David Axelrod actually said...

It's certainly been smart in the short run if the goal is to nominate extreme candidates who you think will be easier to beat.

It's that he doesn't believe in rules and laws and norms and institutions and he thinks that people who do are suckers.

I think that we are so hardened and we are so polarized... it shows you just how deep this polarization runs.

You know, at the end of that day... he addressed the mob that was threatening Pence's life. And he said, 'You're very special. We love you.'