David Gergen actually said...

"It certainly does. And you make one little mistake, and it can be amplified so quickly now through the Internet, that people are extra careful."

"They have lost control of the national message over the summer."

"In the last two summers, the Democrats have lost control of the national message over the summer."

"Rand Paul in West Virginia, you know, we thought at one time that maybe he would be in trouble. He's opened up a double-digit lead there as a Tea Party candidate."