David Axelrod actually said...

"He needs to win people over who have profound questions as to whether he has the temperament and the experience to be president of the United States and the mastery of material."

"We knew within 10, 15 minutes that we had lost the debate to Mitt Romney because the media reaction and the punditry were pounding us on Twitter."

"Yes. And I think it works on a number of different levels. It speaks to this level of intolerance and divisiveness that bothers some of this college educated white voters but it's motivational for m..."

"If people left there saying, you know, I think he is a plausible president. I could see him in that office, that would be a real problem for her."