David Axelrod actually said...

"It's now very, very clear, if it wasn't clear before that Nikki Haley is probably the only person left who is going to challenge Trump and has a chance to beat him somewhere early, which is New Hampsh..."

"By the way, we should point out when he began his campaign, the presumption was he was going to win here in Iowa. And he's crafted his whole campaign with that in mind."

"There is no doubt that Nikki Haley is going to leave the state and go to New Hampshire and she is going to be the principal opponent to Donald Trump."

"He thinks there's political value in showing up for the court because for his base, his aroused base, they believe that he's being persecuted and targeted for political reasons."