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.
David Axelrod comments on how presidents often react to the perceptions of their predecessors, particularly in the context of Donald Trump's actions.
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I think the last election was a well-run election to be honest with you. It was tainted by the allegations of Trump, but it was the most scrutinized election in history.
Donald Trump has had a terrible close to this campaign, not just the rally, but every single day he seems to take his campaign into states that they don't want to be and he's not delivering the message that the campaign is delivering on…
He wants to have political control over the Justice Department, and she -- to Scott's point, I think she's fully -- fully, willing, able and capable of doing that.
If I were advising him I would say you won, act like a president. Try and bring the country together.
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