David Axelrod actually said...

"It is a process. It begins in Iowa. It moves to New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina."

"A healthy majority of the people in this poll said they wanted -- they first wanted a candidate that could beat Trump more than the candidate who reflects their ideological point of view."

"And I think Donald Trump will define the race in many ways because of his style and because of his divisiveness and his acrimony."

"I think at the end of the day, people want to be inspired by their candidate. They want to be -- they want belief in their candidate."