“Clinton's major problem, and the two aren't separable really because there is hope in the country, the hope - - optimism has slipped dramatically, make no mistake about every measurement shows that. But the hope is still there. Hope is with him. People want change. They see him as the best chance for change.” PeopleWantStillsTwoCountryShowsProblemChanceMistakeMajorsOptimismClintonMeasurementThere Is HopeMajor Problems Author:Mark Shields
“At a time when the public is sour on politicians, have no use for them, Bill Clinton has risen to a different level. Bill Clinton is endlessly interesting.” DifferentUseInterestingLevelsPoliticianBillsClintonRisenSourDifferent Levels Author:Mark Shields
“Every measurement of where you have more public confidence in creating jobs, American prosperity, controlling crime, health care, providing education, all of these standards, Bill Clinton has considerably higher marks... The sole exception is on protecting taxes, which is initially his attack.” CareJobsCrimeTaxesCreatingStandardsMarkBillsClintonProsperityHealth CareExceptionSoleProvidingMeasurementCreating Jobs Author:Mark Shields
“Hillary Clinton has emphasized that she is afflicted with or possessed of the responsibility gene.” ResponsibilityClintonGenesPossessed Author:Mark Shields
“I think that the people that are publicly on Hillary Clinton's short list all are very congenial people. They're not people with personality or Captain Queeg problems.” PeopleThinkingProblemPersonalityClintonListsCaptains Author:Mark Shields
“There are people who know Hillary Clinton who tell wonderful stories about her, how likable she is, how funny she is; 99 percent of American people don't - have never seen that side of her.” PeopleKnowsStoriesSidesWonderfulPercentClinton Author:Mark Shields
“Whether it's her [ Hillary Clinton] guarded privacy or whatever else, I mean, there has got to be some sense that this is a human being that I can identify.” HumansMeanI CanHuman BeingsClintonPrivacyGuarded Author:Mark Shields
“I think this was as good a Democratic Convention [ this was my 24th convention] as I have seen since the 1976 convention, which nominated Jimmy Carter.I just thought it was a spectacularly successful convention. I don't think Hillary Clinton's speech was spectacular, but I don't think she's a spectacular speaker.” ThinkingSuccessfulSpeechDemocraticClintonConventionsSpeakersSpectacularJimmyCarter Author:Mark Shields
“Hillary Clinton should get a bounce out of her convention, I mean a bounce in the polls. I think it's probably conceded that Donald Trump got about a three-point bounce out of his conventions. He's closed the gap that much.” ThinkingShouldMeanThreeTrumpClintonGapsConventionsPollsBounceConceded Author:Mark Shields
“But take the Russia issue. You open up the convention, and you have got a report that the Democratic Party has been hacked by the Russians, e-mails, the e-mails of the Democratic Party, which is a headline and words that you don't want, if you're Hillary Clinton's campaign.And Donald Trump immediately takes the story and basically steps on the advantage he has and say, well, the Russians, who am I to tell [Vladimir] Putin? You know, the Russians ought to come in and continue to hack our - and find out where the e-mails are.” IfsKnowsWantWellsHas BeensStoriesPartyStepsIssuesOughtTrumpAdvantageDemocraticClintonCampaignsRussiaReportsConventionsMailDemocratic PartyPutinHeadlinesHacksHacked Author:Mark Shields
“In a strange way, Hillary Clinton was helped and victimized by Barack and Michelle Obama.Michelle Obama was probably better than Barack Obama, if you think about it.Her speech is a masterful, masterful speech. And she delivered it in a persuasively conversational tone.” IfsThinkingWayStrangeSpeechClintonBarackTone Author:Mark Shields
“I think she [Hillary Clinton] would be far superior to President [Barack] Obama, who is basically remote, aloof and not involved with - he doesn't deal with members of Congress.” ThinkingWould BePresidentDealsInvolvedMembersClintonCongressSuperiorsBarackPresident Barack ObamaAloof Author:Mark Shields
“[Hillary Clinton] showed, while in the Senate, that ability to connect and reach across and to forge alliances. I think she will be better [than Barack Obama]. But I think the problem with connecting emotionally with the people remains at large is - in a wholesale way.” PeopleThinkingWayProblemAbilityRemainsClintonBarackSenateConnectingAlliancesWholesale Author:Mark Shields
“By a 2-1 margin, voters believe that Donald Trump would change business as usual in Washington, but by almost as large a margin, they believe that Hillary Clinton would be better in a crisis and less of a decisive margin she cares about people like them.” PeopleBelieveWould BeCareTrumpCrisisClintonVotersUsualMargins Author:Mark Shields
“I think Democrats ought to be concerned, that the party has become almost prideful about the college-educated vote that it's getting, the support that Hillary Clinton is getting against Donald Trump.” ThinkingPartySupportCollegeOughtTrumpConcernedVoteClintonDemocratEducated Author:Mark Shields
“[Donald trump] is moved from the enemy being Barack Obama, now gone, fading is Hillary Clinton, and there is no question he's chosen the enemy.” EnemyGoneTrumpMovedClintonChosenBarackFading Author:Mark Shields
“For the Democrats, they're trying to avoid having the [Ben] Sanders- [Hillary] Clinton debate over and over again. But, to some degree, they're sentenced to that debate.” TryingDegreesClintonDemocratDebate Author:Mark Shields
“[Hillary] Clinton is much more embracing of the global economy and the international world order. [Ben] Sanders and [Scott] Warren are much less so.” WorldOrderEconomyClintonInternationalWorld OrderGlobal Economy Author:Mark Shields
“I'm sure little Marco [Rubio] didn't think it would stick. I'm sure crooked Hillary [Clinton] didn't think it would stick. These labels do have a certain power to them. And so we will see how it plays out.” ThinkingLittlesPlayCertainSticksClintonLabelsCrookedMarcos Author:Mark Shields
“Hillary Clinton, at the end of the debate, what you want viewers to say, yes, she's smart, she's knowledgeable, but she's not a bad egg, you know? Not a bad egg is a pretty high compliment in American politics, given the toxic atmosphere in which we currently dwell.” SmartClintonDebateAtmosphereComplimentKnowledgeable Author:Mark Shields
“I think Hillary Clinton - first of all, it's a great victory, acknowledge it. She has made history.” ThinkingVictoryClintonAcknowledge Author:Mark Shields
“The single worst campaign slogan I have ever heard, is Hillary's Clinton, "I'm with her," it means nothing. It absolutely means nothing to anybody. I mean, it's about appealing - and it says nothing about anybody's life, about the country.” MeanCountryWorstClintonSlogans Author:Mark Shields
“I think the Democrats did a terrible disservice, the Hillary Clinton campaign did, to Tim Kaine. Tim Kaine had the earned reputation of being one of the most respected and well-liked, and not cheap partisan members of the United States Senate. And they turned him into an attack dog.” ThinkingDogTerribleClintonDemocratReputation Author:Mark Shields
“The problem is that every study I'm aware of, which is probably not that many, has indicated that a dollar spent in preparation and avoidance of natural disasters is worth $15 that is spent in relief. But there's no political payoff for preparation. So, who benefits? I mean, the governor or senator or the president? Bill Clinton at Oklahoma City, his performance there helped him enormously. And there really hasn't been any regulation that would, in fact, interfere with environmental disaster.” MeanProblemPoliticalPresidentNaturalStudyClintonEnvironmentalDisasterPreparationInterfereAvoidanceNatural Disaster Author:Mark Shields
“As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.” SaidChanceBillsClintonVietnamConventions Author:Mark Shields
