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Quote by Melissa Harris-Perry

“Donald Trump has changed the rule and so have the stations and the media coverage.”

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Melissa Harris-Perry is an American writer, political commentator, and television host. Born on October 2, 1973, she is known for her insightful views on political and social issues. more

“The folks like myself that do this for a living, we were expecting a regular campaign had built the databases, done all the new social media, learned our lessons from [Barack] Obama whipping us twice on how to do voter contact, and then Donald Trump gets in it and turns it into a national election.”

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Author:Melissa Harris-Perry

“We were looking for the Rick Perries, the Scott Walkers, the Bobby Jindals, all to probably still be on the stage.They`re all gone and [Donald] Trump has sucked the oxygen out of race and made it a national race courtesy a little bit of NBC making him a celebrity, second of all, just his personality.”

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“I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn`t today.”

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“With Donald Trump, you know, what I would tell you is that he`s got shelf life like I never would have guessed.”

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Author:Melissa Harris-Perry

“You can`t use hair spray, because hair spray is going to affect the ozone. I`m trying to figure out - okay, I`m in my room in New York City and I want to put a little spray, so that I can - all right? Right?”

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Author:Melissa Harris-Perry

“Politics are a part of athletics now. Politics is a part of everything. And athletics is no exception.”

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“On the track, you`re Tommie Smith, the fastest man in the world, but once you`re in the dressing rooms, you are nothing more than a dirty Negro.”

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Author:Melissa Harris-Perry

“They say actually every time I enter the ring, in a way, I`m going to the war. They say to me daily, you are a prized fighter, what`s the difference? And I like to say to those critics of the press and the others that there is one hell of a lot of difference in fighting in a ring and going to war in Vietnam.”

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“In the 1990s, Michael Jordan was the preeminent athlete in the country. And when the product with his name on it seemed to be linked to crime and violence in poor communities, many called on him to address it. They asked him to weigh in on robberies, on kids robbed for their high-priced Air Jordan sneakers. But he wouldn`t.”

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Author:Melissa Harris-Perry

“In a moment when young black voters were key to the election and the reelection of a black president, when the Department of Justice has been led these years by the first two African-American attorneys general, when many big cities boast African-American league prosecutors and police chiefs and mayors, even in this moment, why is it that it still feels to so many young people that there is more power for change on the court than in the courts?”

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