David Axelrod actually said...

"It's very important to start quickly, make a big impact in the first 15 minutes."

"One of the things that was interesting earlier this week, 'The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll came out and they asked this question in July and they asked it in September, big change versus steady leade..."

"He needs to win people over who have profound questions as to whether he has the temperament and the experience to be president of the United States and the mastery of material."

"We knew within 10, 15 minutes that we had lost the debate to Mitt Romney because the media reaction and the punditry were pounding us on Twitter."