David Axelrod actually said...

"I think this is a big night for him, and I think he has -- it's interesting. The oldest and the youngest candidates are going to be standing next to each other. And for both of them, age is an issue i..."

"He has to show that he is active, engaged and forward-looking and not enfeebled and backward-looking which is how some would like to portray him, some of his opponents would like to portray him."

"Sanders is going to want to burnish his credentials as the leader of the left. He is losing some of that support to Elizabeth -- to Elizabeth Warren."

"Look, I agree with David and one of the problems here is that we have not treated our alliances very carefully over the last couple of years. There is some doubt being expressed by some of our allies ..."