David Axelrod: “He's designating himself as the nominee of the party.”

I mean, he's president of the United States. He was elected. They should be there.

I think there's a lot of concern among Republican officeholders. Governor Pawlenty could speak more readily to this than me.

The nature of presidential politics is the bar gets raised constantly.

So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s how the City of Chicago deals with such situations.