David Gergen actually said...

"Well, Anderson, coming to Washington today, I found that Democratic and Republican insiders universally believe that this campaign is slipping away from John McCain, that he only has three or four day..."

"First of all, amen to what Paul Begala just said. And yes, Anderson, I think the racial issue still lurks here, and we don't know how it's going to play out."

"This is not over. I'm here in Pennsylvania, and I can tell you that folks here have been telling me here in Philadelphia, the Democrats, that while Barack Obama has a ten- or 11-point lead in the poll..."

"I do not think it's helpful, at all, for the Republicans to have these continuing stories about Sarah Palin."