David Axelrod actually said...

"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."

"He was the flavor of the month in May and June, because he was going to be the guy who could bridge the gap between center right republicans and social conservatives and tea party republicans."

"What he can't do is distort himself and try and be what he's not."