David Axelrod: “It could be shrewd, or it could end disastrously and that's and that's the danger.”

The place where it has influenced politics is in Canada. Now, Justin Trudeau is not -- he's stepping down. He's going to step down. But there's going to be an election in the next few days for the new Liberal Party leader and then there…

So the man remained, passed out in the blazing noon sun. I guess that’s how the City of Chicago deals with such situations.

I think there's a lot of concern among Republican officeholders. Governor Pawlenty could speak more readily to this than me.

Unless the economy and his numbers rebound, Republicans are going to feel less willing to follow him blindly.