“The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid.” PoliticalGamesPartyLeaderIndependentElectionReformPresidentialRipeEmergencePolitical LeadersPresidential Election Author:Ron Fournier
“Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination.” FirstsHousePartyColorDemocraticPresidentialHawaiiAsianDemocratic PartyNominationsAmerican WomanAsian AmericanMink Author:Colleen Hanabusa
“Third parties in America gravitate not only to the extremes, but to irrelevance. (John Anderson's upcoming presidential campaign will undoubtedly confirm both tendencies.)” AmericaPartyThirdsExtremesCampaignsTendenciesPresidentialAmerican PoliticsThird PartiesPresidential CampaignIrrelevance Author:Charles Krauthammer
“There are cycles in American politics. US cycles are even more pronounced because we Americans have a totally entrepreneurial presidential system. We don't have parliamentary opposition parties with a shadow prime minister and shadow cabinets. Every four years, the opposition reinvents itself.” YearsPartyFourShadowMinistersPresidentialOppositionCyclesPrimeFour YearsPrime MinisterAmerican PoliticsEntrepreneurialCabinetsParliamentaryOpposition Parties Author:Charles Krauthammer
“My goal is to help elect not only the first but second woman president. That will be real progress. I believe our next presidential election will see women at the top of the ticket for both parties.” FirstsBelieveRealHelpingNextI BelieveGoalPresidentPartyProgressElectionPresidentialBeing RealTicketsPresidential Election Author:Barbara Lee
“On the issue of Iraq, it is my hope, and my challenge to my colleagues, that our debate will be based on what is best for the future of our nation and for Iraq, not what's best for a political party or presidential campaign.” PoliticalNationsChallengesPartyIssuesIraqCampaignsDebatePresidentialColleaguesPolitical PartiesPresidential Campaign Author:Mitch McConnell
“With the Republican Party`s presidential front-runner proposing that all Muslims should be banned from entering the United States, that perhaps there ought to be a national registry of Muslims, that we ought to looking into Muslims having to carry government ID cards that state their religion, now, the word fascist is being used to describe this ascending and leading Republican politician.” ShouldStatesGovernmentUsedUnitedPartyUnited StatesFrontsOughtPoliticianRepublicanCardsPresidentialRunnersRepublican PartyEnteringFascistsBannedAscending Author:Rachel Maddow