David Axelrod actually said...

"The fact that there was a hold on his clearance for 13 months meant that people who needed to clear him had really deep concerns."

"He would be 82 years old at the end of his term if he ran for president."

"It's a slog. And you really need to think about whether you want to put yourself through that."

"I think that in his head, he's running. I listen to him in that interview and I see a guy who's thinking, he's going to be running for president of the United States in 2020."