:32:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You have to give @realDonaldTrump credit 4 stagecraft, w/tarmac event in IA, Air Force Trump in background.
  All he lacks is country to lead.


ID: 693515884032344064
Posted at: 2016-01-30 19:27:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Recalling grim day 5 yrs ago she was grievously wounded, It was truly moving to watch @GabbyGiffords in Iowa, speaking for @HillaryClinton.


ID: 693494804618043392
Posted at: 2016-01-30 18:03:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Could Trump appeal to labor voters? @nytimes picks up fear @SEIU chief @MaryKayHenry first raised on The Axe Files. https://t.co/svnzULKwig…


ID: 693494538489458688
Posted at: 2016-01-30 18:02:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  From Dept. of the Obvious: Fair or not, timing of latest @HillaryClinton email story is hugely inconvenient in a razor close race.


ID: 693480564926627840
Posted at: 2016-01-30 17:07:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JessicaYellin: What is a caucus, how does it work? Great explain explanation 6 mins in: https://t.co/TsByOhk19m. @JenniferJJacobs  https://t.co/X3D30CV4ZI


ID: 693150431158145025
Posted at: 2016-01-29 19:15:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Every sign-recent polls, anecdotes & body language of campaigns-points to photo finish in IA between @HillaryClinton & @SenSanders.


ID: 693146253916553216
Posted at: 2016-01-29 18:58:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @marcorubio has a big night in IA on Monday, it sets him up for another 2/9 in NH, where he's trying to break out as establishment fave.


ID: 693144723238866944
Posted at: 2016-01-29 18:52:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  IA is a must win for @tedcruz. Shifting his fire to @marcorubio 3 days out feels like a break glass moment. https://t.co/JawOZWgW9j


ID: 693129497776934912
Posted at: 2016-01-29 17:52:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  8 yrs after @barackobama announced his candidacy at the Old State Capitol, he's coming home! https://t.co/IVMWPPwGr8 https://t.co/L4FUYkNlE9


ID: 692918654757924864
Posted at: 2016-01-29 03:54:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ok, let's be honest, gang.  Love him @ his whole, crazy act or not, this debate was kind of snoozer without @realDonaldTrump. #GOPDebate


ID: 692915259749855232
Posted at: 2016-01-29 03:40:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I've said it before, but @ChrisChristie lecturing on accountability seems like a bridge too far. #GOPDebate


ID: 692913377916665858
Posted at: 2016-01-29 03:33:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Invoking Christ as his savior in an earlier answer-speaking to faith just now- @marcorubio going right after @tedcruz base.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 692909135352889344
Posted at: 2016-01-29 03:16:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Being detested by almost everyone in Washington actually is an essential part of the @tedcruz message. #GOPDebate


ID: 692908080523116544
Posted at: 2016-01-29 03:12:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Probably unnecessary to say, but when politicians say in debates how much they like the guy they're about to attack, they don't. #GOPDebate


ID: 692907278882615297
Posted at: 2016-01-29 03:09:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @realDonaldTrump is watching, he must be enjoying watching all his main challengers beat each other up on immigration reform.#GOPDebate


ID: 692903072880693250
Posted at: 2016-01-29 02:52:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Cheap applause meter goes tilt when @chrischristie names Planned Parenthood as one government program he would cut. #GOPDebate


ID: 692902393915179010
Posted at: 2016-01-29 02:49:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder how @RandPaul's case on criminal justice reform plays here? Been 1 place where some on left and right have come together. #GOPDebate


ID: 692900840475009025
Posted at: 2016-01-29 02:43:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But @JohnKasich 's more positive message, which might play well in general, seems discordant on this @GOP stage. #GOPDebate


ID: 692900291738365952
Posted at: 2016-01-29 02:41:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Listening to @JohnKasich talk about all the moments in history he witnessed has a kind of Zelig feel to it. #GOPDebate


ID: 692899869241929732
Posted at: 2016-01-29 02:39:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Barred from varsity debate, @GovMikeHuckabee and @RickSantorum making cameos on @realDonaldTrump's reality show. Vacation next? #GOPdebate


ID: 692894369016258560
Posted at: 2016-01-29 02:17:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JohnKasich traveled to Iowa, but speaks directly to New Hampshire.  He ain't playing here.#GOPDebate


ID: 692872049803460609
Posted at: 2016-01-29 00:49:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This undercard debate has the feel of a late season baseball game between second division teams pretending it matters.  #GOPDebate


ID: 692856942012665861
Posted at: 2016-01-28 23:49:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not good for @SenSanders camp to be in #s war with liberal icon @NYTimeskrugman over cost of single payer. https://t.co/kJJyuu5eF1


ID: 692853886629974016
Posted at: 2016-01-28 23:36:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So @realDonaldTrump will steal the story by showing up or he will steal it by NOT showing up. Either way, he's the lead.
  #GOPdebate


ID: 692842324011778052
Posted at: 2016-01-28 22:50:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Cuz, I got no neck."
  -Fmr @whitesox outfielder Walt "No Neck" Williams, explaining his nickname. RIP https://t.co/60FoISni9O


ID: 692802252751372288
Posted at: 2016-01-28 20:11:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I, for one, have decided that I won't live Tweet tonight's Republican debate unless @megynkelly appears! Time to take a stand!
  #GOPDebate


ID: 692728629520916480
Posted at: 2016-01-28 15:19:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Will @realDonaldTrump debate gambit work? @JenniferJJacobs, lead pol writer 4 @DMRegister https://t.co/Scrtqm7H9f https://t.co/tuxOng8hLl


ID: 692701422484393984
Posted at: 2016-01-28 13:31:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Feels like establishment Rs have a plan: Kill @tedcruz candidacy in IA & hope @marcorubio emerges to deal w/ @realDonaldTrump down the line.


ID: 692696039313248256
Posted at: 2016-01-28 13:09:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Spurning @FoxNews debate, @realDonaldTrump says it's "an eye for an eye."  In the Donald's case, isn't it "I for I?"


ID: 692687425907396608
Posted at: 2016-01-28 12:35:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Most interesting in new @wsj @maristpoll is lack of "enthusiasm gap" in Dem races in IA, NH & SC. If true, good news for @HillaryClinton.


ID: 692068548672356353
Posted at: 2016-01-26 19:36:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Eight years ago, @BarackObama won a crucial, landslide victory in SC  w/a multi-racial coalition that defied old assumptions. Inspiring day!


ID: 691950635391062016
Posted at: 2016-01-26 11:47:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You have & you're right. And as only vehicle that can outrace @tedcruz, IA GOP bigwigs seem to be jumping on board. https://t.co/Gte2yErDOJ


ID: 691943367261962242
Posted at: 2016-01-26 11:18:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Can't tell if @realDonaldTrump is being peevish or diabolical by threatening debate boycott over @megynkelly.  Good way to build audience!


ID: 691853434941759489
Posted at: 2016-01-26 05:21:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @brianefallon @POTUS @HillaryClinton Just playing it straight, brother! But all kidding aside, she's lucky to have you. You do a great job.


ID: 691835134010638336
Posted at: 2016-01-26 04:08:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @EJDionne: #Hillary had a really good night. She laid off attacks on #Bernie while stressing her key argument that she was more plausible president.


ID: 691830934170161152
Posted at: 2016-01-26 03:52:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In breaking news, @HillaryClinton wins full-throated endorsement from her press secretary. https://t.co/u0OepkCRHm


ID: 691829288799203328
Posted at: 2016-01-26 03:45:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @GOP oligarch mischief-making in Dem caucuses, hitting @SenSanders in ads for positions that will drive Ds his way. https://t.co/jNENuf0d9P


ID: 691656411713933312
Posted at: 2016-01-25 16:18:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Former top @HillaryClinton aide recalls dark WH days. Hear full convo. New Axe Files. https://t.co/KEiwI4tavJ   https://t.co/R506vBFHkl


ID: 691642511660441600
Posted at: 2016-01-25 15:23:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @nytopinion: The trash-talking, authoritarian, give-no-quarter Trump is the antithesis of Obama, writes @davidaxelrod. https://t.co/lYLpSEqmA5


ID: 691459593172418561
Posted at: 2016-01-25 03:16:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Few know @HillaryClinton better than fmr top aide @PattiSolisDoyle. Fascinating insights at https://t.co/KEiwI4tavJ https://t.co/mxJxoCrub7


ID: 691374774262566912
Posted at: 2016-01-24 21:39:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Biggest frustration I had in '12 was dealing with reporters who wanted to quiz me about crazy, errant public polls. https://t.co/DtBWW7Zr4W


ID: 691313459795984384
Posted at: 2016-01-24 17:35:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The deep-thinking @DouthatNYT channels his inner political strategist on stopping @realDonaldTrump. Solid advice. https://t.co/1yt0E2GOs8


ID: 691310061856133122
Posted at: 2016-01-24 17:22:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saw @berniesanders on one show saying, "WE are capable of being POTUS." Turned channels & there he was again! Could there be many Bernies?


ID: 691305804956332032
Posted at: 2016-01-24 17:05:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Rick Perry donned them to look smarter. Now a week before voting begins, @JebBush ditches the professorial glasses for Sunday interviews.


ID: 691012198303289344
Posted at: 2016-01-23 21:38:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@ChuckGrassley at @realDonaldTrump rally? Frantic to derail @tedcruz in IA before he picks up steam, establishment Rs play the Trump card.


ID: 690929804326092801
Posted at: 2016-01-23 16:11:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Even with a @realDonaldTrump, @sensanders final, Indy route would be prodigious lift for @MikeBloomberg. System just isn't set up for it.


ID: 690926343513620481
Posted at: 2016-01-23 15:57:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I am beginning to think that @GovEdRendell wakes up every morning to a piping hot cup of truth serum. He doesn't hold back!


ID: 690647636223881216
Posted at: 2016-01-22 21:30:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I always thought if you wanted to take over the U.S., you would seed the clouds over D.C  in winter & the gov would be immobilized by snow.


ID: 690536147618000900
Posted at: 2016-01-22 14:07:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In last 36 hours, three public polls in Iowa.  Two have @HillaryClinton up by 9%. One has @berniesanders up by 8%. Something for everyone!


ID: 690317279750295552
Posted at: 2016-01-21 23:37:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Two ads up in IA tell story of race: @SenSanders aims 4 heart; @HillaryClinton 4 head. https://t.co/HHCn0jAJgP.  https://t.co/v4aUuyW0G7


ID: 690219919795945474
Posted at: 2016-01-21 17:10:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @michikokakutani: My review of "Youngblood," an urgent & deeply moving new novel about the Iraq war by army veteran Matt Gallagher: https://t.co/l6gJIxQgXE


ID: 690205517411696640
Posted at: 2016-01-21 16:13:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One comfort for @HillaryClinton in an anxious January is that expectations have shifted: Even a narrow win in IA would be treated as a plus.


ID: 690160663902162944
Posted at: 2016-01-21 13:14:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hands off that torch!  JFK's grandson smacks down @tedcruz for claiming President Kennedy's mantle. https://t.co/FIy3wlCzsX


ID: 690158523485949952
Posted at: 2016-01-21 13:06:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I have a lot of respect for Bob Dole, but it feels like GOP establishment foes of @tedcruz may be playing into his hands by attacking him.


ID: 690155391523647490
Posted at: 2016-01-21 12:54:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @heidisteinberg @KarlRove Thanks, Heidi. It was great fun, though Rove and I were yapping so much I never got to the cake! (Probably best.)


ID: 689833135643725824
Posted at: 2016-01-20 15:33:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I clearly don't agree w/@SarahPalinUSA, but folks she & @realDonaldTrump are talking to get it & feel media disdain. https://t.co/ZivM8hHg09


ID: 689629650230861825
Posted at: 2016-01-20 02:04:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Forget, @realDonaldTrump  & @SenSanders.  This is what a REAL crowd awaiting Springsteen concert at United Center. https://t.co/8XjbMwUzdx


ID: 689584634640863233
Posted at: 2016-01-19 23:06:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Feel bad for @MartinOMalley, who's put in his all. But in new @cnn NH poll, he's now officially the candidate of the 1%. And only 1%.


ID: 689558224723406848
Posted at: 2016-01-19 21:21:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SarahPalinUSA backing of @realDonaldTrump makes sense, given their shared base. Unlike billionaire trust fund guy, she COMES from there.


ID: 689482734331277312
Posted at: 2016-01-19 16:21:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If someone had suggested it, it WOULD have been!  But, come on, The Axe Files ain't bad! https://t.co/1jsq0YA97y https://t.co/iFgZ2DA2hV


ID: 689451743944421376
Posted at: 2016-01-19 14:17:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wouldn't it be smart--and right-- for GOPers to express solicitude for people of Flint? Or is it fear of offending Gov? #FlintWaterCrisis


ID: 689294416411029505
Posted at: 2016-01-19 03:52:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A cold shower of reality for those who think @realDonaldTrump would be a strong nominee for @GOP.  #s are clear. https://t.co/TuA9Sr7Gop


ID: 689153396927033344
Posted at: 2016-01-18 18:32:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sad to learn of the passing of Johnny Bach, the gritty defensive mind behind the lockdown defenses of the champion @chicagobulls teams. RIP.


ID: 689123652428681217
Posted at: 2016-01-18 16:34:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Senate whip & @hillaryclinton backer @SenatorDurbin warns against torching Bernie. AxeFiles. https://t.co/bW1KFQNp4U https://t.co/D44wMnru2E


ID: 689121291350216708
Posted at: 2016-01-18 16:24:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Cruz claims JFK's mantle via @POLITICO for Man, the chutzpah! (Or is that a NY values word?) https://t.co/K7YneuIANj https://t.co/3KQAREYViQ


ID: 689081130562285569
Posted at: 2016-01-18 13:45:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting post-debate commentary: some hand it to @HillaryClinton, others say @SenSanders a clear winner. Truth is, it was a mixed deal.


ID: 688924553041563648
Posted at: 2016-01-18 03:23:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But it’s noteworthy that it was in Charleston that @HillaryClinton castigated @BarackObama for saying we should talk to enemies. @DemDebate


ID: 688924256873410560
Posted at: 2016-01-18 03:21:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Palpable how much more comfortable @HillaryClinton feels on nat security turf, a concern for GOPers who want to have at her. #DemDebate


ID: 688919736877453312
Posted at: 2016-01-18 03:03:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Like on HC, @HillaryClinton’s pushing boulder uphill in suggesting @SenSanders coddled Wall Street- whatever votes she cites. #DemDebate


ID: 688918316702937088
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:58:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In all fairness, @SenSanders was among those who ruminated about the need for a challenge from the Left to @BarackObama in 2011. #DemDebate


ID: 688917807686365184
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:56:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  8 yrs ago, @HillaryClinton & @BarackObama went at it in SC debate. Tonight, she’s unabashedly championing @POTUS’s record. #DemDebate


ID: 688914170134310912
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:41:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seems like @HillaryClinton is fully embracing her status as an establishment candidate, speaking about how progress is won. #DemDebate


ID: 688913607267102720
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:39:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder if @SenSanders would have been as quick to throw VT @GovPeterShumlin under bus on HC f he’d not endorsed @HillaryClinton?
  #DemDebate


ID: 688912211696287744
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:34:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The short answer is no, it wasn’t fair to say @BernieSanders wants to take HC away. Fair to question plan, not intent. #DemDebate


ID: 688911116089585668
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:29:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Armed with a pile of oppo, @HillaryClinton wounded @SenSanders on guns, with little reply.  #DemDebate


ID: 688909011907788800
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:21:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When a candidate begins an answer with “Let’s talk about this,” it generally means they really don’t want to talk about this.
  #DemDebate


ID: 688906886620561408
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:12:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wish I had gone to a school where a D-minus grade just was not bad enough! (But Bernie IS trapped between his state and base)  #DemDebate


ID: 688906243411415040
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:10:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Microcosm of challenge for @HillaryClinton. @sensanders message is clear, succinct and understandable.  Hers is more nuanced.


ID: 688904756807467008
Posted at: 2016-01-18 02:04:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  No one who hasn’t been involved in one of these can fully appreciate the pressure—which I guess is sort of the point.
  #DemDebate


ID: 688892376841080832
Posted at: 2016-01-18 01:15:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @MarkHalperin @SHO_TheCircus Now I see why you guys took on @mmckinnon.  He's a clean-living mountain man!


ID: 688891719094562818
Posted at: 2016-01-18 01:12:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @MarkHalperin: .@davidaxelrod I had what John had plus I had bacon and Husk Puppies. So he might have to carry on w/o me. Watch @SHO_TheCircus at 8pm


ID: 688862684687761409
Posted at: 2016-01-17 23:17:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Debate prep: Only time a staffer gets to beat up on the boss in front of a crowd! https://t.co/KhDEnQ5mfl


ID: 688861893793050625
Posted at: 2016-01-17 23:14:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I hope @MarkHalperin is prepared to lead your empire on his own.  Based on this, I give you no more than six months! https://t.co/6jGVs2jcTx


ID: 688855581516533762
Posted at: 2016-01-17 22:49:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jmartNYT: @davidaxelrod  I was wrong.  he was referring to Ike's mass deportations not internment camps.


ID: 688807702940807168
Posted at: 2016-01-17 19:38:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If GOP fears @SenSanders more than @HillaryClinton, why is @KarlRove's X-Roads running ads against HER in IA, aping Bernie's Wall St. hit?


ID: 688765149918830597
Posted at: 2016-01-17 16:49:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Would @SenSanders have voted same on guns had he been representing Brooklyn & not VT? "Probably not."
  The Axe Files. https://t.co/bAUDZx7WW8


ID: 688744624630833152
Posted at: 2016-01-17 15:28:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Best, post surgery, 2 @JoakimNoah, heart & soul of @chicagobulls & champion for at-risk kids. Here, on The AxeFiles: https://t.co/iWFDlPTj19


ID: 688547376114569217
Posted at: 2016-01-17 02:24:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Man, this is what I DON'T miss about politics: Finger-pointing & post mortems before 1st game's even been played! https://t.co/0ofL0fpQ6q


ID: 688527380571406336
Posted at: 2016-01-17 01:04:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @ezraklein It is, though it might require an update. @marcorubio has made a turn to a much darker, angry rhetoric as the voting approaches.


ID: 688417685772832768
Posted at: 2016-01-16 17:49:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  For all the bluster and bombast fashionable in some quarters, today's events underscore how important and--under-appreciated--diplomacy is.


ID: 688414285098258433
Posted at: 2016-01-16 17:35:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @speechboy71: Wait until Chris Christie finds out Ronald Reagan swapped prisoners in return for hostages who were taken illegally  https://t.co/v6rx06DYMu


ID: 688375322027397122
Posted at: 2016-01-16 15:00:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  While @tedcruz disdains NY values, turns out he values-and used-plenty of NY money--even if he didn't report it. https://t.co/OpY1tVRJbX


ID: 688033415325724672
Posted at: 2016-01-15 16:22:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Does @GrahamBlog endorsement mean that @JebBush will hang in the race regardless of his finish in NH?


ID: 688030483410714625
Posted at: 2016-01-15 16:10:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @GasolFoundation: Retweet to vote for Pau Gasol for 2016 All-Star. #NBAVote Let's make a BIG PUSH today! #TogetherWeWill https://t.co/CCfW20MbGp


ID: 688001058698870784
Posted at: 2016-01-15 14:13:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@FiveThirtyEight Great unaccounted for variable in assessing IA caucuses is org. @BarackObama likely would not have won in '08 without it.


ID: 687849671079809024
Posted at: 2016-01-15 04:11:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now @tedcruz and @marcorubio work their prepared attacks around immigration.  Rubio backs up truck and dumps the entire load.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687849193700868096
Posted at: 2016-01-15 04:10:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Trying to dance away from past sponsorship of immigration reform, @marcorubio plays terrorism card to say "no longer operative."
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687838129709957120
Posted at: 2016-01-15 03:26:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Of course, @JebBush is right.  Presidents CAN'T say rash things.  But, as this debate proves, campaigns sometimes reward them.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687837022568841217
Posted at: 2016-01-15 03:21:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Least likely question to draw "yes" from @realDonaldTrump:
  "Is there anything that has caused you to reconsider your position?" #GOPDebate


ID: 687835198025678848
Posted at: 2016-01-15 03:14:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  1st ad after 1st break was for a video game, Mobile Force, w/@Schwarzenegger, playing a general unleashing holy hell. Perfect!
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687833318960672769
Posted at: 2016-01-15 03:06:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As a native New Yorker, I appreciated @realDonaldTrump defending city.  Wonder how it played with base? #GOPDebate


ID: 687832987388346368
Posted at: 2016-01-15 03:05:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Asked abt his past support 4 gun control, @chrischristie goes all Sopranos on @POTUS, vowing to "kick your rear ends out of WH." #GOPdebate


ID: 687831432002056192
Posted at: 2016-01-15 02:59:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @marcorubio makes an absolutely ludicrous assertion that @POTUS wants to confiscate guns. #GOPDebate


ID: 687828650637570048
Posted at: 2016-01-15 02:48:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @realDonaldTrump tonight says he didn't mind @nikkihaley criticism.
  Yesterday, he said "she's very weak on illegal immigration."
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687827547460087808
Posted at: 2016-01-15 02:44:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "When you're a governor, you're held accountable for everything you do." #GOPDebate https://t.co/1mnGYl2SG8


ID: 687823807478927362
Posted at: 2016-01-15 02:29:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Since Sept. Constitution hasn't changed, but the polls have."
  Pretty good @tedcruz hit on @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 687819539074121728
Posted at: 2016-01-15 02:12:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Throughout the debates, @ChrisChristie has been the champion of the dramatic turns to the folks at home.
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687817684264828928
Posted at: 2016-01-15 02:04:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why do those candidate introductions always feel like the cold open to Saturday Night Live?
  #GOPDebate


ID: 687779580766076928
Posted at: 2016-01-14 23:33:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@RepMikeRogers, per discussion Tuesday on 
  @CNN when about whether @realDonaldTrump had made inroads w/Dems: https://t.co/4AgtTZkZWh


ID: 687764290414067712
Posted at: 2016-01-14 22:32:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Heads up, Bernie!  Bet here is that HRC team call today complaining about @BernieSanders new contrast ad is prelude to missile of their own.


ID: 687745405900206081
Posted at: 2016-01-14 21:17:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@stuartpstevens on new Axe Files: “If Trump were the nominee...there will be a very strong third-party candidate."https://t.co/zy3QBCVlXg


ID: 687639922845421568
Posted at: 2016-01-14 14:18:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Champion of the Working Man:
  @realDonaldTrump says "don't pay the bastard" of sound tech after his microphone pops at rally.


ID: 687631847577247744
Posted at: 2016-01-14 13:46:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe @tedcruz's million dollar campaign loan from Goldman Sachs will be bond with GOP elites. https://t.co/SH4kILn3jQ


ID: 687630569883185152
Posted at: 2016-01-14 13:41:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Eight years ago, Iowa Democrats launched @barackobama and he's still their fave, with 91-8 rating in final, pre-caucus Iowa Poll.


ID: 687629719785848832
Posted at: 2016-01-14 13:37:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Final Iowa Poll shows @HillaryClinton & @SenSanders in virtual tie.  Both extremely well-liked.  Makes 11th hour hits certain but dicey.


ID: 687619890119847936
Posted at: 2016-01-14 12:58:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Kudos to @whitesox & new play-by-play man @jasonbenetti, whose story is inspiring to all who live w/disabilities. https://t.co/dd88tjLBLi


ID: 687505397104685056
Posted at: 2016-01-14 05:23:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @michikokakutani: Gay Talese talks about the art of the profile and gives advice to young writers.  https://t.co/gQgnq8tW2z via @VanityFair


ID: 687481230284046340
Posted at: 2016-01-14 03:47:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SpeakerRyan blasts @POTUS for decrying angry nativism in SOTU, but praises @nikkihaley for doing same in response. https://t.co/06Q09eqec7


ID: 687452461158645761
Posted at: 2016-01-14 01:53:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @RepMikeRogers Ah, the old: "I don't care what the PEOPLE of the world think; I talk to LEADERS" gambit. :)


ID: 687422809652477952
Posted at: 2016-01-13 23:55:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wall Street Loan Helped Ease Ted Cruz’s Senate Bid in 2012, via @nytimes. No slight 2 Times, but tough oppo drop! https://t.co/3949MHv70n


ID: 687399945243090944
Posted at: 2016-01-13 22:24:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Neil_Irwin: When a headline ends with a question mark, the answer is almost always "no" https://t.co/aDpzaG92fH


ID: 687264561133674496
Posted at: 2016-01-13 13:26:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My thoughts on "It's Cruz vs. Trump and Rubio vs. Carson in Home-Stretch Iowa Poll" (via Bloomberg): https://t.co/iWcRb3rPyW


ID: 687223677847531521
Posted at: 2016-01-13 10:44:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @gregpinelo: 45 years old, and I'm pretty sure the best thing I'll ever do in my life will turn out to be working to elect Barack Obama. I'm OK with that


ID: 687142656930115584
Posted at: 2016-01-13 05:22:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just to clear up my back-and-forth on @CNN with my friend @RepMikeRogers, here are the #s on U.S. standing in world. https://t.co/roWqNqI3CN


ID: 687115188626190336
Posted at: 2016-01-13 03:33:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seems like @realDonaldTrump and his strident politics is taking a beating tonight from both party speakers.  #SOTU


ID: 687114816557809664
Posted at: 2016-01-13 03:31:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Haley: "During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices.  We must resist that temptation." #SOTU


ID: 687107384339087361
Posted at: 2016-01-13 03:02:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "If we want a better politics, it's not enough to...change a congressman or...senator or even a POTUS.  We have to change the system...#SOTU


ID: 687106474628132864
Posted at: 2016-01-13 02:58:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "When politicians insult Muslims...that doesn't make us safer. That's not telling like it is. It's just wrong." #SOTU


ID: 687103672019456000
Posted at: 2016-01-13 02:47:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "...we sure don't need to push away vital allies in fight by echoing lie that ISIL is rep of one of the world's largest religions."#SOTU


ID: 687100036031750144
Posted at: 2016-01-13 02:33:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Taking no chances, @SpeakerRyan  won't even applaud @POTUS on there are "outdated regulations" & "red tape that need to be cut." #SOTU


ID: 687097609782083585
Posted at: 2016-01-13 02:23:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Our auto industry just had its best year ever." Remember when @POTUS made politically unpopular decision to rescue US auto industry? #SOTU


ID: 687095094680399872
Posted at: 2016-01-13 02:13:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@POTUS on keeping speech short: "I know some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa."
  Even Speaker Ryan smiled at that one.
  #SOTU


ID: 687069284242161664
Posted at: 2016-01-13 00:30:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Arneduncan talks about race as an element of intense opposition to @barackobama.  On The Axe Files. https://t.co/snEM9J3W4F


ID: 687050715601199104
Posted at: 2016-01-12 23:17:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "The rapiers and stilettos were fine for '15. Blunt force will be all the rage when the debate season resumes." https://t.co/9FNq9AZEpV


ID: 686595819957518337
Posted at: 2016-01-11 17:09:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A passionate, candid @arneduncan talks about his yrs as Ed Secy & battle 4 reform. Axe Files https://t.co/rpuaDAaLVu https://t.co/pBquZ87bbb


ID: 686416633074692097
Posted at: 2016-01-11 05:17:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why would Calipari take @Nets job when he already has one of the best coaching jobs in professional basketball? https://t.co/0YqPlhZrtt


ID: 686389151705387008
Posted at: 2016-01-11 03:28:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @jmartNYT: How extraordinary is the GOP race? Not 1 sitting gov or senator is supporting the party's 2 leading candidates 

  https://t.co/tBxencMx0D


ID: 686230596134244357
Posted at: 2016-01-10 16:58:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Justifying his claim that @BarackObama plan is to "take our guns away," @marcorubio says, without iota of evidence, "he would if he could."


ID: 686033014128771072
Posted at: 2016-01-10 03:53:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  El Chapo sat with Sean Penn for 7 hour interview; planned to finance a movie about himself.  Wonder if he'll be calling into Sunday shows?


ID: 685978677125890048
Posted at: 2016-01-10 00:17:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  For some reason--I don't know why--a bunch of @realDonaldTrump supporters thought my last Tweet was about HIM!  I didn't even mention him!


ID: 685976488269619200
Posted at: 2016-01-10 00:08:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  An egomaniacal billionaire who sits atop an empire, revels in his bad boy notoriety and plays by his own rules. I mean El Chapo, of course!


ID: 685913139825754112
Posted at: 2016-01-09 19:56:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With Dem debate fully engaged, hear what @SenSanders had to say about his record on guns on The Axe Files.  https://t.co/giDT3jgwpf


ID: 685877444478414848
Posted at: 2016-01-09 17:35:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Shootout at Ft. Des Moines corral? As caucuses approach, Team @HillaryClinton has @SenSanders within their sights.  https://t.co/Hxhnalmiqz


ID: 685608537947549696
Posted at: 2016-01-08 23:46:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Somehow @tedcruz used John McCain to turn @realDonaldTrump's Birther charges into hit on @marcorubio as establishment candidate!
  #bankshot


ID: 685493910991450114
Posted at: 2016-01-08 16:10:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @NRA & gun industry have no incentive to find common ground. Hoisting the boogeyman of "confiscation" is too lucrative a marketing tool.


ID: 685261777488232448
Posted at: 2016-01-08 00:48:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Broad support for @POTUS steps on guns exposes huge gulf between majority & strident opposition of GOP candidates. https://t.co/2O9vnM0ZP2


ID: 685185489037467649
Posted at: 2016-01-07 19:45:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What's future 4 org labor & U.S. worker? Great chat w/@SEIU chief @MaryKayHenry on ⚒ Files https://t.co/JqXqek0bha https://t.co/uA4PMyluaP


ID: 685146970575388673
Posted at: 2016-01-07 17:12:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It's a ridiculous issue, but it was when they ran it against @BarackObama, too.  Base may be less receptive here. https://t.co/6w3UYFIjYv


ID: 685143141108678656
Posted at: 2016-01-07 16:57:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I have to admit, kind of fun, as an old @BarackObama hand, to watch @realDonaldTrump and @tedcruz erupt in Birther wars. What goes around...


ID: 685130405037539329
Posted at: 2016-01-07 16:06:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Could @realDonaldTrump WIN? @MaryKayHenry, powerful chief of @SEIU, says YES! New Axe Files. https://t.co/JqXqek0bha https://t.co/25Yc3HYIkm


ID: 685121174259433472
Posted at: 2016-01-07 15:29:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Marco Rubio’s Shiny Boots Stir Up the Presidential Race, via @nytimes. So @marcorubio is a well-heeled candidate. https://t.co/DjBdMxfLMf


ID: 684896923451584513
Posted at: 2016-01-07 00:38:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "I'd hate to see something like that get in his way." @realDonaldTrump's touching solicitude 4 @tedcruz in raising Qs abt Cruz's birthplace.


ID: 684885737473490944
Posted at: 2016-01-06 23:54:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @politicoroger: Bullets, ballots, and baloney. The tears of a president. My column: https://t.co/kyIpuCjOWn  https://t.co/TrtdZhXk6u


ID: 684609716119445504
Posted at: 2016-01-06 05:37:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The fact that @realDonaldTrump is suddenly parting with real $ for TV & is birther-baiting @tedcruz tells you something about GOP  race.


ID: 684140391461814272
Posted at: 2016-01-04 22:32:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fun Axe Files w/ @aneeshchopra, nation's1st Chief Tech Officer, on tech-smart government. https://t.co/eii9SdzqzT https://t.co/goKB1kIYQB


ID: 684116587436191745
Posted at: 2016-01-04 20:57:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whatever else, you can't say that this national security debate between @tedcruz & @marcorubio   isn't meaningful. https://t.co/F0E8LmeeZ5


ID: 684048046838165505
Posted at: 2016-01-04 16:25:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Great piece about a wonderful book on an historically important institution, The Chicago Defender. https://t.co/W8qxj9GDpA


ID: 683784801510277120
Posted at: 2016-01-03 22:59:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not since @Jumpman23 have I seen a @chicagobulls performance quite like @JimmyButler gave today.  40 points in the 2d half buries @Raptors!


ID: 683689286684782592
Posted at: 2016-01-03 16:40:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  8 yrs ago tonight, I was in Des Moines with Team @BarackObama, celebrating the sublime, inspiring victory that started it all. Great memory!


ID: 683395908977954818
Posted at: 2016-01-02 21:14:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Former Senator Dale Bumpers, who passed away yesterday, was a great American. Honest, independent, witty and wise. RIP


ID: 683354617502121985
Posted at: 2016-01-02 18:30:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But Grover gets to core of it. His crowd fears government more than armed criminals, terrorists or mentally ill.2/2 https://t.co/zcLms0skTm


ID: 683353984032182272
Posted at: 2016-01-02 18:27:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The future is NOW: 33k gun deaths-a-year.  But we can't take simple, common sense steps like background checks? 1/2 https://t.co/zcLms0skTm


ID: 683323886574899200
Posted at: 2016-01-02 16:28:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I like and respect @MartinOMalley.  But, at this point, you have to ask, what's he doing in this race? https://t.co/JQsqXgoyYG


ID: 683300527879385088
Posted at: 2016-01-02 14:55:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When @realDonaldTrump announced the coming of a new ad campaign, I don't think this is what he had in mind.  https://t.co/jOuTxazdDr


ID: 683126236927946752
Posted at: 2016-01-02 03:22:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Bench of @chicagobulls stampeding teams lately. Tonight, it was @nyknicks. Blew 'em out in the 4th.  Nice way to start the New Year!


ID: 683074234931900417
Posted at: 2016-01-01 23:56:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big legal shootout ahead on POTUS exec order on guns. But with Congress stymied by gun lobby despite public outcry, he's right to act.


ID: 682642957552500736
Posted at: 2015-12-31 19:22:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In the parlance of his old profession, is this a Code Blue for the @RealBenCarson campaign?   https://t.co/8qQaKOW0g2


ID: 682269336283811840
Posted at: 2015-12-30 18:37:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @matthewjdowd @ron_fournier @politico You Detroiters! Always stirring the pot!  Happy New Year to both you troublemakers.


ID: 682240866812084227
Posted at: 2015-12-30 16:44:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This would be awkward to fatal for mere mortal candidates.  But for @realDonaldTrump? There IS no awkward! https://t.co/FUdK3RWqbi


ID: 682234123801374720
Posted at: 2015-12-30 16:17:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Theory is that @ChrisChristie has put all his chips on NH. But he's closing year in IA. Quiet, under radar play for respectability there?


ID: 682196125558820864
Posted at: 2015-12-30 13:46:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Maybe the best cure for "Affuenza" would be to throw that kid into a cell with that indicted Rx executive who charged $750-a-pill.


ID: 682059658098544640
Posted at: 2015-12-30 04:44:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  When folks say the rich should pay their fair share, it's not envy.  It's anger at a system that's blatantly rigged. https://t.co/zGL9Va0vEL


ID: 681922279572279296
Posted at: 2015-12-29 19:38:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fireworks in GOP race, and it's not yet even New Year's Eve!  Floridians sparring in the establishment lane. https://t.co/cAJWBVrgKP


ID: 681850551752110081
Posted at: 2015-12-29 14:53:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Congrats, @ChrisChristie, you've made it! You're latest target in @realDonaldTrump's endless game of whack-a-mole. https://t.co/KvfpQ2mJNz


ID: 681691152907501569
Posted at: 2015-12-29 04:20:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The more I see of @chicagobulls rookie @BPortistime, the more he looks like the real deal. 12 and 9 off bench tonight in win over @Raptors.


ID: 681517631577305088
Posted at: 2015-12-28 16:50:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  42 yrs ago, I wrote my 1st column. It was on the battle over use of force by Chicago police. Too little has changed. https://t.co/bvJj2KqPje


ID: 681504383381577728
Posted at: 2015-12-28 15:58:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How do we boost work & wages in an age of globalization?  My convo with @LaborSec Tom Perez. https://t.co/V3XBxSJNJr https://t.co/Lhc1N2tagG


ID: 681138538633654273
Posted at: 2015-12-27 15:44:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On @FaceTheNation, @RealBenCarson says he'll be looking "at all areas" to correct problems w/his campaign. Could change of candidate loom?


ID: 680451645646467072
Posted at: 2015-12-25 18:14:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Republican Fear of Facts on Guns, via @nytimes. 
  Firing blanks on gun violence. https://t.co/DCgdeQ9PEF


ID: 679899169251790849
Posted at: 2015-12-24 05:39:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This @GeorgeWill piece is worth reading, if only for his first paragraph, a furious takedown of @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/jXihsejrH3


ID: 679727211314835456
Posted at: 2015-12-23 18:16:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Talking to @GOP ops, it's like game of Hearts. They've realized @realDonaldTrump is shooting the moon & they're asking, "Who can stop him?"


ID: 679722971380989952
Posted at: 2015-12-23 17:59:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders raises $ off row w/ @dnc. @tedcruz raises off @washingtonpost cartoon. Key 2 digital $? "Hit me again!" https://t.co/XRbJx7GSFP


ID: 679431612883447808
Posted at: 2015-12-22 22:41:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Analysis of Donald Trump Tax Plan Sees a Boon for Wealthy and Trillions in Debt, via @nytimes https://t.co/qphqtHlU3r


ID: 679338509585489920
Posted at: 2015-12-22 16:31:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump inserts Yiddish crudity into rant v. @HillaryClinton. Could be the start of a schlong campaign!


ID: 679295643286827008
Posted at: 2015-12-22 13:41:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The @marcorubio strategy relies on field narrowing and coalesce of center right behind him.  But where does he win? https://t.co/DCnQLHnf4y


ID: 679167187635052544
Posted at: 2015-12-22 05:10:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@frankrichny @washingtonpost @CraigMWhitlock @GrahamBlog Also a voice 4 immigration reform & climate action and vote 4 Obama SCOTUS picks.


ID: 679147960626757632
Posted at: 2015-12-22 03:54:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Another lackluster game for @chicagobulls.  @JoakimNoah, their energy guy, injured. Worrisome. Ominous.


ID: 679031153391738880
Posted at: 2015-12-21 20:10:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @kevindandy1 Appreciate your following AF.  You'll be missing something if you skip this one.  @husainhaqqani is really a fascinating guy.


ID: 679002751557345280
Posted at: 2015-12-21 18:17:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Can't miss AxeFiles on ISIS, Islam & Middle East w/fmr Pakistani Ambassador @husainHaqqani https://t.co/SkwHa3drv5 https://t.co/FpIqItMaXK


ID: 678954592466415616
Posted at: 2015-12-21 15:06:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I disagree with @GrahamBlog on many things, but I deeply respect him. He lit up the undercard debates. Too bad he never made the main stage!


ID: 678792090797649920
Posted at: 2015-12-21 04:20:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Putin really IS shrewd.  @realDonaldTrump isn't even POTUS yet, and the Russian already has figured out the key to disarming him: Flattery.


ID: 678442222078066688
Posted at: 2015-12-20 05:10:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saw the actual video of this, which I hadn't before.  I think she pulled it off. https://t.co/76vtKjjVJo


ID: 678402421715034112
Posted at: 2015-12-20 02:31:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Republicans say they're spoiling for a fight with @HillaryClinton on national security, but she seems utterly comfortable on this turf.


ID: 678400704415989760
Posted at: 2015-12-20 02:25:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not sure that "I was not the Secretary of State" is a very strong answer for @berniesanders on his support for actions in Libya.


ID: 678400003124166656
Posted at: 2015-12-20 02:22:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MarthaRaddatz asked the right question of @HillaryClinton: ISIS & AQ have no planes to fly, so how does a no-fly zone help?


ID: 678398570073038849
Posted at: 2015-12-20 02:16:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Feels like @HillaryClinton is debating @marcorubio long distance on advisability of ground troops to fight ISIS.


ID: 678397511934021634
Posted at: 2015-12-20 02:12:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton turning in very solid performance tonight. Soon HER folks are going to be complaining about obscure time slots for debates!


ID: 678395408687767553
Posted at: 2015-12-20 02:04:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In invoking his embrace of Muslim-Americans, @HillaryClinton did something no one on varsity GOP stage in Vegas did: praise George W. Bush.


ID: 678393640314658816
Posted at: 2015-12-20 01:57:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @washingtonpost poll shows majority post-Paris @ CA now oppose assault weapons ban. 1st time ever. Measure of fear. https://t.co/uLywsOwWR9


ID: 678390151354126337
Posted at: 2015-12-20 01:43:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Smart of @SenSanders to apologize. Smart of @HillaryClinton  to accept.  Not that smart of @MartinOMalley to call it "bickering."


ID: 678237306151677954
Posted at: 2015-12-19 15:35:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Yep. I agree. I could have worded it better.  That's why I Tweeted what I just did.  https://t.co/iJMIIF951H


ID: 678234053863186432
Posted at: 2015-12-19 15:22:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Final on Filegate: Poaching by @berniesanders folks was indefensible. Initial, clumsy @DNC handling gave them PR out.   Messy all around.


ID: 678099540403167232
Posted at: 2015-12-19 06:28:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@DNC has done right by reinstating @berniesanders camp access to its own voter files, tho Berniacs still deserve boos 4 snooping @ HRC's.


ID: 678001667401453570
Posted at: 2015-12-18 23:59:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If I were @HillaryClinton, I'd would have much preferred to see @BernieSanders campaign stew in its own juices.


ID: 677999836961050624
Posted at: 2015-12-18 23:52:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The disproportionate @dnc reaction actually got @BernieSanders crew off the hook for their own stupidity. Not helpful to @HillaryClinton.


ID: 677993557945417728
Posted at: 2015-12-18 23:27:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  W/out evidence that his hierarchy knew about data-poaching, harsh penalty v. @BernieSanders looks like @DNC is putting finger on scale.


ID: 677960410037923840
Posted at: 2015-12-18 21:15:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChiPolitics: This holiday season, kick back & enjoy “The Axe Files” with @davidaxelrod, feat. guests like @clairecmc @JoakimNoah @reihan @SpikeLee & more


ID: 677540095927324672
Posted at: 2015-12-17 17:25:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Already, Putin & @realDonaldTrump have found areas of agreement:Trump is "a very bright and talented man,” as well as an “absolute leader."


ID: 677499283227156480
Posted at: 2015-12-17 14:43:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Turing CEO Martin Shkreli in custody after securities probe (from @AP). Shocking! #noconscience  https://t.co/XmX8iMvgb2


ID: 677494472154832897
Posted at: 2015-12-17 14:24:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Weird thing, @billkristol, was that my analysis wasn't meant to be "nice" or not. U can see: https://t.co/03XJJQmAzB https://t.co/RYiigYdvAH


ID: 677220288338239488
Posted at: 2015-12-16 20:14:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wandering the hall last night, struck me there are many establishment Rs more freaked out by the prospect of @tedcruz than @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 677148784594305025
Posted at: 2015-12-16 15:30:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump You clearly need more media exposure! Why not join me on my podcast, The Axe Files.  We'll even let you call in!


ID: 676966186857455618
Posted at: 2015-12-16 03:24:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @marcorubio is doing everything he can to avoid answering direct question about whether he still supports path to citizenship.


ID: 676964259499216897
Posted at: 2015-12-16 03:17:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @chrischristie sidesteps @randpaul jibe over no drive zone over GW bridge and returns to no fly zone over Syria.


ID: 676961021156859905
Posted at: 2015-12-16 03:04:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hawks on stage disdain @realDonaldTrump when he says he'd sooner have spent money at home than on foreign wars. But I bet voters spiked up.


ID: 676959678736293888
Posted at: 2015-12-16 02:58:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @ChrisChristie says, unlike senators,  he is held accountable by people of New Jersey for getting things done. https://t.co/3qZu406bJU


ID: 676950517625540611
Posted at: 2015-12-16 02:22:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big commander-in-chief, anti-Congress oration by @ChrisChristie.  Well rehearsed and well delivered.


ID: 676941521757827073
Posted at: 2015-12-16 01:46:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Prime time candidates get National Anthem.  In another indignity, Under-carders had to settle for God Bless America.


ID: 676933196479660032
Posted at: 2015-12-16 01:13:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @LindseyGrahamSC's obvious frustration was that, as an under-carder, he couldn't get close enough to his intended target, @tedCruz.


ID: 676915478816780288
Posted at: 2015-12-16 00:03:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Other than @LindseyGrahamSC, GOP undercard players competing to out-Trump @realDonaldTrump for provocative anti-Muslim rhetoric.


ID: 676913534983413760
Posted at: 2015-12-15 23:55:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In a bold play for millennials, @MikeHuckabee stands up for the privacy of college students who get drunk and post on Facebook.
  #Huh?


ID: 676913149019295750
Posted at: 2015-12-15 23:54:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @LindseyGrahamSC goes after 2 of the main stagers @randpaul &@tedcruz for opposing NSA data collection.  Preview of Rubio-Cruz clash later.


ID: 676911551207616512
Posted at: 2015-12-15 23:47:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @LindseyGrahamSC tears into @realDonaldTrump, saying his election  would boost ISIL, then says he'd support Trump if he were nominee.


ID: 676910494347849728
Posted at: 2015-12-15 23:43:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Undercard debates begins with declarations of World War III, and @realDonaldTrump isn't even on the state yet!


ID: 676880980280406016
Posted at: 2015-12-15 21:46:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Typically understated Vegas venue in which GOP candidates will go at it on @cnn, beginning in a little over an hour. https://t.co/gznNSlR3Ig


ID: 676775640729718785
Posted at: 2015-12-15 14:47:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@RajonRondo uses hateful slur.  @NBA ref turns it into an inspiring moment. https://t.co/0MIHEazYYg


ID: 676759458815414272
Posted at: 2015-12-15 13:43:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @debitking @CNN Except if @ChrisChristie continues to grow in NH, the @marcorubio project would be disrupted. Makes Christie relevant.


ID: 676753062623514624
Posted at: 2015-12-15 13:17:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Four candidates to watch, only three of whom are obvious. My cut on tonight's big debate for @CNN dot com.   https://t.co/mTi42A4qgX


ID: 676617050572218368
Posted at: 2015-12-15 04:17:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If @realDonaldTrump were forced to run as Indy, "shame on the Republican establishment."  
  -@SarahPalinUSA https://t.co/Dcjq8xWupE


ID: 676600228502306816
Posted at: 2015-12-15 03:10:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At @jaketapper convo with @SarahPalinUSA, who names @realDonaldTrump & @tedcruz as her faves. Rubio unmentioned. "Status quo has got to go."


ID: 676478610610511872
Posted at: 2015-12-14 19:07:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Today, @realDonaldTrump is at 27%, 5 ahead of @SenTedCruz in @WSJ-@NBCNews poll, or at 41% in @monmouthu poll.  Both can't be true!!


ID: 676475960997380097
Posted at: 2015-12-14 18:56:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Spiking on 30 yd line? @tedcruz data-driven voter contact scheme is impressive. But why lift curtain on it now? https://t.co/3uwBvVpX76


ID: 676429180561674240
Posted at: 2015-12-14 15:50:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Without fanfare, @JoakimNoah of @chicagobulls is waging his own battle to save young lives. https://t.co/3Ury8liQqm https://t.co/ZxVQ50MhN8


ID: 676394467784441861
Posted at: 2015-12-14 13:33:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  You would think by now candidates would have learned that fundraisers are NEVER off the record in the cellphone era!


ID: 676389478337019904
Posted at: 2015-12-14 13:13:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Politics aside, it's appalling @RealBenCarson, a noted Dr., would push sketchy supplements on desperate  parents.  https://t.co/uK25WurYLU


ID: 676183831934713856
Posted at: 2015-12-13 23:36:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hard to believe @realDonaldTrump says "temperament" is his edge over @TedCruz. In @DMRegister poll, only 11% gave Trump high marks there.


ID: 676168282924158976
Posted at: 2015-12-13 22:34:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just saw @SpotlightMovie. What a powerful, disturbing film about abuse scandal in church & the good work of @BostonGlobe in uncovering it.


ID: 676041350412959744
Posted at: 2015-12-13 14:09:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @clairecmc on Cruz: "You need to be respected by other senators...Marco's respected. I don’t think Ted has respect”  https://t.co/FDb458jfYR


ID: 676035856554139649
Posted at: 2015-12-13 13:48:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A plurality in new @DMRegister poll say @tedcruz would "work most effectively with Congress." This would stun most in Congress, Rep or Dem.


ID: 675904324699070464
Posted at: 2015-12-13 05:05:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Say goodnight? Last two GOP winners of Iowa caucuses, Santorum and Huckabee, hold combined 4% support in new @DMRegister poll.


ID: 675699853167607808
Posted at: 2015-12-12 15:32:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you can come up with the $$, Martin Shkreli will let you live.  Shaking down disease victims as a business model.
  https://t.co/YItSyhoLLj


ID: 675695400586772482
Posted at: 2015-12-12 15:15:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@yangyang_cheng @UofC @UChiPolitics And your participation in the IOP has been a great gift to all of us!  You will be missed!!!!!!!


ID: 675501698396327936
Posted at: 2015-12-12 02:25:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Takes a real gift to make @tedcruz a sympathetic figure. But you're 1-of-a-kind, @realDonaldTrump! You've don't it! https://t.co/GNgOSRmSPQ


ID: 675433849883631616
Posted at: 2015-12-11 21:55:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A thoughtful piece on the Chicago police crisis from the reporter who has driven the story from the start.
  https://t.co/OGHyWiIdqg


ID: 675335124456710144
Posted at: 2015-12-11 15:23:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  With @tedcruz on rise-and downplaying @realDonaldTrump chances-get ready for a torrent of Ted Talk from the Donald! https://t.co/FYmKzvPQnd


ID: 675312233354801153
Posted at: 2015-12-11 13:52:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  GOP establishment making electability argument against @realDonaldTrump.  But by 2-1, GOP voters say issues first. https://t.co/IxlJBbvAkQ


ID: 675050341952585730
Posted at: 2015-12-10 20:31:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A taste of my conversation with @clairecmc on a new episode of The Axe Files.  https://t.co/OqKLLfPArD
  https://t.co/FDb458jfYR


ID: 675012606759972864
Posted at: 2015-12-10 18:02:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @heathbrown I try to think through areas I want to pursue and then allow the conversation to flow. Why do you ask?


ID: 675011446229639168
Posted at: 2015-12-10 17:57:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Makes sense that IL's wealthiest man backs @marcorubio. Hedge fund mogul would likely pay NO income taxes under Rubio plan. It's an Issue!


ID: 675011008843378688
Posted at: 2015-12-10 17:55:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I've never met a more direct, engaging person in politics than @clairecmc. On The Axe Files!
  https://t.co/FDb458jfYR https://t.co/NGK5lV4YTb


ID: 674349160900898816
Posted at: 2015-12-08 22:05:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Irony of @realDonaldTrump's chest beating is that his bombast is a propaganda windfall for ISIS. His election? It would be the mother lode.


ID: 674338886500397057
Posted at: 2015-12-08 21:24:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It's telling when a key swing state senator, up in '16, switches positions. Watch list issue is trouble for GOP. https://t.co/pgHnzJkcrd


ID: 674206145494573056
Posted at: 2015-12-08 12:37:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  There are so many loopholes in U.S. there’s an al-Qaida video about how easy it is for jihadists to get guns here. https://t.co/1oMPYgVBkF


ID: 674068755656400904
Posted at: 2015-12-08 03:31:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Two straight disappointing home losses for the @chicagobulls has me worried. Tonight's 4th Q collapse to sub-.500 @phoenixsuns was alarming.


ID: 673990999983673348
Posted at: 2015-12-07 22:22:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  He wants walled off borders but knows absolutely no boundaries. @realDonaldTrump race is becoming ever-escalating torrent of outrages.


ID: 673957221282226178
Posted at: 2015-12-07 20:08:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Great convo with one of U.S.'s most interesting young conservative thinkers-and @UChiPolitics Fellow-@reihan Salam. https://t.co/KvscGyW8ou


ID: 673890910816641024
Posted at: 2015-12-07 15:44:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But, tactically, Cruz has been very deft.  Drafting off Trump, Carson. Organizing everywhere. He's def one to watch. https://t.co/4WZlU6DJVi


ID: 673301548697575424
Posted at: 2015-12-06 00:42:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wonder how many of these gun folks arguing that not everyone on no-fly list is a terrorist would be eager to get on a plane with them?


ID: 673295801112743936
Posted at: 2015-12-06 00:20:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Isn't the GOP is opening itself up to this shot on the gun issue? They'd put the rights of terrorists ahead of the safety of Americans.


ID: 673264389529714688
Posted at: 2015-12-05 22:15:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Doesn't it just make sense to hold up gun sales to people on terror watch list? After what we just saw in CA, why would we take that risk?


ID: 673264383905153024
Posted at: 2015-12-05 22:15:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@chicagotribune, you're going to lose digital subscribers if every time you send out a clip, users have to log on to read it!


ID: 673253926230220801
Posted at: 2015-12-05 21:33:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  GOP looks bad standing for allowing those on terror watch list to buy guns. Hard to talk tough on terror & kowtow to gun lobby on this!


ID: 673197030840401921
Posted at: 2015-12-05 17:47:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Really interesting piece on @realDonaldTrump. Also fun to hear elites go all Margaret Mead trying to understand him. https://t.co/q4OEtMZGmg


ID: 672599177184997376
Posted at: 2015-12-04 02:11:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Reagan, Bush 41 memos reveal sharp contrast with today's GOP on climate and the environment https://t.co/5m4RxiPSwg.


ID: 672498519240937472
Posted at: 2015-12-03 19:31:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Our broken justice system, as seen through the eyes of a jailer.  Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart in The Axe Files. https://t.co/hqSGstuhFh


ID: 672158993347977218
Posted at: 2015-12-02 21:02:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Who in the world would shoot up a center for folks w/ developmental disabilities? What a monstrously evil thing to do. Absolutely sickening!


ID: 672073319315841025
Posted at: 2015-12-02 15:22:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On Q poll, @realDonaldTrump up but still below 30.  @marcorubio @tedcruz rising.  When IA and NH weeds field, 20-30% lid could doom Donald.


ID: 671542765533065217
Posted at: 2015-12-01 04:14:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  A revved up @JoakimNoah jacked up the @chicagobulls tonight in big win over @Spurs.  His energy changed the game!


ID: 671376918428688384
Posted at: 2015-11-30 17:15:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ben’s Bagel Tour / A present idea from the @nytimes 2015 Holiday Gift Guide https://t.co/kl1h7AjLfW. As a big fan of Ben & bagels, I agree!


ID: 671357018939113472
Posted at: 2015-11-30 15:56:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Here it is, @SpikeLee and me, 1-on-1 on The Axe Files! Great convo on @chiraqthemovie,race,Trump, @nyknicks & more.
  https://t.co/K4mqS9HSyC


ID: 671334057301667840
Posted at: 2015-11-30 14:24:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How does @JebBush say @realDonaldTrump 's comments are "kind of scary," then pledge to back him if he's nominee? @JohnKasich handled better.


ID: 671183166132977664
Posted at: 2015-11-30 04:25:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChiPolitics: Due to this recent news, the IOP will be closed tmrw 11/30. Tmrw's event & sem will be postponed to a later date.  https://t.co/DJ7bEi4yBr


ID: 671179247441039360
Posted at: 2015-11-30 04:09:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It's been a real pleasure to talk politics w/ @matthewjdowd!  We will get him & @MarkLeibovich back @UChiPolitics! https://t.co/xFeuHaD1Pf


ID: 671063466065707009
Posted at: 2015-11-29 20:29:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @matthewjdowd and I look forward to welcoming @MarkLeibovich of @nytimes for final '16 check in of Fall quarter. @UChiPolitics noon Monday.


ID: 671062633605423104
Posted at: 2015-11-29 20:26:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But with progress comes scrutiny, and all the Jersey stuff comes back: Bridge, fiscal morass, etc. Big obstacles. https://t.co/uUCs1CcNUH


ID: 671005354084405249
Posted at: 2015-11-29 16:38:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My thoughts on "For Our Safety, Our Future: Chris Christie for President" (via Union Leader): https://t.co/rc7cv8MPdk


ID: 671001948137631744
Posted at: 2015-11-29 16:25:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @nickconfessore: A financier and his allies set out to remake Illinois. But voters soured on him.
  https://t.co/5ux6sdH8IR https://t.co/5Y7Rf4GArp


ID: 671001822501433344
Posted at: 2015-11-29 16:24:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @nytpolitics: Never before in modern Illinois politics had so few people provided so much campaign cash https://t.co/Pf3684dNXj https://t.co/THZgKpc6FU


ID: 670996459085516801
Posted at: 2015-11-29 16:03:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Four years ago, @JonHuntsman was a candidate for POTUS. Monday evening @UChiPolitics, he'll look at state of race and U.S. politics today.


ID: 670994174141972481
Posted at: 2015-11-29 15:54:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whether the CO rampage at @PPact was a statement, the act of a deranged man, or both, doesn't it deserve condemnation?  Regardless of party?


ID: 670991535773741056
Posted at: 2015-11-29 15:43:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @nytpolitics: A few rich families set out to remake Illinois. How far did they get? by @nickconfessore https://t.co/OXiadhLMqF https://t.co/Qv8Wdj15fV


ID: 670309600311312384
Posted at: 2015-11-27 18:33:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  We shouldn't be surprised that the guy Washington hates the most is inching up in the battle for the GOP nomination.
  https://t.co/10hNePNP9Z


ID: 670060651230941184
Posted at: 2015-11-27 02:04:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That @packers touchdown was a Thanksgiving gift from the refs.  @bears interception was legit.  Interference call was ridiculous.


ID: 669901980496764929
Posted at: 2015-11-26 15:34:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Happy Thanksgiving, my friends.  Every day with friends and family is a gift! Enjoy it!  (Ok, there may be a cranky relative or two, but...)


ID: 669547852557864960
Posted at: 2015-11-25 16:07:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If the mayor, and not the county prosecutor, had jurisdiction over indictments, I would ask him! https://t.co/mWAxp2nmdv


ID: 669269344426311681
Posted at: 2015-11-24 21:40:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why did it take a year to indict a CPD officer who shot a kid 16 times? Would it have happened today if judge hadn't ordered video release?


ID: 668946466589827072
Posted at: 2015-11-24 00:17:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Coming soon to an Axe Files near you: My convo with @SpikeLee!  On @chiraqthemovie, race, politics & his @nyknicks. https://t.co/rPgZN89leo


ID: 668857241257291776
Posted at: 2015-11-23 18:22:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@davidmaraniss Pleasure to be with you, and to read your fantastic new book!  (Though they're ALL good!)


ID: 668843617780412417
Posted at: 2015-11-23 17:28:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Big loss 4 @Suntimes & gain 4 @DePaulU. No one in town combines the talent, experience & integrity of @carolmarin.  https://t.co/Eso9HTg1iz


ID: 668842456121786368
Posted at: 2015-11-23 17:24:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sat down w/ the great @davidmaraniss to talk his craft, '16 & his new book, Once in a Great City: a Detroit Story. https://t.co/wnxfPmaTjB


ID: 668601397609373696
Posted at: 2015-11-23 01:26:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GideonResnick @ChrisChristie @realDonaldTrump Reading this, the Gov of NJ  punted. Kudos to @GovernorPataki for speaking out.


ID: 668597657036840960
Posted at: 2015-11-23 01:11:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Has @ChrisChristie defended the people of Jersey City against @realDonaldTrump 's hateful slander?  If not, shouldn't he?


ID: 668592363678339072
Posted at: 2015-11-23 00:50:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Does it occur to you that @realDonaldTrump is thumbing his nose at your Pinnochios? He makes stuff up all the time. https://t.co/343SPBExZG


ID: 668551118281117697
Posted at: 2015-11-22 22:06:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChicago: Subscribe to the Axe Files podcast from @UChiPolitics and @DavidAxelrod: https://t.co/CAxYrkpFa0 https://t.co/hYnQXnI0Iy


ID: 668479266066145281
Posted at: 2015-11-22 17:20:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MonicaLenahan @LauraJennie @UChiPolitics And it's been a blast!  Nothing more fun than talking politics with @matthewjdowd!


ID: 668475587451863040
Posted at: 2015-11-22 17:06:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As I said on @ThisWeekABC, only explanation for allowing people on terrorist watch list to buy guns is pols who fear NRA more the ISIS.


ID: 668260168594038785
Posted at: 2015-11-22 02:50:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As the son of a refugee, who came here seeking freedom from violence & persecution, I found this story so powerful:
  https://t.co/krDwnsv6Re


ID: 668205711030140929
Posted at: 2015-11-21 23:13:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@jaketapper You spend your weekends catching up on NYT crossword puzzles?!?? Play with the kids, man!


ID: 668204662697369600
Posted at: 2015-11-21 23:09:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Winter scene: 5 hours at O'Hare, including 3 on 2 separate planes, in a relentless effort to get to NYC for @ThisWeekABC!  But de-icing now!


ID: 667944552859344901
Posted at: 2015-11-21 05:56:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And just like that, the @warriors bury you! Still a great game.  @chicagobulls put up a fight.  But man, the champs aren't 15-0 for nothin'!


ID: 667703504203620353
Posted at: 2015-11-20 13:58:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In back-2-back poll stories, @politico reports @HillaryClinton surging to 25 point lead & SenSanders cutting it to 16. Something 4 everyone!


ID: 667701225052327936
Posted at: 2015-11-20 13:49:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Mexicans flowing over our border....to MEXICO!  Maybe this is why @realDonaldTrump thinks Mexico will pay for wall? https://t.co/7ystaMd83y


ID: 667438706463268866
Posted at: 2015-11-19 20:26:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As the son of a refugee, I disagree w/House bill. We can protect both values & safety. But on the politics, @SpeakerRyan defter than '16ers.


ID: 667397958044917760
Posted at: 2015-11-19 17:44:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@LornePowell @Canada2020 @JustinTrudeau I'd love to have the PM on my podcast. Such an interesting guy!


ID: 667384441472466944
Posted at: 2015-11-19 16:50:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Europe’s Refugee Problem, and Ours, via @nytimes. Thoughtful piece from conservative voice. https://t.co/6DwNkECUd7


ID: 667332804909400064
Posted at: 2015-11-19 13:25:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Had a great evening last night @Canada2020 in Ottawa, where the buzz is great about new PM @JustinTrudeau.


ID: 667330533223895041
Posted at: 2015-11-19 13:16:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Next to tearing folks down, media likes nothing better than a resurrection story.  Is it @JebBush 's turn? https://t.co/t7oADscELd


ID: 667180645068619776
Posted at: 2015-11-19 03:20:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @ChrisChristie, who'd bar orphaned Syrian toddlers, should read inscription on statue in his harbor. https://t.co/nTBJvARy1x


ID: 667100196476723201
Posted at: 2015-11-18 22:00:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @tedcruz is so angry about being called out by @barackobama over refugees that he dared POTUS to come back and say it to his faces.


ID: 666954685199343617
Posted at: 2015-11-18 12:22:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Congrats to @Cubs Joe Maddon on being named Manager of the Year.  He did a miraculous job in '15. And what fun to watch him do his thing!


ID: 666721952430694401
Posted at: 2015-11-17 20:57:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Forrest Claypool, Chicago schools chief, warns of "a hole so deep it threatens the very foundation" of system. 1/3 https://t.co/lfFpSm4eWj


ID: 666721848315523073
Posted at: 2015-11-17 20:57:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Illnois is 1 of just 6 states where more education dollars are spent on affluent kids per student than the poor. 3/3
  #Shameful


ID: 666721708301225984
Posted at: 2015-11-17 20:56:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Chicago schools chief says system receives 26% less per student than average of other Illinois districts. 2/3
  #unfair


ID: 666693670163374081
Posted at: 2015-11-17 19:05:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Problem for @MartinOMalley is that back in '08, he was enthusiastically riding in her posse. Didn't bother him then. https://t.co/r6DwZanPF4


ID: 666635708765855744
Posted at: 2015-11-17 15:15:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I know this will spur gales of protest and righteous fury, but I wonder if the RGA urged GOP governors to exploit the refugee issue?


ID: 666458335265366016
Posted at: 2015-11-17 03:30:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The inestimable @SamSmithHoops tells me @drose had an ankle sprain, not a knee. Oh, and @chicagobulls win!


ID: 666453405121052672
Posted at: 2015-11-17 03:10:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Awfully familiar scene at @UnitedCenter. In midst of fine game, @drose bangs knee, hobbles off and heads to locker room. #NotAgain


ID: 666311333059690496
Posted at: 2015-11-16 17:46:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Spent some great times in WH with @jonfavs & his band of brilliant speechwriters. Chatted w/Favs in The Axe Files. https://t.co/oScTrRL7sz


ID: 666284072705138688
Posted at: 2015-11-16 15:57:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Watch out:
  @SteveKingIA endorsement of @tedcruz is big development in GOP race.  Cruz could very well rise late and win IA--and nomination.


ID: 666252438165393408
Posted at: 2015-11-16 13:52:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sad to say, post Paris, the refugee issue is likely to stir another Guantanamo-style imbroglio, in all its NIMBY fury.


ID: 666097971503607808
Posted at: 2015-11-16 03:38:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @mattbai @JohnJHarwood @jmartNYT Yep. Nature of this process, though we never seem to learn the lesson.


ID: 666094694540161024
Posted at: 2015-11-16 03:25:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@jmartNYT Terrorist events or other sorts of events?  One thing experience teaches us is year out, we just don't know.


ID: 666089824957284352
Posted at: 2015-11-16 03:06:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Paris attack was horrific. Aftermath will reverberate for some time. But will it supplant all other issues next fall? Who can say that now?


ID: 666080335625629696
Posted at: 2015-11-16 02:28:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ananavarro: This is very good for Spencer Zwick. And it is very good for @SpeakerRyan.  https://t.co/zk0yxepnge


ID: 666023071648649216
Posted at: 2015-11-15 22:40:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Having dumped all over @ChicagoBears when they sucked earlier in the season, have to give 'em & Cutler big shout out today. Impressive win!


ID: 665990778129395712
Posted at: 2015-11-15 20:32:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  He is one of the most interesting and accomplished officials in U.S.  Thrilled to welcome @JerryBrownGov back to @UChiPolitics. Tomorrow!


ID: 665760734622654465
Posted at: 2015-11-15 05:18:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Just to clarify. I thoroughly understand the implications of climate change. Just saying @SenSanders should have given nod to ISIS there.


ID: 665732497343389697
Posted at: 2015-11-15 03:26:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SenSanders talks around question of why background checks, supported by 92% of Americans, never went anywhere in Congress.


ID: 665728568404664320
Posted at: 2015-11-15 03:10:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  All you Wall Street executives who had planned to be part of a @SenSanders admin, put your resumes away.


ID: 665728140120059905
Posted at: 2015-11-15 03:08:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton vehemently offers support for Wall Street as post-911 recovery effort.  Does that fly?


ID: 665726308404609024
Posted at: 2015-11-15 03:01:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @TheBriefing2016: Krueger: “Research suggests that a minimum wage set as high as $12 an hour will do more good than harm for low-wage workers.” #DemDebate


ID: 665721674214596608
Posted at: 2015-11-15 02:43:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @BernieSanders goes after Ike as crypto socialist, promising not to raise top rate as high as the 90 percent it was under Eisenhower.


ID: 665717693954301953
Posted at: 2015-11-15 02:27:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton seems trapped between being candidate and a responsible potential president.  Solid answers. Not necessarily winning ones.


ID: 665716921413804032
Posted at: 2015-11-15 02:24:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Wasn't @MartinOMalley the guy who was beating up on @SenSanders on @maddow for being insufficiently supportive of @BarackObama?


ID: 665716063695470592
Posted at: 2015-11-15 02:20:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton getting frontrunner treatment from @johndickerson and opponents.  Playing a lot of defense.


ID: 665715419588771840
Posted at: 2015-11-15 02:18:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Dukakis redux?
  @SenSanders seems a little tin-eared repeating assertion on this night that climate change is #1 foreign policy challenge.


ID: 665713384936095744
Posted at: 2015-11-15 02:10:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MartinOMalley opens up talking about "21st Century" challenges and the need 4 "new approaches."  Gunna hear a lot of that from him 2nite.


ID: 665659729801256961
Posted at: 2015-11-14 22:37:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But she has great command of the subject.  Strength and experience are her strongest attributes. This plays to them. https://t.co/J489wQT2mb


ID: 665615954387345409
Posted at: 2015-11-14 19:43:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This piece reflects the challenge for @marcorubio in trying to straddle the great divides within the GOP.  https://t.co/JzuIgdVrdw


ID: 665512555469742081
Posted at: 2015-11-14 12:52:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My pre-debate thoughts on https://t.co/e7h9bGgRtg: @HillaryClinton likely winner, but @SenSanders has won.
  https://t.co/LOeYmUMkxf


ID: 665172651745390592
Posted at: 2015-11-13 14:21:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In his long, nasty diatribe last night against @RealBenCarson, has @realDonaldTrump taken a hammer to his own candidacy?


ID: 664288325335982080
Posted at: 2015-11-11 03:47:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Apparently most of these folks believe that the financial crisis of 2008 occurred because of OVER-regulation.


ID: 664284950649139200
Posted at: 2015-11-11 03:34:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio wins hyperbole award of evening for suggesting that @barackobama treats ayatollah with more respect that he does @netanyahu.


ID: 664278052701126656
Posted at: 2015-11-11 03:06:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  1st meaningful Xfire: @randpaul goes after @marcorubio for child care tax credits & more military spending. Rubio hits him as isolationist.


ID: 664275252256575488
Posted at: 2015-11-11 02:55:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting that @RealBenCarson offered full-throated defense of eliminating mortgage and charitable deductions.  Does that play with base?


ID: 664272997876912133
Posted at: 2015-11-11 02:46:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Fiorina: The secret sauce of America is innovation and entrepreneurship. (And golden parachutes and lifetime coverage for CEOs?)


ID: 664272361634557952
Posted at: 2015-11-11 02:44:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Clearly @tedcruz doesn't have many friends in the press.  Wages for reporter's ARE going down!!!! (But not due to illegal immigration.)


ID: 664271707088162817
Posted at: 2015-11-11 02:41:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio has taken several opportunities to make his new generation pitch.  Whether you agree or not, he's gotten off to a good start.


ID: 664270946191081472
Posted at: 2015-11-11 02:38:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JebBush is right that nativist talk imperils GOP.  But is it an argument  that primary voters are eager to hear?


ID: 664267606162034688
Posted at: 2015-11-11 02:25:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Paul: income inequality is worst in city's run by Democrats.  Maybe we should move Wall Street to rural Kentucky.


ID: 664148073266982912
Posted at: 2015-11-10 18:30:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Social conservatives cooling on @realDonaldTrump, so he launches on @Starbucks to restore Xmas on holiday hot cup. https://t.co/qf31Q3e1xa


ID: 663936950114623488
Posted at: 2015-11-10 04:31:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This is the time when the @chicagobears secondary usually gives away the game.  Let's hope this is different.


ID: 663874757297852416
Posted at: 2015-11-10 00:24:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Could California's new automatic voter registration law be a model for nation? https://t.co/xbherf6tDa


ID: 663776330538971136
Posted at: 2015-11-09 17:53:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Should non-violent offenders fill our prisons? Mark Holden from Koch Industries says no.  Interesting Axe Files. https://t.co/89SsG7rQ4Y


ID: 663381531814064128
Posted at: 2015-11-08 15:44:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump: "I hope it works out 4 Ben. I've gotten to know & like him." Then Trump repeats every hit. Imagine if he DIDN'T like him!


ID: 663379284946358272
Posted at: 2015-11-08 15:35:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .RealBenCarson assertion that he is being subjected to greater scrutiny than others have is absurd.  This is the vetting frontrunners get.


ID: 663221866170044417
Posted at: 2015-11-08 05:09:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @howiewolf: Conspiracy Theory: Liberal SNL writers deliberately wrote terrible sketches to embarrass Trump.


ID: 663215841924784128
Posted at: 2015-11-08 04:45:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  There's nothing real about @realDonaldTrump reading a script.  Maybe he should have phoned into @nbcsnl?


ID: 663182833297530880
Posted at: 2015-11-08 02:34:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @hughhewitt A lot of history.  Interesting to talk to him about his tour of duty in the Pacific.  Greatest Generation they were!


ID: 663181875586932736
Posted at: 2015-11-08 02:30:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @hughhewitt Thanks, Hugh.  He would have enjoyed a good debate with you!  And I think you would have, as well.


ID: 663109565555183616
Posted at: 2015-11-07 21:43:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My father-in-law died this week, nine months shy of his 100th birthday. He was quite a guy, as you can see: https://t.co/7GL1C1SHKL


ID: 663062642718740481
Posted at: 2015-11-07 18:37:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Reporter overreach on West Point story gave @RealBenCarson cudgel w/which to flay media.  Finally, a beating to which there were witnesses!


ID: 663058793039810560
Posted at: 2015-11-07 18:21:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sitting down w/the great @davidmaraniss to talk about his brilliant new book, Once In a Great City: A Detroit Story.  11/9 @UChiPolitics


ID: 662764893674840064
Posted at: 2015-11-06 22:53:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  LA Democrat scorches @senatorvitter on procurement--and not the kind you usually hear about in campaigns!
  https://t.co/uFdyae24lR


ID: 662728059850612737
Posted at: 2015-11-06 20:27:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @matthewjdowd: Ben Carson's greatest strength in gop race was authenticity and trustworthiness. if that begins to fracture he will drop like a rock.


ID: 662677664940072960
Posted at: 2015-11-06 17:07:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Qs about @RealBenCarson 's bio claims keep surfacing. But will his supporters care, or dismiss as media bias? https://t.co/JRE056Rrxn


ID: 662674847546351616
Posted at: 2015-11-06 16:56:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Excited to let you know the Axe Files is now on @Stitcher – listen to our episodes at https://t.co/F2GgK2PmNO


ID: 662640750354673664
Posted at: 2015-11-06 14:40:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Didn't realize @GrahamBlog had been cut from next debate for poor poll #s.  There goes the most entertaining undercard performer!


ID: 662487646233473024
Posted at: 2015-11-06 04:32:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Seven years and a day after Grant Park, a reunion with @davidplouffe,@jonfavs & Robert Gibbs! https://t.co/Eo3wMqKbdp


ID: 662248481139122176
Posted at: 2015-11-05 12:41:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One key to @realDonaldTrump phenomenon: Name any other candidate who could turn debut of small radio buy into a major media event! GENIUS!


ID: 662077440097804288
Posted at: 2015-11-05 01:22:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How to play the game while loudly proclaiming you're not playing the game.  @the realDonaldTrump courts Adelson.  https://t.co/OlH3fHURVm


ID: 662042999199698944
Posted at: 2015-11-04 23:05:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Passengers barred from A Gate  and flights held at Phoenix Sky Harbor due to some sort of security issue. A mess. https://t.co/TSskYrIyWI


ID: 661999254945206272
Posted at: 2015-11-04 20:11:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Now that @BenCarson has taken the lead, will other GOPers order his sketchy dietary supplement, hoping it's miracle cure for slack poll #s?


ID: 661993469456596993
Posted at: 2015-11-04 19:48:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@mollyesque @jaketapper I'd be cautious about extrapolating off these v. national race with vastly different turnout & electoral college.


ID: 661922027398262784
Posted at: 2015-11-04 15:04:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@davidplouffe That may be the case on their side, where the base  is aflame.  D race seems to be running true to form.


ID: 661601371439820801
Posted at: 2015-11-03 17:50:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I had the chance to work with Justice Fitzgerald.  A very good and decent man and jurist. R.I.P. https://t.co/b6o3O7Ojdv


ID: 661590402630221825
Posted at: 2015-11-03 17:06:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Sulliview: I like this daily media roundup/commentary from Jim Warren of @poynter https://t.co/jXIDsXp64Z


ID: 661559549518680064
Posted at: 2015-11-03 15:04:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  3 sets of #s align: econ decline of non-college whites, @realDonaldTrump's alienated base & this grim new finding: https://t.co/zHQoz8LcE5


ID: 661549091156008960
Posted at: 2015-11-03 14:22:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My thoughts on "Hillary Clinton Calls for Gun Control in New Ad" (via Time): https://t.co/oZpW0jNruj


ID: 661331997441200128
Posted at: 2015-11-03 00:00:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If ever there were a double entendre in politics, it's @JebBush's new slogan.
  Jeb can fix it.
  Only time will tell!


ID: 661281292131024896
Posted at: 2015-11-02 20:38:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Former U.S. Rep. & U.S. Transportation Secy @RayLaHood on his new memoir, Seeking Bipartisanship. @UChiPolitics 11/5 https://t.co/FLuaECGP9T


ID: 661233144264179712
Posted at: 2015-11-02 17:27:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The sad case of valiant Coach Kill, who resigned last week from @GopherFootball 4 health reasons, underscores why we need to @cureepilepsy!


ID: 661229038694862848
Posted at: 2015-11-02 17:11:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Had a great talk w/ @jorgeramosnews about his life & role, Latino politics in '16 & his standoff w/@realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/tH1AbxKjVJ


ID: 661204798100758528
Posted at: 2015-11-02 15:34:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Woes of @Mets Murphy-NL series hero; WS goat-recalls  key lesson shared by an old pol I know:
  One day a peacock, next day a feather duster.


ID: 661200385030230017
Posted at: 2015-11-02 15:17:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  "Yes, as my campaign said, we misspoke."
  @CarlyFiorina on using misleading job stats 4 women in debate re @BarackObama.
  What d'ya mean WE?


ID: 660924758112866304
Posted at: 2015-11-01 21:01:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Another pathetic reversal for bad news @ChicagoBears.  Defense once again gives game away in final seconds. Wasted a good effort by Cutler.


ID: 660841135061897216
Posted at: 2015-11-01 15:29:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Two issues @marcorubio will face is just how well his billionaire backers would fare under his tax plan and the fantastical math behind it.


ID: 660821620630487040
Posted at: 2015-11-01 14:12:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Authenticity Bites: The no BS, I-Am-Who-I-Am style of @BernieSanders has been a boon.  Is it also a burden?
  https://t.co/JuA8AjqxmT


ID: 660225202974920704
Posted at: 2015-10-30 22:42:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given their problems, surprising GOP would suspend only debate with a Spanish language network. On the other hand, maybe not!


ID: 660116780040495105
Posted at: 2015-10-30 15:31:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@ScottWalker climbed the poll & America didn't like the view.  @marcorubio is about to get his turn. Can he pass the test? Stay tuned.2/2


ID: 660116696057962496
Posted at: 2015-10-30 15:30:59
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  An old Chicago pol I know once told me: "The higher a monkey climbs a poll, the more you see his ass."  That's presidential politics.1/2


ID: 659885291327660032
Posted at: 2015-10-30 00:11:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @mikebarnicle: Poor Jeb! Take a look at view from @jheil:Bush's Big Bomb https://t.co/5Awmye2bSr via bpolitics


ID: 659784025993711616
Posted at: 2015-10-29 17:29:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sat down with Eliot Spitzer to talk about politics, Wall Street and his own, complicated journey.  In The Axe Files. https://t.co/YgQrHKlRJM


ID: 659748836487876609
Posted at: 2015-10-29 15:09:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Every so often, there are moments that recall the strength of our democracy. This scene, 1 party's leader honoring another, feels like one.


ID: 659746016472776704
Posted at: 2015-10-29 14:58:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Remembering some on right who said in '09 they were rooting 4 POTUS 2 fail, let's hope today that @RepPaulRyan succeeds at bridging divides.


ID: 659724400695070720
Posted at: 2015-10-29 13:32:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump Enough of the traditional media interviews, my friend. It's time you join me on The Axe Files.  It would be HUGE!


ID: 659721366527152128
Posted at: 2015-10-29 13:20:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio himself acknowledged in debate that he would not tax investment income. Not dividends. Not capital gains. Windfall for wealthy.


ID: 659718043640180736
Posted at: 2015-10-29 13:06:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcoRubio proved remarkably agile, turning attacks into wins. Down the line, tho, his plan for 0% tax on investment $$ may be big target.


ID: 659715473563586560
Posted at: 2015-10-29 12:56:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hitting press is pure gold in GOP, but I bet @HillaryClinton, who's taken a beating most of '15, was shocked to hear she's a media darling.


ID: 659705015699955712
Posted at: 2015-10-29 12:15:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Haven't looked, but I'm guessing the Politico have the Donald a less than charitable review.  Just a hunch. https://t.co/xhpC70C3vW


ID: 659594547773710336
Posted at: 2015-10-29 04:56:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ezraklein: Ted Cruz’s best moment of the debate was also completely wrong: https://t.co/seUNhLm6zg


ID: 659578028394201089
Posted at: 2015-10-29 03:50:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  GOP Is pounding debate moderators but @JohnKasich opened with attack that provoked @realDonaldTrump. @JebBush CHOSE to jump @marcorubio.


ID: 659543517056909312
Posted at: 2015-10-29 01:33:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Someone should ask @realBenCarson if he's ever steered patients to sketchy supplements from firm that paid him.


ID: 659542290944425984
Posted at: 2015-10-29 01:28:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  By end of the night, someone may have to bolt from stage and take a swing at the panel to keep up with the escalating anti-media contest.


ID: 659538227909550080
Posted at: 2015-10-29 01:12:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In a way, knowing attacks on his character & practices that were sure to come has benefitted @marcorubio. He's been batting then all back.


ID: 659537522754764800
Posted at: 2015-10-29 01:09:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@carlyFiorina Was it over-regulation of the financial industry that led to the Wall Street crash of 2008?


ID: 659536585684328448
Posted at: 2015-10-29 01:05:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@RealBenCarson has nothing to say about the price-gouging hedge fund guy who raised the cost of prescription from $13.50 to $750 a dose.


ID: 659531872783986688
Posted at: 2015-10-29 00:47:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@tedcruz pulls a @newtgingrich and goes postal on media, to delight of GOP crowd. Worked for Newt for awhile, at least.


ID: 659530417058545664
Posted at: 2015-10-29 00:41:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@marcorubio gains with crowd in gamely bashing media and @hillaryclinton in answer to question about his Senate absenteeism.


ID: 659528218878300161
Posted at: 2015-10-29 00:32:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JohnKasich is going for broke tonight, making a case for governing experience in a party that is crying out for an outsider.


ID: 659526687005257734
Posted at: 2015-10-29 00:26:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump Mexicans will be stunned and delighted to hear how smart and cunning their leaders are today.


ID: 659512688771473409
Posted at: 2015-10-28 23:30:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Was the @BobbyJindal on the stage tonight denouncing DC the same guy who was an eager beaver member of the Republican House leadership?


ID: 659507940378963968
Posted at: 2015-10-28 23:12:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Don't agree with him on a lot, but it must kill @LindseyGrahamSC to be a big league debater mired in the JV game.


ID: 659423213072588801
Posted at: 2015-10-28 17:35:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@CNNPolitics 2 big questions for debate.  How will @RealBenCarson deal with being frontrunner? And now will @realDonaldTrump deal with not?


ID: 659360963896983552
Posted at: 2015-10-28 13:27:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @matthewjdowd: i said on @GMA "@realDonaldTrump has Iowa electile dysfunction trying to give voters political Viagra to get his poll numbers up"


ID: 659224165409497088
Posted at: 2015-10-28 04:24:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What a launch for Hoiberg's @chicagobulls, taking @KingJames and the @cavs.  Let's do it again in May!!!


ID: 659214181124718593
Posted at: 2015-10-28 03:44:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Continuing his unorthodox campaign, @realDonaldTrump reacted to slumping Iowa poll #s by reminding Iowans that they rarely pick GOP winner.


ID: 658998948376543232
Posted at: 2015-10-27 13:29:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Former NY Gov and AG @eliotspitzer talks Wall Street and politics with award-winning author @bethanymac12. Tonight @UChiPolitics!


ID: 658983301005250563
Posted at: 2015-10-27 12:27:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How will @realDonaldTrump deal w/polls, nationally & IA, that have him trailing? We're Number Two is not his thing. https://t.co/q20WznwJe5


ID: 658724892221796352
Posted at: 2015-10-26 19:20:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Latest Axe Files: Great talk w/@JessicaYellin, fmr network White House correspondent & current Fellow @UChiPolitics. https://t.co/2HjJ680ZIr


ID: 658610136018063360
Posted at: 2015-10-26 11:44:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@matthewjdowd and I look forward to welcoming the great @danbalz of @washingtonpost to @UChiPolitics for a '16 update at noon today!


ID: 658402200033632260
Posted at: 2015-10-25 21:58:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  From the Lack of Self-Awareness Department: Christie gets booted from Amtrak quiet car.  
  What was he doing THERE?
  https://t.co/9b37yOul3v


ID: 658319032010035202
Posted at: 2015-10-25 16:27:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Does anyone on the planet savor good poll numbers more than @realDonaldTrump? https://t.co/WDKfZtacOD


ID: 658318164917420033
Posted at: 2015-10-25 16:24:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In same convo, @BernieSanders pointedly refused to rule out attack ads presumably striking same contrasts.  https://t.co/0RQ1fRFK5f   2/2


ID: 658317777078517760
Posted at: 2015-10-25 16:22:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Anyone surprised by contrasts @BernieSanders drew w/ @HillaryClinton at JJ missed him on The Axe Files! Listen:
  https://t.co/0RQ1fRFK5f
  1/2


ID: 658129158657167360
Posted at: 2015-10-25 03:53:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Obvious how much more effective @HillaryClinton is when speaking, not bellowing. Quieter, more reflective lines  in speech were strongest.


ID: 657547165963825154
Posted at: 2015-10-23 13:20:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump blasts Iowans in retweet, then blames "intern" for sending it. Hope interns won't get nuke codes! https://t.co/rOdepdGEl1


ID: 657529677435658241
Posted at: 2015-10-23 12:11:06
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .If purpose of hearing was to trip up @HillaryClinton, there must be a bunch of House GOPers asking this morning, "Who's big idea was THAT?"


ID: 657299976008126464
Posted at: 2015-10-22 20:58:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ironic that career kibitzer and conspiratorialist Sidney Blumenthal  should be elevated to epic heights in GOP Benghazi conspiracy theory.


ID: 657284542441455616
Posted at: 2015-10-22 19:57:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ambitious IL Rep. Roskam uses Benghazi platform to punch his card with base.  Lots of heat. Not a whole lot of light.


ID: 657281179381424130
Posted at: 2015-10-22 19:43:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Challenging part of hearings. Sharper GOP Qs, after hours of testimony, seem aimed at provoking intemperate response from @HillaryClinton.


ID: 657222706753118208
Posted at: 2015-10-22 15:51:18
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .We'll see what rest of this long  day holds, but thus far, you'd have to say @HillaryClinton seems very much in control of this hearing.


ID: 657181310839070720
Posted at: 2015-10-22 13:06:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Benghazi was terrible tragedy and demanded review. But would Congress be holding hearings 3 yrs later if @HillaryClinton were not running?


ID: 657174322977611776
Posted at: 2015-10-22 12:39:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump has been so enamored of polls. How will he deal w/new IA poll in which he trails @RealBenCarson? https://t.co/CetxuBaJ9o


ID: 657168059749289984
Posted at: 2015-10-22 12:14:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@amyewalter @amyrchapman @POLITICO_Steve @Mets beat us like a drum. But to paraphrase Arnold in the Terminator, these @Cubs will be back!!


ID: 657154055081500672
Posted at: 2015-10-22 11:18:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @hughhewitt Q for them will be whether they're trying to address a problem-diplomatic security-or sink Hillary? McCarthy made it harder.


ID: 657152852570324992
Posted at: 2015-10-22 11:13:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .HillaryClinton on spot in hearing, but so is committee. She'll have to answer tough questions. They'll have to fend w/cloud of politics.


ID: 657040458414215168
Posted at: 2015-10-22 03:47:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Mets outplayed us in every aspect of the game.  But it's not the end for these @Cubs. It's just the beginning!!
  #Can'twaittilnextyear!


ID: 656989174885699584
Posted at: 2015-10-22 00:23:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs Apparently these white towels with the "W" on them that they distributed at Wrigley before the game are to wipe away tears, or bite.


ID: 656957810681466880
Posted at: 2015-10-21 22:18:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Today was, I'm sure, a disappointing day for @JoeBiden.  But what a remarkable public career he's led, with more to come!


ID: 656822913132285953
Posted at: 2015-10-21 13:22:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .With polls looking up, Q is how @HillaryClinton deals with good news? She's generally been better w/ her back to wall than as front runner.


ID: 656820331886301184
Posted at: 2015-10-21 13:12:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As he ponders, VPOTUS got a reminder Tuesday of what life in the media maelstrom of a campaign entails.  Does he wants to jump into THAT?


ID: 656697176903413760
Posted at: 2015-10-21 05:03:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ESPNChiCubs: Theo Epstein on coming back from 3-0 deficit: "Rumor has it it's been done before."


ID: 656664389886582784
Posted at: 2015-10-21 02:52:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Time running out here at Wrigley.  @mets have been too good thru eight. Need a @Cubs miracle in ninth or we're one game from Palookaville.


ID: 656494458033278976
Posted at: 2015-10-20 15:37:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JimWebbUSA is a good and admirable man, but an underwhelming candidate. The notion of an indy race seems like a tree falling in the woods.


ID: 656458942026006528
Posted at: 2015-10-20 13:16:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My thoughts on "Clinton Shows Big Lead Over Sanders in Latest NBC/WSJ Poll" (via NBC News): https://t.co/a0JE7uQotM


ID: 656457229885952001
Posted at: 2015-10-20 13:09:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Tho state's credit is down & his poll #s have crashed, IL Gov still single-mindedly pursues his anti-union agenda. https://t.co/0Ckkemaqy7


ID: 656154922845630464
Posted at: 2015-10-19 17:08:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .What advice did @NancyPelosi give to John Boehner? That and a lot more from her on latest episode of The Axe Files. http://t.co/a3tGW8jlWP


ID: 656091936927801344
Posted at: 2015-10-19 12:58:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Powerful, anguished essay on outbreak of violence in Jerusalem from a longtime resident.  http://t.co/cB78gjxoUr


ID: 656089248768983040
Posted at: 2015-10-19 12:47:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  DC's not the only place GOPers are sparring. In IL, popular former Gov. Edgar hits Rauner for budget standoff. http://t.co/2ugIdEc8Pv


ID: 655857031728005121
Posted at: 2015-10-18 21:24:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@thekapman @Cubs @LouMalnatis Thanks, man, but since the Cubbies lost last night, I'm changing things up tonight.  No pizza at all!


ID: 655783818104844289
Posted at: 2015-10-18 16:33:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@jebbush partly ascribes @realDonaldTrump lead to frustration w/ DC. But it's also anger at Wall Street, Big Money & sense of stacked deck.


ID: 655550803999109120
Posted at: 2015-10-18 01:07:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If you're entertaining friends for @cubs game, DON'T ORDER from @giordanospizza on Rush St.!!!Two hours plus and no delivery. No apology.


ID: 655502853163884544
Posted at: 2015-10-17 21:57:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Congrats to @gmbutts @telfordk & #TeamTrudeau on great campaign.  Hope beats fear. Now get out the vote! #GOTV #elxn42


ID: 655434057896079362
Posted at: 2015-10-17 17:23:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @politico: Here's what @MittRomney told @DavidAxelrod about @RealDonaldTrump: http://t.co/DEGbYx1Kpz | AP Photo http://t.co/b3vy7MKbVC


ID: 655210888924942336
Posted at: 2015-10-17 02:37:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@NBA just changed to seed playoffs by record. Baseball should, too.  But no worries.  Road or home, @cubs will handle @mets.


ID: 655208258022604800
Posted at: 2015-10-17 02:26:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs have best record of any team left in the playoffs, and seven games better than the @mets.  Yet they open on the road.  Weird system.


ID: 655082707530162176
Posted at: 2015-10-16 18:07:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The prolific @newtgingrich & @CallyGingrich are out w/ new books; his a DC thriller, hers the latest in kids series. http://t.co/AH29xqFQIj


ID: 654848348290052096
Posted at: 2015-10-16 02:36:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Should @RepPaulRyan take Speaker's gavel?  Hear what @MittRomney has to say on this &  much more on The Axe Files.
  https://t.co/YICadcLdb4


ID: 654803636862586880
Posted at: 2015-10-15 23:38:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Met @IvankaTrump a few years back.  @realDonaldTrump is wise to enlist his daughter's help.  She's a throughly impressive person.


ID: 654740546548711424
Posted at: 2015-10-15 19:28:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Sat down with @MittRomney for The Axe Files today.  Great conversation! Stay tuned. http://t.co/a545DdYCVb


ID: 654451404103249920
Posted at: 2015-10-15 00:19:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Remarkable that Dem debate on @CNN drew 15.3 m-twice as many viewers as the most highly rated Obama-Clinton in '08.  Even w/out the Donald!


ID: 654437596605472768
Posted at: 2015-10-14 23:24:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .BS story in @politico on Obama alumni & HRC. I was effusive on @CNN about her showing. To say she wasn't flawless is hardly a "spitball."


ID: 654295125711917056
Posted at: 2015-10-14 13:58:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Hillary, Bernie and the Man Who Wasn't There.  My analysis of last night's debate. http://t.co/GzuN9pGaqK
  #DemDebate


ID: 654119840630726656
Posted at: 2015-10-14 02:21:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Small point, but @BernieSanders keeps referring to "pieces of legislation," the habit of 25 years in congress.
  #DemDebate


ID: 654115012408008704
Posted at: 2015-10-14 02:02:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @SenSanders keeps referring to "Bernie Sanders."  But isn't HE Bernie Sanders?? I'm confused.
  #DemDebate


ID: 654114488170377217
Posted at: 2015-10-14 02:00:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Between "five point plan" and Glass-Stiegel, I think a bunch of folks just fled to @Mets and @Dodgers.
  #DemDebate


ID: 654114134632468481
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:58:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton was doing so well. Why introduce the phrase "five point plan?"  America groans.
  #DemDebate


ID: 654113618389135361
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:56:54
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @JimWebbUSA honestly does deserve credit for leadership on criminal justice reform. But quit complaining about the the time!!
  #DemDebate


ID: 654109608328323073
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:40:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Conscientious objector question is @SenSanders best moment.  Nod to @JimWebbUSA was a welcome note of civility.
  #DemDebate


ID: 654107867532820480
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:34:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @JimWebbUSA testily complains--several times--about his lack of floor time.  Not a hugely attractive tactic.


ID: 654106916893782016
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:30:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @MartinOMalley implicitly hits @HillaryClinton on Iraq vote?
  But didn't he warmly endorse her in '08 AFTER that vote?
  #DemDebate


ID: 654104271474917377
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:19:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @SenSanders is quite the target on guns.
  And not sure, berating @MartinOMalley for not having been a member of Congress was stinging rebuke.


ID: 654100597352742912
Posted at: 2015-10-14 01:05:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @HillaryClinton "I'm a progressive, but I'm a progressive who knows how to get things done."
  Probably her best and most authentic pitch.


ID: 654083711588151296
Posted at: 2015-10-13 23:58:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Go &Cubs Go! Hey Chicago what so you say, Cubs are going to win today!!!!
  Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


ID: 653999083984564224
Posted at: 2015-10-13 18:21:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Great analysis from WSJ's @GeraldFSeib on the changing nature of party bases.  It explains a lot!
  http://t.co/jeKG2qRhCQ


ID: 653997556171599873
Posted at: 2015-10-13 18:15:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Old CW: Hillary's in free fall.
  New CW: Hillary's resurgent.
  Truth: She was, and is, solid favorite for nomination.
  http://t.co/4FYE2e0LHp


ID: 653996140132626432
Posted at: 2015-10-13 18:10:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Two Parties Aren’t Crazy, Just Changed.  Great analysis from WSJ's Seib on changing nature of party bases. http://t.co/mDjPrvRORT


ID: 653969841792020480
Posted at: 2015-10-13 16:25:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .The much anticipated day is finally here, an historic confrontation!
  The debate?!? I'm talking @cubs-@cardinals, Game 4, of course!!


ID: 653665162554052608
Posted at: 2015-10-12 20:14:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .You're killing me! I have tickets, too.  But I'll be in Vegas for @CNN.
  Could be clincher, after @JArrieta34 today! https://t.co/ptU1RrtqpI


ID: 653621153060143104
Posted at: 2015-10-12 17:20:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Tests for @CNN debate:
  For @HillaryClinton, be real. For @SenSanders, be human. For @MartinOMalley, be relevant.
  http://t.co/rVc3GJJ1ab


ID: 653609138899914752
Posted at: 2015-10-12 16:32:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Your book, Winners And How They Succeed, is great. Challenge in politics is winning for what? Winning isn't enough. https://t.co/RbmELLBHNs


ID: 653600906538123265
Posted at: 2015-10-12 15:59:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Sat down w/ brilliant @campbellclaret on his life as journalist, aide to @tonyblairoffice & battles w/depression. https://t.co/DuMRpuixpd


ID: 653565460563128320
Posted at: 2015-10-12 13:38:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .If @RepPaulRyan is really considering killer Speaker's job, he's wise to take time. This is the last time he'd be holding all the cards.


ID: 653282499120881664
Posted at: 2015-10-11 18:54:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @matthewjdowd @Cubs @Cardinals Only fair since the last time the Cubs were in the Series was '45, and the @tigers beat 'em!


ID: 653281057152733184
Posted at: 2015-10-11 18:48:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@cubs @cardinals “If you’re a fan and don’t enjoy this, you’re not doing it properly." Amen, Joe!
  #GoCubsGo


ID: 653259965478514688
Posted at: 2015-10-11 17:24:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Great to be with you guys yesterday at Polticon. And, yes, @jamescarville is sui generis-  Cajun for one of a kind! https://t.co/kngpSU2o2m


ID: 653095543300689920
Posted at: 2015-10-11 06:31:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  California governor signs bill to automatically register people to vote: http://t.co/2dsDdEy8lw Discovered on #BriefMe


ID: 653035477319090176
Posted at: 2015-10-11 02:32:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Had a great convo with Ben Mathis on his @KApolitics podcast today.  Hope to continue it one day on The Axe Files! http://t.co/nhnSuzQeDt


ID: 652727465891135488
Posted at: 2015-10-10 06:08:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Coincidence? @StephenAtHome brazenly flouts Curse of the Goat, and then @Cubs fall to Cards.
  http://t.co/eLrmfh94j7


ID: 652510739975041024
Posted at: 2015-10-09 15:47:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  They used to say that being Speaker was like herding cats.  Now the cats have big fangs, sharp claws & they bite! Good luck to the "winner."


ID: 652162719131373568
Posted at: 2015-10-08 16:44:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In wake of OR massacre, I sat down w/ @ShuttleCDRKelly, who's lived horror of gun violence. On The Axe Files:
  http://t.co/ekxMLM8vmH


ID: 651970708361318400
Posted at: 2015-10-08 04:01:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @Cubs. Says a lot about the roll Arrieta is on that he pitches a 4 hit shutout in elimination game & a reporter asks why he wasn't "crisp!"


ID: 651921994125062144
Posted at: 2015-10-08 00:48:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Jake looks like...Jake! sails through two w/ridiculous array of pitches. Maybe one run will be enough! Go @Cubs! http://t.co/4sown52xqk


ID: 651831793625247744
Posted at: 2015-10-07 18:49:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .On overbooked SW flight to Pittsburgh filled w/@Cubs fans. Offer of $300 to take next flight, arriving at 8:15, met with howls of laughter.


ID: 651803833014845440
Posted at: 2015-10-07 16:58:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Am I alone in finding this Draft Biden ad tasteless? It's powerful, but exploitative.  Can't believe he'd approve.  http://t.co/HJuoWXDgAs


ID: 651794674567483392
Posted at: 2015-10-07 16:22:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  HRC's dilemma: Having touted TPP  as SOS, to oppose it would mean new questions on trust. Yet embracing it would rile base. #hardchoices


ID: 651746358160982016
Posted at: 2015-10-07 13:10:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .After tonight's game & 1st round of playoffs, 2 of the top 3 teams in baseball will be out. So unfair to @Cardinals & @Pirates!
  #GoCubsGo!


ID: 651600882740670464
Posted at: 2015-10-07 03:32:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Kind of bewildering as to why @HillaryClinton folks are so explicitly, if anonymously, laying out her debate strategy a week out. #justdoit


ID: 651379014477697025
Posted at: 2015-10-06 12:50:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My thanks to A.V. Club for kind words for debut episode of The Axe Files with @SenSanders!
  http://t.co/eXjwNC0knm.  http://t.co/qt5fADqEpI


ID: 651221152321310721
Posted at: 2015-10-06 02:23:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Terminally Ill Californians Gain 'Right to Die': http://t.co/pAqy0YsZ09          A good and humane policy the rest of U.S. should embrace.


ID: 651177078545518592
Posted at: 2015-10-05 23:28:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In next episode of The Axe Files, I sit down with Matthew Dowd on Bush 43, the Pope and political conversions. http://t.co/OcbFXnJYNP


ID: 651171018535362560
Posted at: 2015-10-05 23:04:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Alastair Campbell, fmr Blair aide & 1 of UK's top political minds, talks re: his book Winners, And How They Succeed 10/9 @UChiPolitics


ID: 651128154652721152
Posted at: 2015-10-05 20:13:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .18 students @UChiPolitics spent the summer working 4 media & campaigns in IA, and saw the caucus process up close. https://t.co/JMlBrf9zfh


ID: 651029267371921413
Posted at: 2015-10-05 13:40:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@grandmahannah @HillaryClinton My point is that her assets as candidate have been undervalued in the email brouhaha. Town Halls show that.


ID: 651026533885325312
Posted at: 2015-10-05 13:29:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Striking the difference in @hillaryclinton when she's speaking to substantive issues than when she is parrying email and personal questions.


ID: 651023350677028864
Posted at: 2015-10-05 13:17:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  TPP could roil both races.  New fuel for lagging @realDonaldTrump to whip up base, flay opponents. Boon for Bernie. Dilemma for HRC, VPOTUS.


ID: 650889999534174209
Posted at: 2015-10-05 04:27:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs 46-19 in second half. Finished with 8 straight wins. And we have @JArrieta34 Wednesday @Pirates. Damn the curse! 
  #goatbusters


ID: 650518367695163392
Posted at: 2015-10-04 03:50:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Cubs: #Cubs starters have posted a 0.20 ERA (1 ER/45.1 IP) over the last seven games. #ThatIsGood http://t.co/LCRyMts1Lc


ID: 650495776808833025
Posted at: 2015-10-04 02:20:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Ludicrous that @pirates & @cubs, with among the top three records in baseball, will have to play one game to see who gets into playoffs.


ID: 650332840098402304
Posted at: 2015-10-03 15:33:26
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JLester34: Congrats to my brother and teammate @JArrieta34 on what should be a Cy Young Award winning season! Now the real work begins! #LetsGo #NVRQT


ID: 650164702627147776
Posted at: 2015-10-03 04:25:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The OR shooter: A history of mental illness. Expelled from military after just one month. Yet legally qualified to assemble an arsenal.


ID: 649972687784275969
Posted at: 2015-10-02 15:42:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@arneduncan's been a great warrior for reform, working tirelessly for all of our nation's kids and future. I'm proud to call him my friend.


ID: 649928483091689472
Posted at: 2015-10-02 12:46:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .In my podcast, I spoke with @BernieSanders about his nuanced record on guns, including his no vote on Brady law.
  http://t.co/qt5fADqEpI


ID: 649713058630246402
Posted at: 2015-10-01 22:30:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I'm in Charleston, watching news from Oregon, wondering why we're the only country that accepts mass shootings as a fact of life? #madness


ID: 649585912817524736
Posted at: 2015-10-01 14:05:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @whittysayings: @davidaxelrod @InvenergyLLC's #GrandRidge is worlds largest wind+solar+storage project. can you help us win #ESNA2015Awards w an RT? thx!


ID: 649570309218172928
Posted at: 2015-10-01 13:03:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Are Trump & GOP outsiders missing boat on delegate rules? Interesting piece on IL, with process already underway.  http://t.co/DgN0EhZ2sV


ID: 649568036765216768
Posted at: 2015-10-01 12:54:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One more note on @BernieSanders:
  He raised over $2 mil on last day; $26 mil total. Call him socialist, but as of now, he's rolling in dough.


ID: 649554522050850816
Posted at: 2015-10-01 12:00:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Given McCarthy's comments, it would be interesting to see the emails that were exchanged among GOP House leaders about Benghazi hearings.


ID: 649407271127154688
Posted at: 2015-10-01 02:15:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Sanders fundraising is remarkable. The # to keep an eye on now is cash on hand.  Very possible he has more than HRC. https://t.co/4UxdsLmMda


ID: 649356389693964289
Posted at: 2015-09-30 22:53:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Or is it conundrum?  I think the "s" was superfluous.  Was it superfluous, or just misplaced? In any case... https://t.co/NfoBc56l6t


ID: 649356109548023808
Posted at: 2015-09-30 22:52:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This gig is definitely a Good News-Bad News situation for McCarthy.  Seems hard to avoid same conundrums as Boehner. https://t.co/NfoBc56l6t


ID: 649244159287492608
Posted at: 2015-09-30 15:27:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .I have to admit, listening to @WTFpod with @POTUS was kind of an inspiration for my new podcast. It was tremendous. https://t.co/QGF2L1oMOt


ID: 649240693014155264
Posted at: 2015-09-30 15:13:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @MarkLeibovich: @davidaxelrod He'll simply build his own polling shop and it will be more beautiful and classy than all the best and we will love him for it


ID: 649222320003940352
Posted at: 2015-09-30 14:00:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@MarkLeibovich How does @realDonaldTrump handle it if he slides to middle of pack, given his "mine is bigger than yours" fixation on polls?


ID: 649064739943743488
Posted at: 2015-09-30 03:34:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @AnalyticsMediaG: ICYMI, here are the findings behind @davidaxelrod's op-ed about @realDonaldTrump featured yesterday on @CNN. https://t.co/dVFeElq9Tu


ID: 648839686740410368
Posted at: 2015-09-29 12:40:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Weekday @ Bernie's: @SenSanders on selfies, his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers & improbable climb. https://t.co/ppUgs3VD1X http://t.co/mNrxOVHVa2


ID: 648637045078913024
Posted at: 2015-09-28 23:14:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Got a first-hand look at the @BernieSanders phenomenon today @UChiPolitics. 2,000 in hall.  500 in overflow.  And 2500 couldn't get in.


ID: 648593327605026816
Posted at: 2015-09-28 20:21:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Until recently, I thought a podcast was what you put on a broken foot. Now I have my own! http://t.co/KvW2IG8N3U.   http://t.co/swKDWdsayD


ID: 648539717978443776
Posted at: 2015-09-28 16:48:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @BernieSanders vows to make reversal of the Citizens United ruling a litmus test for SCOTUS  nominees. @UChiPolitics


ID: 648538806820433922
Posted at: 2015-09-28 16:44:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@BernieSanders packs them in @UChiPolitics, filling Rockefeller Chapel at UChicago, from where he graduated in '64. http://t.co/9hO4gqBCnX


ID: 648499172061147140
Posted at: 2015-09-28 14:07:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  That would be true if Horatio Alger's heroes were born to wealth.  Not taking anything away from the Donald, but... https://t.co/SxAaMiN9O4


ID: 648481756576813060
Posted at: 2015-09-28 12:57:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JillDLawrence: The new path to the presidency. How about a reality show starring a governor or senator? https://t.co/6kqklcLISM


ID: 648479001577693184
Posted at: 2015-09-28 12:46:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump has turned GOP race into reality TV. But how much has Apprentice boosted run? New data says A LOT!
  http://t.co/s31rTD6xJz


ID: 648355250324291584
Posted at: 2015-09-28 04:35:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Right now @jarrieta34 is a machine--as good as I've seen in yrs. He gives us great chance in one game playoff. https://t.co/RhKup5xoL1


ID: 648312636447309824
Posted at: 2015-09-28 01:45:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @husainhaqqani: Looking forward to fellowship @UChiPolitics with @JessicaYellin, @reihan, @matthewjdowd, @tomdart, @davidaxelrod @UChicago


ID: 648168765050372096
Posted at: 2015-09-27 16:14:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  However you processed her answers, HRC seemed much more at ease in today's MTP interview, and it was effective.


ID: 647954399222964224
Posted at: 2015-09-27 02:02:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ktumulty: My late younger brother had CP. this means so much//Francis saw boy with cerebral palsy. what happened next http://t.co/fvauNlFx2K


ID: 647953183030005761
Posted at: 2015-09-27 01:57:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @BV: Conservatives don't know what they want, says @RameshPonnuru. A new House speaker won't… http://t.co/wC8z8Pi1nw http://t.co/52Ss9KXJJ6


ID: 647838055093665792
Posted at: 2015-09-26 18:20:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs Hammel hammered again.   Falls apart in 5th. Hasn't been right since injury before break. Wonder if he's on bubble for playoffs?


ID: 647817367288942592
Posted at: 2015-09-26 16:57:50
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Absolutely stunning day to be at Wrigley and watch two PLAYOFF-BOUND teams go at it. @Cubs v. @Pirates.
  #GoCubsGo http://t.co/dKK4CMnNSC


ID: 647761967877369856
Posted at: 2015-09-26 13:17:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The American Idea and Today’s G.O.P., via @nytimes.  Thoughtful admonition to GOP: Look forward, not back. http://t.co/yWfKhtVq2L


ID: 647636815139196928
Posted at: 2015-09-26 05:00:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @Suntimes: Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders coming to Chicago on Monday. http://t.co/EH8qUcHPFg http://t.co/opktCIuMwt


ID: 647523039316430848
Posted at: 2015-09-25 21:28:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@SalenaZitoTrib @Cubs @Pirates By the skin of your teeth. We'll see you tomorrow, my friend. And on October 7th!!!
  #GoCubsGo


ID: 647438751480676352
Posted at: 2015-09-25 15:53:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Homecoming! @SenSanders (AB '64), who led protests as student, returns to alma mater Monday as candidate for POTUS. Big day @UChiPolitics!


ID: 647434714958028800
Posted at: 2015-09-25 15:37:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @johnboehner bombshell exposes same fissure between governing conservatives & anti-government zealots that is playing out in presidential.


ID: 647406128289161216
Posted at: 2015-09-25 13:43:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Did @johnboehner, so clearly moved by the Pope's visit, find it hard to square the Pontiff's message with the politics of his caucus?


ID: 647404281876881408
Posted at: 2015-09-25 13:36:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Whoa.  An already rocky fall in DC-with budget, debt limit and other issues, just got a lot more challenging. https://t.co/fz0sMJl58k


ID: 647093744114597888
Posted at: 2015-09-24 17:02:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Adapt or resist?  A brilliant piece on the GOP'a dilemma by @RonBrownstein.  Well worth a read.
  http://t.co/LiWST2Nh15


ID: 647065223648669696
Posted at: 2015-09-24 15:09:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Remarkable in a chamber so often riven by narrow agendas & uncompromising ideologies to witness a message of such transcendent moral force.


ID: 647055104999198720
Posted at: 2015-09-24 14:28:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @hillhulse: As Pope Francis references Selma march, colleagues seated near Rep. John Lewis give him an affectionate rub on the shoulder. He was there.


ID: 647055037303140352
Posted at: 2015-09-24 14:28:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @sppeoples: Pope Francis: "We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners"


ID: 647054962715815937
Posted at: 2015-09-24 14:28:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CNNPolitics: .@Pontifex: We must restore hope, right wrongs and promote solidarity http://t.co/thVO6bGwgF #PopeInDC http://t.co/lMUiljCRk5


ID: 647053882393165829
Posted at: 2015-09-24 14:24:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @mikememoli: Beautiful words on politics, as Pope Francis sees it #PopeInDC http://t.co/AbuaANpXzD


ID: 647051257115316224
Posted at: 2015-09-24 14:13:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Moving to see @johnboehner and @JoeBiden behind @Pontifex, two devout Catholics, of different parties. A reminder of our common humanity.


ID: 646156776660987904
Posted at: 2015-09-22 02:59:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Raised in NYC, so I don't have tribal thing.  Have season tickets on both end of town.  But GOTTA love these @Cubs! https://t.co/fwteeFR4h5


ID: 646154487938289664
Posted at: 2015-09-22 02:50:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@Cubs absolutely hammering ball v. @brewers.  All their promising kids shining. More fun than a @realDonaldTrump call in!
  #thefutureisnow


ID: 646146800550674434
Posted at: 2015-09-22 02:19:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  As Walker's race died with little in polling bank, the question is where his major donors and Iowa endorsers go when the estate is settled.


ID: 646084595226685440
Posted at: 2015-09-21 22:12:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Walker says he's showing leadership by dropping out to help clear the field.  PTalk about leading from behind!


ID: 646062073710047232
Posted at: 2015-09-21 20:42:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  An amazing rise & fall for Walker, from spring sensation to asterisk in last @CNN poll. Beware the memes of the moment. Many turns ahead.


ID: 646002100783185920
Posted at: 2015-09-21 16:44:37
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Important piece fm conservative perspective on @RealBenCarson's muslim comments by @UChiPolitics Fellow @reihan.  http://t.co/66zVsBuuOV


ID: 645948103883927552
Posted at: 2015-09-21 13:10:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Read my take on "Carly Fiorina rockets to No. 2 behind Donald Trump" (via CNN): http://t.co/pbCqPQVhAy


ID: 645717570570596352
Posted at: 2015-09-20 21:54:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Great @Cubs-@Cards series. It can't end here!  We'll have to pick this up in the playoffs.
  #GoCubsGo


ID: 645673284135206917
Posted at: 2015-09-20 18:58:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Kind of a head-scratcher that Carson would invoke the Constitution in explaining his opposition to a Muslim serving as POTUS.


ID: 645390666378407937
Posted at: 2015-09-20 00:15:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Last time he got in a jam over his Megyn Kelly comments, @realDonaldTrump three out his immigration plan. Today, guns.
  #shinyobjects


ID: 645295635105771520
Posted at: 2015-09-19 17:57:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Reading Biden Leaning stories this AM, hung on bullish, unnamed backers, I'm reminded that the jockeys are often more eager than the horse.


ID: 645294606763065344
Posted at: 2015-09-19 17:53:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @JoeBiden's nothing if not candid. So when he says he's wrestling w/ emotional toll of race, I believe him more than eager, unnamed sources.


ID: 645265378784989184
Posted at: 2015-09-19 15:57:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @realBobWoodward: .@jaketapper soared as the New Boss in the #gopdebate, asserting his authority and making vividly clear his political neutrality.


ID: 644887542324699137
Posted at: 2015-09-18 14:55:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My cut on GOP race, debate and dating patterns of voters in presidential campaigns.
  First piece for @CNNOpinion!
  http://t.co/cNsQ0bvWDB


ID: 644758801661435904
Posted at: 2015-09-18 06:24:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .To be clear, I have max respect 4 great journalists @NBC & @MSNBC. I'm very grateful to have had chance to work w/them. Love my role @CNN.


ID: 644599565669265408
Posted at: 2015-09-17 19:51:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@cubs are cooking!  Three of four from @pirates.  Now just TWO back for top wildcard spot.  Bring on the @Cardinals!
  #herewecome


ID: 644320043988221952
Posted at: 2015-09-17 01:20:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @realDonaldTrump probably doing himself no harm with his base by pressing deportation and english only.  Problem in a general.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644316002998595586
Posted at: 2015-09-17 01:04:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Can't believe this Planned Parenthood defunding debate thrills @Reince as he looks forward to trying to win a general election.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644314777771098112
Posted at: 2015-09-17 00:59:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Cruz makes case for shutdown of government over defunding of Planned Parenthood, "an ongoing criminal enterprise."
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644310975676481536
Posted at: 2015-09-17 00:44:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Invoking Reagan in Cold War, @RandPaul goes counter against field on talking to Iran, China and others.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644307074151677952
Posted at: 2015-09-17 00:29:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Katich scores by going counter to pile up between @realDonaldTrump and field, and scores.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644306747352485888
Posted at: 2015-09-17 00:27:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @Jebbush takes a pass on Trump, but Walker bears in.  Now @realDonaldTrump is giving him full treatment.  And Walker fires back.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644306002263715840
Posted at: 2015-09-17 00:24:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So the idea that @realDonaldTrump was going to show a more sober, restrained side has taken an early beating.
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644303300863496192
Posted at: 2015-09-17 00:14:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Tells you a lot that Rand Paul introduced himself as eye surgeon. Didn't he used to be a senator?  
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644296762484649984
Posted at: 2015-09-16 23:48:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Surprisingly good undercard debate.  Lively exchanges. Clear differences.  And these guys have three percent between them?
  #cnndebate


ID: 644293289856757761
Posted at: 2015-09-16 23:34:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Jindal pushes Graham for nuclear option-change Senate rules-to block Iran agreement.  Making war on DC GOP his recurrent theme.


ID: 644290768622874624
Posted at: 2015-09-16 23:24:24
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But is a 50 cent increase in the minimum wage really sufficient to undergird low wage workers?
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644290097957830656
Posted at: 2015-09-16 23:21:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Santorum goes populist.  "How are we going to win if 90 percent of Americans think we don't care about them?"


ID: 644279158378381312
Posted at: 2015-09-16 22:38:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Santorum crowds in on Trump immigration, playing the "amnesty" card.  Ironic at Reagan library, given Reagan's approach.


ID: 644278121479303169
Posted at: 2015-09-16 22:34:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Why did Pataki send Tweet saying he wouldn't support @realDonaldTrump if he is so certain he won't be nominee?
  #CNNDebate


ID: 644230079824850944
Posted at: 2015-09-16 19:23:14
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UChiPolitics: Great write-up by new IOP Fellow @JessicaYellin in @thedailybeast on Trump playing politics with reality show rules http://t.co/2oDIZEuxh2


ID: 644209839099543552
Posted at: 2015-09-16 18:02:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At debates for @CNN, where, like his buildings, all eyes are on @realDonaldTrump. How the others deal w/sharp-elbowed mogul is Q of day.


ID: 643966411879002112
Posted at: 2015-09-16 01:55:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @ron_fournier: Trust me: Read this new @davidmaraniss book on #Detroit: "Once in a Great City" http://t.co/KSZg31WWYn


ID: 643966342786256896
Posted at: 2015-09-16 01:55:15
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@cubs tip @pirates 2-1 in nightcap.  This is why they brought @JLester34 to Chicago. Big game pitcher goes the distance.


ID: 643481724664553472
Posted at: 2015-09-14 17:49:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  This @CarlyFiorina video is really interesting, by inference hitting Trump & HRC; speaking to women in powerful way. http://t.co/vqwFHIY4DM


ID: 643084919154077696
Posted at: 2015-09-13 15:32:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @ahoving And that she has in abundance.  But positions must be set in frame of convictions and values.  The trees have to describe a forest.


ID: 643074289416192001
Posted at: 2015-09-13 14:50:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It's still HRC's to lose, despite new polls. But it's hard to inspire w/grinding, tactical race. "Hillary: Live With It" is no rallying cry!


ID: 642762638578032640
Posted at: 2015-09-12 18:12:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @SBNationNBA: Spain 80, Poland 66. Pau Gasol scored 30 points and went 6-of-7 (!!) from three-point range: http://t.co/fbVZIKjTZB http://t.co/CTqwUvwC6m


ID: 642557113793925124
Posted at: 2015-09-12 04:35:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CNNPolitics: Donald Trump explains his jab at @CarlyFiorina's face: I'm an "entertainer" http://t.co/q93cTc7usJ via @tomlobianco http://t.co/966ursz1Dq


ID: 642449993866059776
Posted at: 2015-09-11 21:29:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Who ever thought Rick Perry, a frontrunner four years ago, would beat out Jim Gilmore as first of 17 to say adios?


ID: 642197612020506626
Posted at: 2015-09-11 04:46:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In his powerful, moving interview with Colbert, you could see all the reasons why so many want Joe Biden to run.  And why he may not.


ID: 642076596757774340
Posted at: 2015-09-10 20:46:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Extraordinary Senate victory for POTUS on Iran nukes that no one would have predicted just a few weeks ago.


ID: 642010319129284608
Posted at: 2015-09-10 16:22:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Last telling note from @CNN interview. About @JebBush's appearance @colbertlateshow, Trump said, w/pity, Bush just isn't an "entertainer."


ID: 641970252956467200
Posted at: 2015-09-10 13:43:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  It was fun to be ringside as two feisty New Yorkers, @ChrisCuomo and @realDonaldTrump, went at it on @CNN today. Fun, revealing interview.


ID: 641967680619159552
Posted at: 2015-09-10 13:33:16
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump lives on the third rail, but how will his blast on Carson's faith on @CNN this AM play among evangelicals in Iowa?


ID: 641621779014926336
Posted at: 2015-09-09 14:38:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Very pumped about brilliant @UChiPolitics Fellows: @HusainHaqqani;
  @JessicaYellin;@MatthewJDowd;@TomDart; and @Reihan. Http:bit.ly1QnVDrv


ID: 641611100178485248
Posted at: 2015-09-09 13:56:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ironic quote of the day:
  "I do like Donald Trump.  Sometimes I think he has to think a little more before he says things..."
  Mike Ditka


ID: 641377921081454592
Posted at: 2015-09-08 22:29:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @JebBush launches 500k buy w/Super Pac coming.  @realDonaldTrump answers w/Instagram hit. Question: How much $$ will Trump actually spend?


ID: 641284372323246080
Posted at: 2015-09-08 16:18:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How I almost broke Obama's nose in a pre-debate pickup game and other stories about my lifelong passion for hoops. http://t.co/nAH7VPEgIi


ID: 641231140590850048
Posted at: 2015-09-08 12:46:32
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Today's @nytimes story on HRC read more like The Onion: Her detailed plan to show more authenticity and spontaneity.  #Justdoit!


ID: 640993699497922560
Posted at: 2015-09-07 21:03:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @swirsk054: The Cards are an excellent team, a superb organization but they re also getting a glimpse of the future and better get use to it . Tsunami


ID: 640993645710209024
Posted at: 2015-09-07 21:02:48
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On Labor Day, important to confront the challenge of an uneven economy, decades in the making, in which so many are treading water or worse.


ID: 640887248616095744
Posted at: 2015-09-07 14:00:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Is Trump the Candidate Reform Conservatives Are Seeking?, via @nytimes.  Really interesting piece. http://t.co/U7GKrckiTq


ID: 640535654401748992
Posted at: 2015-09-06 14:42:55
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Colin Powell on Iran deal:
  "I say, we have a deal...If they don't implement it, bail out. None of our options are gone." 3/3


ID: 640535512294551552
Posted at: 2015-09-06 14:42:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Colin Powell on Iran deal:
  "And I think a very vigorous verification regime has been put into place." 2/3


ID: 640535410318422016
Posted at: 2015-09-06 14:41:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Colin Powell on Iran deal:
  "...we have stopped this highway race that they were going down — and I think that's very, very important."1/3


ID: 640532698080145408
Posted at: 2015-09-06 14:31:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  After clearly wrestling with it @DWStweets offers thoughtful, well-reasoned statement of support for Iran agreement.
  http://t.co/y52YW3qsib


ID: 640317482226597888
Posted at: 2015-09-06 00:15:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Watching @jarrieta34 pitch another gem today for @cubs reminded me what a brilliant trade this was.
  http://t.co/8RWk8CWCG7. W/Strop, too!


ID: 639940182368747520
Posted at: 2015-09-04 23:16:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@davidplouffe @Cubs had things well in hand today, my friend!  Didn't need my support.
  #bestisyettocome


ID: 639932755451727872
Posted at: 2015-09-04 22:47:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  She was right to admit mistake and take responsibility, but also wise to refuse the invitation to "apologize to American people." 2/2


ID: 639932690955943936
Posted at: 2015-09-04 22:46:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Though she can't say it, HRC clearly went private because she didn't want folks fishing around in personal email, and it boomeranged. 1/2


ID: 639433501897568257
Posted at: 2015-09-03 13:43:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thrilled to join excellent CNN team as senior political commentator.'16 race already fascinating. No better forum to talk about big stories!


ID: 639078060868915200
Posted at: 2015-09-02 14:10:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  So impressive and moving  to see the dad of slain VA newswoman take up the cause of keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.


ID: 638712516265291778
Posted at: 2015-09-01 13:58:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Not only has POTUS trip drawn attention to climate change; it's helped folks all across OH reconnect with latent love 4 President McKinley!


ID: 638709765737197568
Posted at: 2015-09-01 13:47:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  How quickly will KY clerk's defiance of SCOTUS on same sex marriage become a contentious issue in GOP presidential race?


ID: 638709157026246656
Posted at: 2015-09-01 13:45:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  POTUS spends part of day apprenticing w/survivalist in the wilds of AK. After 7 yrs in WH, he could probably share a few lessons of his own!


ID: 638567398015152128
Posted at: 2015-09-01 04:21:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@LukeRussert @MLBNetwork Can't you watch it in on your phone or computer? Come on, brother. It's the 21st Century!


ID: 638199501572997120
Posted at: 2015-08-31 03:59:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  There Are No Perfect Nuclear Deals via @POLITICO for iPad
  Two highly respected fmr senators back Iran agreement.  http://t.co/Z9vQk0fDkY


ID: 638190367955939328
Posted at: 2015-08-31 03:23:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JArrieta34 proved again tonight with no-no against @dodgers why @cubs have a good shot in a one game playoff.  No one is pitching better!


ID: 638042011795369984
Posted at: 2015-08-30 17:34:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Do terminally ill have right to die w/dignity on their own terms? I don't often agree w/George Will. I do on this.
  http://t.co/C5GUraoPsY


ID: 637042902053556225
Posted at: 2015-08-27 23:23:58
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Interesting that @tedcruz is sticking  so closely to @realDonaldTrump.  Playing for the later rounds?


ID: 636906246268956672
Posted at: 2015-08-27 14:20:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Two powerful, inspiring women of the Senate, @amyklobuchar & @clairecmc, have written fun,  interesting memoirs.  Good end of summer reads!


ID: 635917531379814400
Posted at: 2015-08-24 20:52:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JLester34 pitches a gem.  @KrisBryant_23 hits a walk off homer.  @cubs beat @indians 2-1 on a beautiful day at Wrigley. Can it get better?


ID: 634352380612579328
Posted at: 2015-08-20 13:12:47
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JebBush Pac launches campaign defining him as a real conservative, as he brands @realDonaldTrump a closet D. Play is clear. Will it work?


ID: 634167134281723904
Posted at: 2015-08-20 00:56:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JLester34 already has given up seven in third against @tigers.  I feel as deflated as a @Patriots football!


ID: 633867751786807296
Posted at: 2015-08-19 05:07:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .These new @Cubs never quit. @kschwarb12 throws out @tigers runner on fly from left in top of 5th; hits 3 run homer in bottom. #starisborn


ID: 633842212573433856
Posted at: 2015-08-19 03:25:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @UpshotNYT: An analysis of the Walker and the Rubio alternatives to Obamacare. By @SangerKatz . http://t.co/sEAHv2usrZ


ID: 632652014162444289
Posted at: 2015-08-15 20:36:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @NYTimesDowd: Shockingly, Trump did not put his name on this campaign hat.
  http://t.co/QwdALSKRM6 http://t.co/SeMhQWrf51


ID: 632650353830457344
Posted at: 2015-08-15 20:29:33
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @TheOnion: Poll: 89% Of Americans Believe Obama Has Failed To Bring America Closer To Celestial Utopia Of Endless Pleasure http://t.co/blug1rpchs


ID: 632343124208189442
Posted at: 2015-08-15 00:08:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  “@cathleendecker: There's all sorts of summer madness going on in all sorts of places...”No kidding!  But Cubs chances are not Trumped up!


ID: 632338249462190080
Posted at: 2015-08-14 23:49:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .When team's are on fateful runs, someone different does something great every day. @CoghlanUpdate hits 2 HRs 4 @cubs today, Win 14 of 15!


ID: 631928450044051457
Posted at: 2015-08-13 20:40:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@DexterFowler, @kschwarb12 and @ARizzo44 all go deep in 5th for @cubs. @JLester34, w/10ks. It's a beautiful thing! http://t.co/ARGbBh5wLH


ID: 631607892135804928
Posted at: 2015-08-12 23:27:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Weeks ago, President Carter provoked and inspired a group of students @UChiPolitics.  He is in our thoughts. http://t.co/8EYey4SADa


ID: 631072873973727232
Posted at: 2015-08-11 12:01:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @ron_fournier @gabrielsherman But wouldn't "fairly," include promise of a major speaking slot at convention? Yikes! Shades of Pat Buchanan!


ID: 631071520044019713
Posted at: 2015-08-11 11:55:49
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@gabrielsherman @ron_fournier Just saying: mounting an Indy campaign is an organizational bear, particularly for an improvisational guy.


ID: 631068382863998976
Posted at: 2015-08-11 11:43:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@ron_fournier @gabrielsherman Has anyone asked what "fairly" means? And a reality check: indy campaigns are easier to talk about than do.


ID: 630880087425032192
Posted at: 2015-08-10 23:15:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Watching @HillaryClinton presser today, it struck me that she's so much better when she's not reading.  She was really good.


ID: 630733352207785984
Posted at: 2015-08-10 13:32:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@rolandsmartin @jacobmathews @
  realDonaldTrump @THEHermanCain The real story is not whether he'll be POTUS. It's how he impacts GOP.


ID: 630716277754097668
Posted at: 2015-08-10 12:24:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  What's shocking about Trump saga is how shocked the media seems that wheels are falling off. Did anyone really believe he'd be nominee?


ID: 630471021456433153
Posted at: 2015-08-09 20:09:39
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Facts are facts, and politics is politics.  Schumer made a decision based on politics, not fact. https://t.co/IfcDldRoFh


ID: 629674741679411200
Posted at: 2015-08-07 15:25:31
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  One under reported story last night was @marcorubio's stated opposition to abortion, w/no exceptions. No GOP nominee has ever gone that far.


ID: 629659153150124032
Posted at: 2015-08-07 14:23:35
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  But competition to please base on issues like immigration and abortion threaten to once again position GOP out of mainstream for general.


ID: 629645541840920576
Posted at: 2015-08-07 13:29:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  And I agree with @FrankBruni.  The @FoxNews team played it absolutely straight on this one.  Questions were blunt and tough.


ID: 629640348290154496
Posted at: 2015-08-07 13:08:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  My impression of varsity debate was almost everyone got out of it what they wanted.  No one broke down or broke character. Little changes.


ID: 629467618454409216
Posted at: 2015-08-07 01:42:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At a play. Recording debate and checking Twitter at intermission.  The only name that has come up is @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 629466762057269249
Posted at: 2015-08-07 01:39:05
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  At a play and recording debate.  But checking Twitter coverage, the only name that has shown up so far is @realDonaldTrump.


ID: 629449645001973760
Posted at: 2015-08-07 00:31:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Impressive that @SenatorDurbin is backing Iran agreement, despite lobbying pressure. We'll see if other Senate leaders show same courage.


ID: 629417150604685312
Posted at: 2015-08-06 22:21:57
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @HuntsmanAbby: Four years ago right now Michele Bachmann was at the center of the debate stage. This is a marathon not a sprint. #GOPDebate


ID: 629310872343715840
Posted at: 2015-08-06 15:19:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Congrats to @PatrickMurphyPA, Iraq vet, ex-Rep. and splendid former @UChiPolitics Fellow, on his appointment as under secretary of Army.


ID: 629013591925112832
Posted at: 2015-08-05 19:38:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @JonahNRO Awkward as it may be, it is the most extreme elements in Iran who oppose the agreement.  Facts are facts.


ID: 629006243802279936
Posted at: 2015-08-05 19:09:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Solid, persuasive POTUS speech on Iran seemed aimed at providing cover 4 D's & maybe even some Rs who want to vote yes, but fear reprisals.


ID: 629004702395535360
Posted at: 2015-08-05 19:03:02
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  All eyes with be on @realDonaldTrump. But watch guys on either end of the stage. @ChrisChristie and @JohnKasich are tough, savvy debaters.


ID: 628558757023379456
Posted at: 2015-08-04 13:31:00
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @jmartNYT @nickconfessore it's a big deal. GOP and oligarchs have completely outplayed Dems at granular level-state rep & down ballot races.


ID: 628557280867426305
Posted at: 2015-08-04 13:25:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .Whatever else @realDonaldTrump means 4 GOP,  he knows how to build a TV audience. I can't remember more hype for an early primary debate.


ID: 628306818637426688
Posted at: 2015-08-03 20:49:53
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The next phase in the battle JoakimNoah and his @NoahsArcFdn are waging against gun violence in Chicago.
  http://t.co/FN2atqLwrP #rockthedrop


ID: 628178652375740416
Posted at: 2015-08-03 12:20:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@realDonaldTrump will be just where want to be Thursday. Center stage. For the others, Q is do you ignore, challenge or try to out-outrage?


ID: 628174391222902784
Posted at: 2015-08-03 12:03:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@JeffreyGoldberg Wouldn't rejection mean Iran gets its money because sanctions break down + they'd be closer to bomb, with no inspections?


ID: 628169384490573824
Posted at: 2015-08-03 11:43:46
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JeffreyGoldberg: “Rejection of the deal would not lead to something credible," Rep. Adam Schiff says of the Iran agreement: http://t.co/F2a1CWDOA3


ID: 627228921747099648
Posted at: 2015-07-31 21:26:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .And kudos to Reinsdorf and @whitesox for standing pat instead of selling.  Recent play warranted giving team a chance.


ID: 627210809895219200
Posted at: 2015-07-31 20:14:44
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@nytimes on pathbreaking reforms at Cook County Jail. http://t.co/MyyVPsInGo. Look 4 their author, Sheriff Tom Dart, @UChiPolitics in fall.


ID: 625693502278627328
Posted at: 2015-07-27 15:45:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  GOP study after '12 said party needed greater outreach to Hispanics and less destructive primary debates.  Seems like plan's been Trumped.


ID: 625298312640528389
Posted at: 2015-07-26 13:35:09
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Ohio St. beach AM after massive boat party, where drunken, self-indulgent jerks used Lake Michigan as garbage can. http://t.co/4k2cGqXOUn


ID: 625072192246710273
Posted at: 2015-07-25 22:36:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .4 young women sitting behind me @cubs game, talked and drank their way through 8, and then left, oblivious to no-hitter by Hamels. Jeesh.


ID: 625052498705973248
Posted at: 2015-07-25 21:18:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .At Wrigley, Hamels is doing hell of a job convincing scouts he's worth $23.5 mil-a-year.  Pitching a no-hitter through 5 v. @Cubs. Yikes!


ID: 624969361124651008
Posted at: 2015-07-25 15:48:01
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  3 mass murderers in past 6 wks, all w/histories of arrests, mental illness or drug abuse, yet armed w/guns. How do we stop it? #enough


ID: 624709106914435072
Posted at: 2015-07-24 22:33:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  An honor to welcome the 39th POTUS, Jimmy Carter, to @UChiPolitics toda. Ninety years young, he lit up the room! http://t.co/8TU3ZIhAJ5


ID: 624643279968186368
Posted at: 2015-07-24 18:12:17
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I know, I know, it's so yesterday to say it, but how many massacres will it take before  we confront the scourge of gun violence? #enough


ID: 624379248548122625
Posted at: 2015-07-24 00:43:07
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @cureepilepsy: JOIN US 8.5 in Madison! @davidmaraniss + @davidaxelrod talk politics at @MadOrpheum http://t.co/f1rSBlHnME  https://t.co/mQMwZ95a5K


ID: 624363898473447425
Posted at: 2015-07-23 23:42:08
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @danpfeiffer: @thetournament @BarackObama Maybe you can sign him up for the 2017 tourney. He would have awesome recruiting power.


ID: 624208611774853120
Posted at: 2015-07-23 13:25:04
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  FLASHBACK: In '12, the GOP defined & doomed itself w/red meat primary attacks on immigration and Planned Parenthood.  #Whathavetheylearned?


ID: 623494355391791104
Posted at: 2015-07-21 14:06:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Thing is you can't predict on paper how candidates will react to daily trials, tests, provocations-the sheer madness-of running for POTUS.


ID: 623483490215067648
Posted at: 2015-07-21 13:23:42
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  On paper, Kasich's state, resume, TV skills should make him top tier candidate.  Could be biggest threat to Bush in center right, NH lane.


ID: 623169292427771904
Posted at: 2015-07-20 16:35:11
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@DavidLauter @RyanLizza If it's in perspective, yes. He's exploiting base rage, just as he did with Birthers in '11, when he also led poll.


ID: 623165386079518720
Posted at: 2015-07-20 16:19:40
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @mikiebarb @RyanLizza And this may just be the process.  But all the "front runner" nonsense is, well, nonsense, at this stage of the game.


ID: 623164812353257473
Posted at: 2015-07-20 16:17:23
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@RyanLizza No one seriously believes Trump is going to be POTUS. No one.  Yet he is the dominant story.  Remarkable. Media, heal thyself!


ID: 623140968464797697
Posted at: 2015-07-20 14:42:38
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@mattbai is there symbolic significance, after the bizarre antics of the weekend, that @JohnKasich chose to meet you at Big Boy?


ID: 623134619102281728
Posted at: 2015-07-20 14:17:25
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @JohnDingell: If you told me in 08 that I'd be defending McCain from Trump on Twitter, I'd call you crazy. I'd also ask what Twitter was. But here we are.


ID: 623118017988313088
Posted at: 2015-07-20 13:11:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Most folks would feel besieged. But in @realDonaldTrump's world, being center of attention is never a bad thing. He must be loving this.


ID: 622962775556521984
Posted at: 2015-07-20 02:54:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @jonfavs @RedSox @Angels @emhblack @AndyFavs @mollymcqueen1 A more public-spirited Angeleno would be celebrating the much needed rain!


ID: 622892724392435713
Posted at: 2015-07-19 22:16:12
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @mikebarnicle: I'd appreciate a moment of your time to read this: "Trump Awakens Kerry’s Vietnam Anger With Slam On McCain" http://t.co/pCrLV4tmjX


ID: 622839760839667712
Posted at: 2015-07-19 18:45:45
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Was it not predictable that @realDonaldTrump would be hoisted by his own petard; that he would be lifted & doomed by his unfiltered bombast?


ID: 622473897208881152
Posted at: 2015-07-18 18:31:56
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Since @realDonaldTrump seems fixed on thrilling Palin wing of GOP, interesting to see what @SarahPalinUSA has to say about his McCain slam.


ID: 622454899855507456
Posted at: 2015-07-18 17:16:27
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @EJDionne: One of the best debates you will read about the #IranDeal with @JeffreyGoldberg, @PeterBeinart & @davidfrum 
  http://t.co/NKoZtIzihl


ID: 622447379040600065
Posted at: 2015-07-18 16:46:34
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  The Door to Iran Opens, via @nytimes.  Strong, insightful analysis of  Iran nuclear agreement. http://t.co/ECpv9LKffc


ID: 622033878862196736
Posted at: 2015-07-17 13:23:28
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@HillaryClinton hits live pitching at NH Town Hall, spars w/hecklers and looks like she did well. Should do more! http://t.co/nAD8SCS9li


ID: 621675528630702080
Posted at: 2015-07-16 13:39:30
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @RahmEmanuel making great pick 4 Chicago schools in Forrest Claypool. Impeccable integrity, he's made career of rescuing troubled agencies.


ID: 621446723995484160
Posted at: 2015-07-15 22:30:19
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .On @CNN, Israeli Ambassador Dermer repeats the false claim that increased international sanctions on Iran was a viable option.  #IranDeal


ID: 621391653010436096
Posted at: 2015-07-15 18:51:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Listening to opponents of Iran deal continue fiction that global sanctions could be imposed and strengthened in perpetuity. #noalternative


ID: 621388682574991360
Posted at: 2015-07-15 18:39:41
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  RT @CNNPolitics: .@POTUS on Bill Cosby: "Any civilized country should have no tolerance for rape" http://t.co/KOcrNbhdPz  http://t.co/HqkGDCBgI3


ID: 620988839679496193
Posted at: 2015-07-14 16:10:51
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I have watched hours of commentary on the Iran deal and have yet to hear opponents lay out a plausible, realistic alternative.


ID: 620985660229324800
Posted at: 2015-07-14 15:58:13
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  I saw POTUS in '09 & '10 hammer case w/foreign leaders for stiff Iran sanctions.  Without them, today's deal wouldn't have been possible.


ID: 620814696728281088
Posted at: 2015-07-14 04:38:52
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Saddened to learn of the death of former IL Rep. Woods Bowman, who died in a car crash. Brilliant, honorable...he was one the good guys. RIP


ID: 620726482457866240
Posted at: 2015-07-13 22:48:20
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  In airport watching @ScottWalker rally with no sound.  Did he offer tnx to authors of ill-conceived '12 recall that set him up as GOP hero?


ID: 619492029068931073
Posted at: 2015-07-10 13:03:03
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  @realDonaIdTrump led early polls in 2011, buoyed by loud embrace of Birther canard. He is NOT the frontrunner. He IS primal scream 4 GOP.


ID: 618917821020549120
Posted at: 2015-07-08 23:01:22
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Missed shout out from one of the great basketball players of all time, and Hall of Fame human being. Tnx, brother! https://t.co/Vn09uZ8WCh


ID: 618842915926900736
Posted at: 2015-07-08 18:03:43
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  While the Social Cons fight it out in Iowa, the Center Right lane in the NH primary is getting crowded.  http://t.co/r3wopUq2dE


ID: 618468105136799745
Posted at: 2015-07-07 17:14:21
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Once @realDonaldTrump slandered immigrants, these stories were inevitable. Who works on his buildings, hotels, etc? http://t.co/G731h6ePh8


ID: 618385847579242496
Posted at: 2015-07-07 11:47:29
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  If GOP plan was to disable IRS & clear way 4 campaign front groups fueled by secret donations, mission accomplished. http://t.co/kCPBgt4LIy


ID: 617821299348533248
Posted at: 2015-07-05 22:24:10
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  .@GratefulDead, thanks for the memories-and even great times we can't quite remember! #FareTheeWell http://t.co/mGxO0sKUtW


ID: 617371944032321536
Posted at: 2015-07-04 16:38:36
Screen name: davidaxelrod
Text:
  Welcome to Chicago, Deadheads.  Sun is shining.  Lake is glistening.  What a wonderful place to end a Long, Strange Trip!


