Politico: David Axelrod claims Mitt Romney is a lot of things - a hypocrite, ideological shape-shifter, lapsed pro-choice moderate and political cyborg - but he's not quite ready to call Romney "nominee."
Barack Obama's top message man in 2012 sounded a whole lot like the Axe of 2008, convening a media conference call Wednesday with reporters - the first big one of this cycle - to trash the former Massachusetts governor who seems to be steaming ahead of the GOP pack, thanks as much to Rick Perry's stumbles as to Romney's triumphs.