David Axelrod actually said...

"Either Trump will win the House or Paul Ryan will lose it."

"I think that his belief is that voter mobilization is the key and that he can be helpful in some of these close races by spurring people to the polls."

"This is a time for mobilization. And he is trying to get every Democrat out that typically in midterm elections... there is a drop-off."

"He thinks that this works. He thinks he is profiting from it politically."