David Axelrod: “There was an assumption for example in Michigan that she was well ahead.”

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

I moved on, like many others who simply ignored him.

Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly.

There's no doubt about that. But I also want to say this. You know, all presidents sort of feed off of perceptions of the person who came before and they want to position against what people found lacking in the person that came before.