David Axelrod actually said...

"This has been a concern. I will point out a couple of things."

"the more people vote early, the more pressure it puts on the President to have a great day on Tuesday at the polling places"

"if more people vote early, that puts more pressure on Trump to outperform."

"the facts are harsh, and they are immutable. The fact is that we have four percent of the world's population, and we've had about 20 percent of the world's deaths."