"I'm trying to imagine what it would be like if the Supreme Court said we're removing the front-running Republican candidate from the ballot and essentially saying to the American people, you won't have the opportunity to vote for him," [former Obama advisor David] Axelrod told CNN on Wednesday. "And I think it would be very, very disruptive in this country. I think it will create a huge reaction and that worries me. It worries me partly because of Donald Trump.

"There's so much cynicism about our institutions already," he continued. "And the strength of our democracy are these institutions. You can argue that's why you have to go the way the Colorado court suggests. But I think, in the minds of many voters, this would be a subversion. And it would draw very strong reaction."