David Axelrod actually said...

"I think that -- I don't think he's going to beat Donald Trump. I don't think anybody is going to beat Donald Trump."

"I do think it would rip the country apart if he were actually prevented from running because tens of millions of people want to vote for him."

"I think if you are going to beat Donald Trump, you are going to have to do it at the polls."

"But, look, I don't think it's any secret how the Trump campaign is going to handle it. They're going to handle it the way they've handled everything else. They are going to say this is a judicial fiat..."