David Axelrod

It seems to me that they are overreacting to Bernie Sanders and overreacting to this particular primary.

I think that can boost Kasich, it can boost some of the more moderate Republican candidates.

We should point out, this is different terrain than Iowa. This is sort of a home game for Donald Trump.

Absolutely. Because Chris Christie, John Kasich, Jeb Bush they have to finish ahead of the others to be the establishment candidate.

Yeah, well, it's a toxic label with the base of the Republican Party.

The other thing Barbara Boxer, a supporter of Clinton was saying today, that Democratic -- Well, Bernie Sanders is a Democrat on some days.

I think this is a problem for Senator Sanders.

He thinks she's not pure, he thinks she's not consistent.

In fairness, Can, I think Bernie Sanders has run a spectacular campaign.

The big mystery is turnout.

Because if you're Jeb Bush, your only chance is to do well in New Hampshire. And if Marco Rubio does real well tomorrow night, he's going to do well in New Hampshire and that's the end of the Bush campaign.

I think he is selling himself to Republicans as sort of the antithesis of Barack Obama.

Donald Trump has led nine out of the ten polls in Iowa. He gambled tonight and I think he won his gamble.

If Cruz loses in Iowa, I think his candidacy is in deep trouble. If Trump wins, I think he could be on a roll.

The establishment of the Republican Party has decided that Donald Trump in Iowa is their vehicle to stop Ted Cruz.

It's easier to participate in the Republican process. It's a shorter process.

But that how he change the American politics. He's running to the Republican nomination. And you got to his speeches and he hardly ever, if ever, uses the word Republican.

He is going to be in the lead this story if he showed up and he's going to be in the lead if he doesn't show up.

She's much more steeped in politics than he was when he became president.

They're not trying to upend the government. They're trying to protect the progress that's been made and they want to build on it.

The risk in these primaries is nil.

What she's saying is I'm a tenacious fighter who will consolidate the gains we've made, and build on them and he's saying we need more.

I think he's tapping into great anxiety about what's going on in our economy and many in the Democratic Party and in the other party are feeling that.

Absolutely. Fareed is exactly right. That was a watershed event in his campaign for the presidency because it's really when he began to draw a very sharp distinctions between himself and not just Hillary Clinton but the rest of the…

Yes. Well first of all, it is -- it is ironic to note that the same people who were criticizing him for not getting the prisoners back are now criticizing him for getting the prisoners back but, you know, I think that if you believe the…