David Axelrod actually said...

He is a force. He -- they think he is doing well in this campaign. These guys want to be vice president. That's why they're turning up.

If you're sitting around the kitchen table talking about the Democracy in the future of democracy, probably because you don't have to worry ...

It must be mortifying and he can't find a way out of this cul-de-sac.

I think the analogy just doesn't hold up.