“I don't know who all of his advisers are, but I've seen some of the names and some of them are quite far to the right. And sometimes they might be in a position to make judgments or recommendations to the candidate that should get a second thought.” KnowsShouldSometimesMightNamesPositionRepublicanJudgmentCandidatesAdviserRecommendationsSecond Thoughts Author:Colin Powell
“Gay marriage is a tricky issue for the Democrats due to the fact that - like taxes, defense and education - they are forced to lie about their position when running for office. In other words, Democrats are gay marriage supporters trapped in the bodies of candidates who oppose gay marriage. And no issue-reassignment surgery can help them.” FactsHelpingBodyRunningLyingIssuesPositionGayTaxesOfficeDemocratDuesDefenseCandidatesTrappedSurgerySupporterGay MarriageTrickyRunning For Office Author:Ann Coulter
“The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman. To most of us, the manipulative invoking of religion to advance a politician or a party is frightening and divisive. The American people will tolerate religious leaders taking positions for or against candidates.” PeopleKnowsNeedsShouldMadePhilosophyPoliticalCoursesChurchReligiousPartyLeaderAtheismPositionPoliticianCandidatesFrighteningToleratePolitical ScienceChairmanCelestialManipulativeReligious LeadersChurch History Author:Mario Cuomo
“Trent Lott has regained a position of leadership. He was the former majority leader who lost his post for racially insensitive commentary. I believe he mentioned that Strom Thurmond in 1948, who ran as a segregationist candidate, should have won. ... But now, sound the irony alarm. He has recaptured a position and his position -- I kid you not -- in the Senate will be minority whip. So, my guess is he takes to that job like, let's say, white on rice.” ShouldBelieveKidsJobsLostI BelieveSoundWhiteLeaderPositionShould HaveMajorityFormerPostsIronyRanCandidatesMinoritiesSenateRiceAlarmsWhipsCommentaryInsensitiveMajority Leader Author:Jon Stewart
“That Republicans now control the Senate means, of course, that they control the confirmation process. Their majority enables them to stop an unacceptable nomination at various points: They can deny the nominee a committee hearing; they can vote the person down in committee; they can refuse to schedule a vote on a nomination sent to the floor; and the full Senate can vote to reject the nomination. The Republicans' majority status also strengthens their negotiating position with the White House, making it more likely that a mutually acceptable candidate will be chosen for a given seat.” MeanPersonsCoursesHouseGivenProcessWhitePositionRepublicanVoteMajorityVariousRefuseDenyHearingChosenCandidatesSeatsRejectsWhite HouseSenateAcceptableCommitteesSchedulesNotableNominationsConfirmationNegotiating Author:Terry Eastland
“One of the reasons people love sports is because it's non-political. And to the degree that Donald Trump puts sports organizations like golf tournaments in difficult positions, they won't want anything to do with him, i think all of this is evidence that Donald Trump is finding it a lot harder to be a candidate than he probably anticipated.” PeopleThinkingWantLoveReasonPoliticalSportsDifficultPositionTrumpDegreesFindingsEvidenceOrganizationHarderGolfCandidatesTournamentsGolf TournamentsNon Political Author:Ari Fleischer
“Every politician just has to remember how he got his position in the first place. A young candidate running for Congress or any outsider interested in public office could only achieve his goals by relying on soft power. They could not force anyone to vote for them. They needed to convince their potential voters, they needed to do fundraising, they needed to be attractive candidates.” FirstsRunningRememberYoungForceGoalAchievePositionNeededPoliticianOfficeVoteCongressAttractiveCandidatesConvinceVotersOutsidersFundraisingPublic Office Author:Joseph Nye
“The primary moral judgment on candidates and their positions is to be made in the light of their concern for protecting human life from conception to natural death.” HumansMadeLightNaturalMoralPositionJudgmentConcernPrimariesHuman LifeCandidatesAbortionConceptionMoral JudgmentNatural Death Author:Francis George
“I think most people, when they take a look at the candidates and the positions of the candidates, realize that protecting this country and keeping this economy going are the two most important issues. And you can't protect the country if you retreat from overseas, and you can't keep the economy growing if you raise taxes. And that's exactly what the Democrats in the House would like to do.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksTwoImportantCountryHouseRealizingEconomyIssuesGrowingPositionProtectTaxesRaisesDemocratCandidatesRetreatImportant Issues Author:George W. Bush
“The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates and their positions without burdensome limitations.” PeopleShouldPositionLimitationCandidates Author:Mitt Romney
“Unfortunately, every American citizen takes the same position... that we don’t like negative advertisements. But they work! And, as you see, many a candidate has prevailed by tearing down the reputation of an opponent in a more advantageous position.” PositionCitizensNegativeReputationOpponentsCandidatesAdvertisementsAmerican Citizens Author:Jimmy Carter
“[S]ince their candidate lost, many [Democrats] have allowed their hatred of George W. Bush to put them in the tragic position to be cheering for the same result in Iraq as Osama Bin Laden and al Zarqawi.” LostResultsPositionHatredDemocratIraqCandidatesTragicAlsCheerBin LadenOsama Bin Laden Author:Joe Scarborough
“Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a decision before you have to. And that rule appears to have worked brilliantly for Democratic candidate front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has avoided taking a position on the president's trade agenda and has remained out of the ugly public spat with the progressive wing of her party. She has also not taken a position on the Iranian - on the talks.” PresidentDecisionPartyTakenWifeFrontsPositionGoldTradeWingsDemocraticClintonUglyCampaignsCommitManagersCandidatesAgendasProgressiveRunnersMaximsAvoidedDescribingIranianGood WifeSpats Author:Chris Matthews
“I think that when you have any folks in our population who live under the threat of violence, who live under the threat of crime, who don't have the opportunity that others have because the schools in our urban areas are a dreaded failure, because of the positions that Hillary Clinton has taken and the people who support her, that I think any candidate should speak out to say that that type of thing is unacceptable.” PeopleThinkingShouldSchoolOpportunitySpeakSupportTakenViolenceCrimePositionTypeAreasThreatClintonFolksPopulationCandidatesUrbanSpeaks OutUrban Areas Author:Chris Christie