“I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor.” ThinkingYearsTodayDifficultSubjectsElectionFactorsDiscourseControversialPublic DiscourseElection Years Author:John Poindexter
“The conventional wisdom is often wrong. Crime didn't keep soaring in the 1990s, money alone doesn't win elections, and - surprise - drinking eight glasses of water a day has never actually been shown to do a thing for your health. Conventional wisdom is often shoddily formed and devilishly difficult to see through, but it can be done.” DonePainWinningDifficultWaterCrimeElectionDrinkingSurpriseGlassesEightTherapyInjuryConventionalSoarConventional Wisdom Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Our [Republicans'] object is to avoid having stupid candidates who can't win general elections, who are undisciplined, can't raise money, aren't putting together the support necessary to win a general election campaign, because this money is too difficult to raise to be spending it on behalf of candidates who have little chance of winning in a general election.” LittlesTogetherWinningDifficultChanceSupportStupidObjectsRepublicanRaisesElectionSpendingCampaignsCandidatesBehalfCan't WinUndisciplinedGeneral Elections Author:Karl Rove
“Elections officials here in California are concerned that having 247 candidates would require a ballot so long it would be difficult to count. Today in Florida they said, 'What? You count the ballots?'” LongSaidWould BeTodayDifficultConcernedElectionCaliforniaOfficialsCandidatesFloridaThey SaidBallots Author:Jay Leno
“There are change elections and there are 'more of the same' elections, and there was a lot of economic anxiety in the 1992 election and (Bill Clinton) was able to drive a change narrative. after eight years of Barack Obama, it's very difficult to understand what kind of change it is that Hillary Clinton's candidacy could represent.” YearsKindAbleDifficultChangeEconomicAnxietyElectionBillsClintonEightBarackNarrativeCandidacy Author:Steve Schmidt