“Trump University is just one of the many lines of attack that were opened up last night, giving a preview of what`s to come in the general if [Donald] Trump is indeed the Republican nominee.” IfsGivingLastsNightLinesTrumpRepublicanUniversityJust OneLast NightPreview Author:Chris Hayes
“We got the clearest picture of Donald Trump`s weaknesses and liabilities in a general election. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz finally gave up on trying to convince Republican primary voters that Trump is not a real conservative, attacks that have failed to resonate.” TryingRealTrumpRepublicanWeaknessElectionConservativePrimariesConvinceVotersGave UpLiabilityCruzMarcosGeneral Elections Author:Chris Hayes
“[Marco] Rubio, in particular, focused on something far more elemental. Trump`s character and record as a businessman, and in the process perhaps added a few chapters to the Democrat`s play book against [Donald] Trump.” BookPlayCharacterProcessRecordsParticularTrumpDemocratFocusedChaptersBusinessmanElementalsMarcos Author:Chris Hayes
“According to "Huffington Post", one Democratic opposition research firm said they spent the past eight months compiling material on [Donald] Trump as he`s risen on the ranks. And that research estimated that if the all material compiled, court and property records,newspaper clips and video, approximately 80 percent of it has yet to surface in this election cycle.” IfsSaidPastRecordsMaterialsMonthsTrumpResearchPercentElectionCourtPropertyDemocraticEightSurfaceNewspapersVideoPostsFirmOppositionCyclesRisenClip Author:Chris Hayes
“The base that Donald Trump is speaking to are not that conservative, at least not the way conservatives have defined themselves.” WayTrumpConservativeDefined Author:Chris Hayes
“If you want to really sort of quantify the dereliction of the Republican establishment, those two facts are the most important two facts. One, that they didn`t even understand the base of their own party, white working class voters who you know what, don`t care about tax cuts for the rich, really aren`t interested in the things that the elite part of their party want, including immigration reform. And number two, they spent eight months avoiding finding opposition research to use against the guy who was becoming the front-runner in their party that they don`t want.” IfsKnowsWantTwoImportantFactsUseCareGuyWhitePartyNumbersClassRichCuttingFrontsMonthsBecomingRepublicanTaxesFindingsResearchIncludingDon't CareEightImmigrationReformOppositionVotersEstablishmentElitesWorking ClassRunnersAvoidingTax CutsImmigration ReformWho You Know Author:Chris Hayes
“People understand who Donald Trump is. There was a lawsuit against him for housing discrimination, racial discrimination against African-Americans that`s been in "The New York Times". Decades ago with "The New York Times".” PeopleNew YorkTrumpDecadesDiscriminationAfrican AmericanHousingNew York TimesLawsuitRacial Discrimination Author:Chris Hayes
“The reality is [Donald] Trump is just better at this game than they are. Blaming the media may be a convenient foil, but the reality is, he`s played the free media game better than they have. He has used the personal attack meme against them and literally created memes about them. They need to figure out how to play this game.” NeedsMayPlayRealityUsedGamesMediaFiguresTrumpBlameConvenientMemesFoilsPersonal Attacks Author:Chris Hayes
“I think a lot of Democrats I know, who will vote in the Democratic primary and vote for the Democratic nominee and later general, they go back and forth between two feelings. One is oh, my God, I`m terrified. Maybe this guy will be formidable in a general.” ThinkingKnowsTwoFeelingsGuyVoteDemocraticDemocratPrimariesTerrifiedThis GuyBack And ForthFormidable Author:Chris Hayes
“You see a lot of fear among Republicans. Oh, man, this guy [Donald Trump] has a lot of vulnerabilities and weaknesses that`s not been tested at all yet.” MenGuyTrumpRepublicanWeaknessVulnerabilityTestedThis Guy Author:Chris Hayes
“If he [Donald Trump]can boost Mitt Romney`s performance five points among white folks, he could have a shot.” IfsWhiteFiveTrumpShotsPerformancesFolksRomneyBoost Author:Chris Hayes
“I`ve got to get a shoutout to, who`s the "BuzzFeed" reporter, he`s amazing at finding stuff. You have Donald Trump talking about his experiences having casual sex as his own personal Vietnam, avoiding an STD, like no one.” SexStuffTalkingTrumpFindingsVietnamReportersAvoidingCasualStds Author:Chris Hayes
“For years, right wing outlets like outlets like Fox News and talk radio have been telling their audience day after day that any information coming from outside of conservative media is not to be trusted.” YearsHas BeensAudienceMediaInformationNewsWingsConservativeRadioTrustedFoxesOutletsRight WingFox NewsTalk Radio Author:Chris Hayes
“Not only has [Donlald] Trump adopted that tactic attacking usual suspects like The New York Times and The Washington Post, but he`s turning it back on the conservative media who invented it in the first place.” FirstsMediaNew YorkTrumpConservativePostsSuspectsUsualAdoptedTacticsAttackingNew York Times Author:Chris Hayes
“After starting a blood feud with Fox News, something no Republican presidential candidate has dared to do before, [Donald] Trump seems to have successfully undermine the network in the eyes of its core audience with perception of the Fox News brand among Republican adults hitting its lowest point in three years according to a new YouGov survey.” YearsSeemsEyeThreeAudienceBloodTrumpRepublicanPerceptionNewsAdultsStartingCoreBrandsPresidentialCandidatesThree YearsHittingFoxesLowestSurveysFox NewsPresidential CandidateFeudsLowest Point Author:Chris Hayes
“The idea of a celebrity endorsing a presidential candidate is nothing new, but the full-throated endorsement for Senator Bernie Sanders from one of the country`s biggest hip hop stars had surprised some political observers.” IdeasCountryPoliticalStarsHip HopHipsPresidentialCandidatesHopsSenatorsObserversNothing NewPresidential CandidateEndorsementsEndorsing Author:Chris Hayes
“Politics is more than policy, right. Like, one thing that has occurred to me is Bernie Sanders is clearly a very adept and able politician, right. But he spent 30 years being a very adept and able politician in an almost entirely white state.” YearsStatesAbleWhiteOne ThingPolicyPoliticianAdept Author:Chris Hayes
“There`s a lot in common between the Trump phenomenon and the campaign for Britain to exit the European Union, known as Brexit.” CommonKnownTrumpUnionsCampaignsBritainPhenomenonExitEuropean Union Author:Chris Hayes
“Like Trump`s presidential bid, the Brexit campaign has been driven largely by fears of cultural penetration, immigrant invasion, and the genuine crisis of Middle East refugees dying to get into Europe, all channeled into a kind of inward-turning form of ethno-nationalism.” KindHas BeensFormMiddleDyingTrumpEuropeCrisisEastDrivenCampaignsGenuinePresidentialNationalismImmigrantsMiddle EastInwardRefugeeInvasionPenetration Author:Chris Hayes
“One of the main point of contention is whether or not Keith Scott was in possession of a gun. We still don`t know. Police say he did have a gun. The gun was recovered.” KnowsStillsGunPolicePossessionContentionKeith Author:Chris Hayes
“The family of Keith Scott viewed the police video and it`s worth repeating that afterward the family made a statement through their lawyers which reads in part, "It is impossible to discern from the videos what, if anything, Mr. Scott is holding in his hands. When he was shot and killed, Mr. Scott`s hands were by his side and he was slowly walking backwards."” IfsMadeHandsSidesImpossibleWalkingShotsPoliceLawyerStatementsVideoWhat IfBackwardsKeithWalking Backwards Author:Chris Hayes
“Hillary Clinton tweeted "Charlotte should release police video of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting without delay. The Clinton campaign has since announced that Clinton will travel to Charlotte.” ShouldPoliceClintonCampaignsVideoReleaseShootingDelayKeithCharlotte Author:Chris Hayes
“I think it`s fair to say there`s some significant portion of the community that doesn`t feel they can take the Charlotte police at their word.” ThinkingFeelsCommunityFairsPoliceSignificantPortionsCharlotte Author:Chris Hayes
“We are looking at live pictures at this moment of a protest that is happening in Atlanta, Georgia, I believe, that has been assembled by the NAACP in protest, of course, of the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.” BelieveHas BeensMomentsCoursesI BelieveHappeningsShootingProtestGeorgiaAtlantaKeithNaacpAtlanta Georgia Author:Chris Hayes
“The disturbing video taken by Keith Lamont Scott`s wife showing the moment her husband was killed by police in Charlotte provides a sobering window into the high level of compliance that people of color feel they need to maintain in their interactions with police.” PeopleNeedsFeelsMomentsLevelsTakenWifeColorHusbandWindowPoliceVideoInteractionDisturbingHigh LevelComplianceKeithCharlotte Author:Chris Hayes
“Some applauding Steve Harvey for the instructions he gave, others simply horrified by the instructions that one feels necessary to give in this the freest land in all the earth, in 2016, the United States of America.” GivingFeelsStatesEarthAmericaUnitedUnited StatesLandInstructionUnited States Of AmericaHarvey Author:Chris Hayes
“In the case of Philando Castile, we believe he was complying, it might have been precipitated by a police officer telling him to open the glove compartment.We have other examples in which people have met the same fate when they appear to be complying. Yet the way that the system tends to operate and the way the police when you talk to them view that situation is they are looking for things that trigger their perception of threat and that`s a highly subjective judgment.” PeopleWayBelieveHas BeensMightViewsSituationCasesFateExampleMetsJudgmentPerceptionPoliceThreatOfficersMight Have BeenSubjectiveTriggersGlovesPolice OfficerComplying Author:Chris Hayes
“It`s been a long and tumultuous relationship between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz that started off more or less as allies during the Republican primary. As Trump took the early lead in polls, Cruz stuck with the strategy of drafting off of the front-runner waiting for the moment to make his move.” LongMomentsMovingWaitingFrontsTrumpRepublicanStrategyStuckPrimariesAlliesRunnersPollsCruzLead InDrafting Author:Chris Hayes
“Something changed between the two men, namely [Donald ] Trump started slinging mud on Twitter about [Ted] Cruz`s wife, Heidi, including a mean comparing her looks unfavourably to his own.” MenLooksMeanTwoWifeChangedTrumpIncludingCompareMudCruzHeidi Author:Chris Hayes
“[Donald Trump] spreading preposterous rumors that [Ted] Cruz`s father had connections to Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of JFK. That put a bit of a damper on the bromance ultimately culminating in Cruz`s epic non-endorsement at the Republican convention.” FatherBitsTrumpRepublicanConnectionsConventionsEpicRumorAssassinationCruzEndorsementsHarveyBromance Author:Chris Hayes
“Senator apparently having overcome his loyalty to his wife and father. [Ted] Cruz finally came out and endorsed Donald Trump writing on Facebook, "If Clinton wins, we know with 100 percent certainty that she would deliver on her left-wing promises with devastating results for our country. My conscience tells me I must do whatever I can to stop that."” IfsKnowsWritingI CanCountryFatherWinningLeftResultsWifeTrumpPromisePercentConscienceOvercomingWingsClintonLoyaltyOur CountryCertaintySenatorsLeft WingCruz Author:Chris Hayes
“[Ted] Cruz may have been hoping his reversal would fly under the radar.” MayHas BeensRadarCruzReversal Author:Chris Hayes
“While Newt Gingrich was running for president four years ago a controversy bubbled up regarding his campaign finances. You see, in December of 2011 a watchdog group filed an FEC complaint alleging the campaign paid Gingrich himself $42,000 for his mailing list. Now, the group claimed that payment was not disclosed on his FEC filing.” YearsRunningPresidentFourGroupsYears AgoPaidListsCampaignsFinanceFour YearsComplaintsControversyPaymentDecemberFilingNewtsCampaign FinanceMailing Author:Chris Hayes
“While campaigns typically purchase mailing lists, it was strange to use donor money to buy a mailing list from the campaign`s own candidate, especially when [Newt] Gingrich could have gifted the mailing list for free as an in-kind donation.” KindUseStrangeListsCampaignsCandidatesGiftedDonationDonorsNewtsMailing Author:Chris Hayes
“Newt Gingrich got in hot water during his 2012 presidential race for using campaign funds to pay himself $47,000 for a mailing list.” WaterPayRaceHotListsCampaignsPresidentialFundNewtsHot WaterMailing Author:Chris Hayes
“Now, in an analysis of campaign finance filings by Politico we learned the [Donald] Trump campaign has paid Trump businesses more than $8 million so far in this race, that includes $1.3 million in rent for campaign offices, half a million for food and facilities for events, over $300,000 for corporate staffers, and nearly $6 million for the use of Trump`s private plane.” UseRaceHalfMillionsEventsTrumpOfficePaidCampaignsFinanceCorporatePlanesAnalysisFacilityFilingCampaign Finance Author:Chris Hayes
“We should note it is not illegal for the campaign to pay [Doanld] Trump owned businesses as long as they`re charging fair market rates. And while the optics are pretty stunning, we shouldn`t be surprised. Afterall, this is the guy that told Fortune magazine in 2000 it`s very possible I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” ShouldFirstsLongRunningGuyPayTrumpFairsFortuneNotesRateCampaignsMagazinesMaking MoneyPresidentialCandidatesIllegalStunningPresidential CandidateChargingOptics Author:Chris Hayes
“If anonymous [Donald] Trump campaign sources are to be believed, they`re pretty concerned he`s going to blow the big debate Monday night with an utter lack of preparation.” IfsBigsNightSourceTrumpConcernedBlowCampaignsDebatePreparationMondayMonday Night Author:Chris Hayes
“It`s basically a united [Republican ] party behind [Donald Trump] and Cruz`s numbers in Texas were plummeting and he was facing a possible primary challenge and this cements that this is the party of Trump.” ChallengesUnitedPartyNumbersBehindsTrumpRepublicanPrimariesTexasRepublican PartyCementCruz Author:Chris Hayes
“I think that`s a plausible strategy. But I also think there is a case to be made that [Hillary] Clinton actually in some ways is best served by almost ignoring him and the sort of marginal voters that there are to get for Hillary Clinton are voters who already think poorly of Donald Trump and are not sold on her.” ThinkingWayMadeCasesTrumpStrategyClintonVotersPlausible Author:Chris Hayes
“The [Donald's] Trump war on the press continues. Tonight, the national cost of a conservative media bubble, now featuring alien conspiracy theories. And about those Obamacare headlines.” WarMediaTheoryTrumpCostPressesConservativeAliensTonightConspiracyBubblesObamacareHeadlinesConspiracy Theory Author:Chris Hayes
“In Utah, where the states` Mormon GOP electorate is especially unfavorable to [Donald] Trump.” StatesTrumpGopElectorateUtah Author:Chris Hayes
“Given [Donald] Trump`s polling deficit, his reluctance for ads until very recently in his near total lack of any ground game to speak off, it came as a surprise today that according to The Washington Post, Trump has stopped holding high-dollar fund-raising events, relying almost exclusively on online donations, which, of course, tend to be much smaller.” TodayCoursesGamesSpeakGivenEventsTrumpDollarsSurprisePostsOnlineFundAdsDeficitDonationReluctancePolling Author:Chris Hayes
“After campaign financial reports show more money spent than raised in the month of September. Report adds to growing speculation that Donald Trump is not in some very deep psychological sense, actually running to be President of the United States, so much as he`s running to build up a fan base for Donald Trump.” StatesShowsRunningPresidentUnitedUnited StatesGrowingFansMonthsTrumpAddRaisedFinancialCampaignsPsychologicalReportsMore MoneySeptemberSpeculationVery Deep Author:Chris Hayes
“With the advent of Trump Tower Live, the campaign`s new nightly broadcast, streamed over Facebook, rumors are once again, swirling of a potential Trump media empire to be launched after the election.” MediaTrumpElectionCampaignsEmpiresTowersRumorAdvent Author:Chris Hayes
“Like one of [Donald] Trump`s sons said this is a huge step down for him to run for president. Like he`s not doing it - let`s just be clear.” SaidRunningPresidentStepsClearSonHugeTrump Author:Chris Hayes
“Donald Trump isn`t doing anyone any favors by running to be the most powerful person on the planet, right?” PersonsRunningPowerfulPlanetsTrumpFavorsMost PowerfulPowerful Person Author:Chris Hayes
“I understand that that`s the theory of the case for [Donald] Trump supporters and it`s what Donald Trump says, and it`s possible that that is actually the case.” CasesTheoryTrumpSupporter Author:Chris Hayes
“The other theory of the case - and it`s not just one that people opposed to him politically believe, but also people who share the Republican Party`s beliefs or conservative, but don`t like Donald Trump, is that he`s fundamentally a narcissist who has become addicted to the attention, is sort of compulsively driven by attention, and this has given him an outlet for that attention, and crucially doesn`t actually care about the party that he is nominally representing.” PeopleBelieveCareBeliefGivenPartyAttentionCasesShareTheoryTrumpRepublicanConservativeDrivenJust OneRepublican PartyOutletsRepresentingNarcissist Author:Chris Hayes
