David Axelrod actually said...

"I think he has the easiest test to be honest with you because so many democrats haven't yet heard directly from him and so this is a chance to -- for him to amplify his message on a much larger stage."

"She needs to be real, she needs to give people a sense to believe that all this policy papers add up to something in terms of her belief about where the country can go."

"Maybe them in the Iowa caucus."

"He can't tamper with what got him there, but he has to show some moments of sobriety and substance to signal that, you know, maybe he could actually do the job."