David Axelrod actually said...

"I think the president's done a great job in many, many ways. And he should be proud of that. That's not the question on the table. The question is, is he up for the next four?"

"You're talking about uncharted waters. Of course, everything about this race is uncharted waters, but you're talking about uncharted waters here."

"There's considerable risk associated with it. First, you have no primary. So how do you choose a candidate in a -- in a party that has a lot of diverse voices and a lot of ambitious people."

"I think there's a lot of concern -- private concern about it, but I think there's also are resolved to try and be supportive of the president and see how this thing plays out."