David Gergen actually said...

"I think there are a lot of Democrats who would like to see him go away, not just this go away."

"It is now going to be I think the basis of the Republican campaign. I would imagine it would be in their platform and it's hard to see how a candidate for the Republican Party could now run away from ..."

"The demagoguery we're seeing right now is intense."

"I think the distrust and the rifts are growing deeper. The president is now off and running on his campaign and he's using very partisan rhetoric that is angering the Republicans, stirring up his base..."