“The idea of a celebrity endorsing a presidential candidate is nothing new, but the full-throated endorsement for Senator Bernie Sanders from one of the country`s biggest hip hop stars had surprised some political observers.” IdeasCountryPoliticalStarsHip HopHipsPresidentialCandidatesHopsSenatorsObserversNothing NewPresidential CandidateEndorsementsEndorsing Author:Chris Hayes
“Flint is a city of a hundred thousand that was having a rough go of it even before its water was poisoned by lead. And when the water crisis finally grabbed national headlines this winter, the Democratic presidential candidates noticed. Hillary Clinton sent senior staff to investigate and asked her supporters to donate to a fund for Flint's kids. Bernie Sanders called on Michigan's Republican governor, Rick Snyder, to resign.” KidsWaterCitiesRepublicanThousandHundredCrisisDemocraticClintonWinterPresidentialCandidatesFundRoughGovernorsStaffSeniorSupporterHeadlinesMichiganPresidential CandidateDonateWater Crisis Author:Tamara Keith
“I did not know in the beginning how important the trip would be but we knew that Iran was in the crosshairs of the Neo-Conservative movement. And when you listen to Mr. Ted Cruz, the Republican presidential hopeful, and when you listen to Mr. Marco Rubio, a Republican presidential candidate, when you listen to their language, it says to me that they are agents of the Neo-Conservative strategy.” KnowsImportantWould BeLanguageMovementRepublicanStrategyConservativeAgentsPresidentialCandidatesHopefulIranCruzMarcosPresidential Candidate Author:Louis Farrakhan
“It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy.” ImportantStatesRememberUnitedPartyUnited StatesPolicyCongressPresidentialCandidatesSenatePresidential Candidate Author:Tom Cotton
“Aside from Donald Trump, polls find [Hillary] Clinton to be the least-liked presidential candidate in recent history.” TrumpClintonPresidentialCandidatesPollsPresidential Candidate Author:Tamara Keith
“Ford O'Connell, the guy in the sound bite we just played, he's the guy who said that nominating a conservative presidential candidate would just postpone the GOP nightmare.” SaidGuySoundConservativePresidentialCandidatesNightmareBitesGopPresidential CandidateSound BitesNominating Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Every presidential candidate for decades has released his tax returns, and I've released 33 years of my tax returns. The American people deserve to know about our taxes. And so Donald Trump is standing in the way of precedent that goes back on both sides of aisle Democrats and Republicans, and he clearly has something that he doesn't want us to see.” PeopleKnowsWayWantYearsSidesReturnTrumpRepublicanTaxesDeserveStandingDemocratDecadesPresidentialCandidatesBoth SidesWant UPrecedentAislePresidential CandidateTax Returns Author:Hillary Clinton
“You have Hillary Clinton who has called black teens or black kids super predators, you have Donald Trump who's openly racist. We have a presidential candidate who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me because if that was any other person you'd be in prison.” IfsPersonsDoneKidsBlackTrumpPrisonClintonMake SensePresidentialCandidatesRacistTeensEmailPredatorPresidential Candidate Author:Colin Kaepernick
“Peter Hart, the pollster, has a question when he asks about presidential or vice presidential candidates, what kind of a neighbor would they be? And several Democrats - George W. Bush was always seen to be a good friendly neighbor who would pick up the newspapers if you were out of town or check your mail.” IfsKindAsksPicksTownsDemocratVicesNeighborNewspapersChecksPresidentialCandidatesFriendlyMailPeterGood FriendVice PresidentPresidential CandidateHart Author:Mark Shields
“We also need to make sure women can be in charge of their reproductive health. We can't defund places like Planned Parenthood, where women can go for all kinds of healthcare services. While reproductive rights span much further than the pro-life/pro-choice debate, Donald Trump has actually said he wants to "punish" women for having abortions. And Mike Pence is quite possibly the most anti-choice vice presidential candidate in history.” WantNeedsKindSaidChoicesRightsTrumpVicesDebateAll KindsPresidentialCandidatesAbortionParenthoodHealthcareMikeVice PresidentPro LifePresidential CandidatePlanned ParenthoodReproductive RightsReproductive Health Author:Chrissy Teigen
“Donald Trump didn't know the [Democratic] vice presidential candidate he was running against: Tim Kaine [Senator] of Virginia, Donald! Not Thomas Kean, Republican [former Governor] of New Jersey, you moron! And his answer to absolutely every question is so simplistic and grand: "Oh, I'll fix it. Trust me. I'm the best fixer. I love to fix!!! Look at everything I've fixed before!!!!".” KnowsLooksRunningAnswersTrumpRepublicanDemocraticVicesFormerPresidentialFixedCandidatesGovernorsSenatorsTrust MeJerseyVirginiaVice PresidentMoronNew JerseyPresidential CandidateFixers Author:Chrissy Teigen
“There is a great deal of strength in Garfield's life and struggles as a self-made man.... From poverty and obscurity, by labor at all avocations, he became a great scholar, a statesman, a major general, a Senator, a Presidential candidate.... The truth is, no man ever started so low that accomplished so much in all our history. Not Franklin or Lincoln even.” MenMadeSelfDealsPovertyStruggleTruth IsMajorsLowsLaborPresidentialCandidatesAccomplishedScholarSenatorsObscurityStatesmenFranklinSelf MadePresidential CandidateSelf Made ManGarfield Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“Richard Nixon was a Republican presidential candidate who encouraged crooks to commit espionage against the Democratic National Committee in order to gain an edge in a presidential election.” OrderRepublicanGainsElectionDemocraticEdgesCommitPresidentialCandidatesCommitteesEspionagePresidential ElectionCrooksPresidential Candidate Author:Tim Kaine
“Seventy-five percent of voters now [in September 2016], according to the latest poll, want third-party candidates included in the debate. We have the highest disapproval and distrust rates ever in our history for these two presidential candidates, which the system is doing everything it can to force down our throats.” WantTwoForcePartyFiveHighestPercentThirdsRateDebatePresidentialCandidatesVotersThroatSeptemberSeventiesDistrustPollsPresidential CandidateDisapprovalThird Parties Author:Jill Stein
“It was a very interesting experience. You know, I don't think words could do it justice. Roseanne [Barr] is a comedian, a laugh a minute at every turn, and this time around she was actually going to be the vice presidential candidate of another Green Party candidate. So I guess she's still in the mix in some ways,sort of learning her politics as she goes, like a lot of us Americans who are getting thrown under the bus and for whom it is not a laughing matter. We are going to stand up and take this seriously and refuse to be intimidated out of the future that we deserve.” ThinkingKnowsWayStillsMatterTurnsJusticeInterestingPartyLaughingMinutesDeserveGreenVicesRefuseComedianPresidentialCandidatesThrownBusVery InterestingIntimidatedVice PresidentPresidential CandidateGreen PartyThrown Under The Bus Author:Jill Stein
“We should note it is not illegal for the campaign to pay [Doanld] Trump owned businesses as long as they`re charging fair market rates. And while the optics are pretty stunning, we shouldn`t be surprised. Afterall, this is the guy that told Fortune magazine in 2000 it`s very possible I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” ShouldFirstsLongRunningGuyPayTrumpFairsFortuneNotesRateCampaignsMagazinesMaking MoneyPresidentialCandidatesIllegalStunningPresidential CandidateChargingOptics Author:Chris Hayes
“We keep hearing how qualified Hillary Clinton is. She's well prepared to be president, more exposure to the president than anybody else. Hillary Clinton is the most prepared to be impeached in advance of any presidential candidate America has ever had!” WellsAmericaPresidentPreparedClintonHearingPresidentialCandidatesExposureQualifiedPresidential Candidate Author:Rush Limbaugh
“"The New York Times" is reporting correctly that women had accused a presidential candidate of sexual assault. Now that's news on any level. I mean you can't argue that that's not news.” MeanLevelsNew YorkNewsArguingPresidentialCandidatesAssaultAccusedNew York TimesSexual AssaultPresidential Candidate Author:Megyn Kelly
“In 2016 we are faced with a particularly bizarre and unappetizing choice as regards the two main political parties' presidential candidates, in my opinion.” TwoPoliticalChoicesPartyOpinionRegardPresidentialCandidatesBizarrePolitical PartiesPresidential Candidate Author:Viggo Mortensen
“Whether or not you agree with Bernie Sanders' version of socialism, it is enormously significant that, for the first time in US history, a presidential candidates who calls himself a socialist has had an actual shot at winning the presidential election. And to his credit, he has not backed down from the label.” FirstsWinningShotsFirst TimeElectionAgreeCreditSignificantSocialismVersionsLabelsPresidentialCandidatesSocialistUs HistoryPresidential ElectionPresidential Candidate Author:Kshama Sawant
“What is happening to Donald Trump in terms of the way he's being reported on and cast with the media is the way every Republican presidential candidate has been treated in my life.” WayHas BeensTermMediaTrumpRepublicanHappeningsCastsTreatedPresidentialCandidatesPresidential Candidate Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The two majority candidates right now, the Democratic and Republican candidates,[Donald] Trump and [Hillary] Clinton, are the most disliked and untrusted Presidential candidates in our history with more than majority disapproval.” TwoTrumpRepublicanRight NowMajorityDemocraticClintonPresidentialCandidatesPresidential CandidateDisapproval Author:Jill Stein
“I'm arrogant enough to tell you that I'm smart enough to have scored higher on my Scholastic Aptitude Test than any US president whose SAT score has been made public. I even scored higher than ex-presidential candidate Al Gore, whose SAT score was so high, it was deemed as potentially off-putting to voters.” Has BeensMadeEnoughPresidentHigherSmartTestsPresidentialSatCandidatesScoreAlsVotersArrogantExesGoreAptitudePresidential CandidateUs PresidentScholasticsSat ScoresAptitude Test Author:Jim Goad
“Donald Trump is a candidate who divided his own party more deeply than any presidential candidate has before.” PartyTrumpPresidentialCandidatesDividedPresidential Candidate Author:Mara Liasson
“Donald Trump is not a normal presidential candidate.” TrumpNormalPresidentialCandidatesPresidential Candidate Author:Hillary Clinton
“There's nothing in the 14th Amendment that says if you are born to a mother who is a citizen that you're automatically a citizen. It isn't there. Even some of our presidential candidates think that it is.” IfsThinkingMotherBornCitizensPresidentialCandidatesAmendmentsPresidential Candidate14th Amendment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Under the system that we now have to nominate presidential candidates, for instance, I would prefer that we have a system that is closer to, say, the one we had in the 1960s.” InstancePresidentialCandidates1960sPresidential Candidate Author:Michael Beschloss
“I always run ahead of the ticket [compared to Democratic presidential candidates]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted party line, a lot more than usual.” PeopleRunningLinesPartyDemocraticPresidentialCandidatesUsualTicketsPresidential Candidate Author:Collin Peterson
“In my mind, there's no question that Donald Trump has energized the Latino community more than any other presidential candidate. Unfortunately for him, he's done that in a negative way.” WayMindDoneCommunityTrumpNegativePresidentialCandidatesLatinoPresidential Candidate Author:Julian Castro
“It's the first time in U.S. history a presidential candidate has not revealed his tax returns, or a president.I think that the poll ratings are in the gutter right now, right? Donald Trump's, even before he's been inugurated.” ThinkingFirstsPresidentReturnTrumpRight NowTaxesFirst TimePresidentialCandidatesPollsRatingPresidential CandidateGuttersTax Returns Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I worry about women globally. When we talk about having a presidential candidate who would tear up the Paris accords, who doesn't believe in global warming, we know that poor women and children are going to be the most vulnerable when we start seeing rapid effects of global warming.” KnowsBelieveChildrenPoorWorrySeeingEffectsTearsVulnerablePresidentialParisCandidatesGlobal WarmingRapidsAccordPresidential Candidate Author:Patricia Arquette
“Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina also criticized Donald Trump during the campaign, but now she was arguing that the new president deserves a chance to prove himself, and that, perhaps, you know, having a march just the day after his inauguration is kind of disrespectful.” KnowsKindPresidentChanceTrumpRepublicanProveDeserveArguingCampaignsFormerPresidentialCandidatesMarchPresidential CandidateDisrespectfulInauguration Author:Michel Martin
“Donald Trump is an independent presidential candidate who ran on the Republican label. He really did. He took it over. He transformed it into his image, in his likeness.” TrumpRepublicanIndependentLabelsPresidentialRanCandidatesTransformedPresidential Candidate Author:Mark Shields
“So Hillary [Clinton], "I do feel in some ways tired." And that's your leading Democrat presidential candidate for 2016. She's been tired for how many weeks now? Hillary has been tired for how many weeks so she can't go on and explain? It's been two and a half months, and she's been two tired to talk about Benghazi.” WayFeelsHas BeensTwoHalfWeekMonthsGoes OnTiredClintonDemocratPresidentialCandidatesPresidential CandidateBenghazi Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates selected by the two parties in history] indicates that there is a lot of cynicism out there. It indicates that the corrosive nature of everything from talk radio to fake news to negative advertising has made people lack confidence in a lot of our existing institutions.” PeopleMadeTwoPartyNewsNegativeInstitutionsRadioAdvertisingPresidentialFakeCandidatesCynicismSelectedPresidential CandidateTalk Radio Author:Barack Obama
“I think [ unpopular presidential candidates ] indicates, at least on the Democratic side, that we've got more work to do to strengthen our grassroots networks.” ThinkingSidesDemocraticPresidentialCandidatesPresidential CandidateGrassroots Author:Barack Obama
“I think that [Donald Trump] clearly was able to tap into a lot of grievances. And he has a talent for making a connection with his supporters that overrode some of the traditional benchmarks of how you'd run a campaign or conduct yourself as a presidential candidate. What will be interesting to see is how that plays out during the course of his presidency.” ThinkingPlayRunningAbleCoursesInterestingTalentTrumpConnectionsCampaignsTraditionalPresidentialCandidatesSupporterPresidencyGrievancePresidential Candidate Author:Barack Obama
“Trump did more interviews, he explained his agenda more than any political presidential candidate ever has, in my memory, and he has tried to stick to it as people perceive it.” PeoplePoliticalMemoriesTrumpSticksPerceivePresidentialCandidatesInterviewsAgendasPresidential Candidate Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Think of the French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, Ciudadanos in Spain, Nowoczesna in Poland. These are early efforts to reimagine a liberalism which is neither right-wing nor left-wing in the traditional sense.” ThinkingLeftEffortWingsTraditionalPresidentialCandidatesLiberalismSpainRight WingLeft WingPolandPresidential CandidateEmmanuel Author:Anne Applebaum
“Donald Trump really has, truly has motivated the Latino community more than any other presidential candidate, I think, in generations, and motivated them in a negative way.” ThinkingWayCommunityGenerationsTrumpNegativePresidentialCandidatesMotivatedLatinoPresidential Candidate Author:Julian Castro
“People are really excited by Obama abroad because he seems to be the first American presidential candidate who has ambition to go out of the country. In a sense, with the power of globalization, you are kind of electing the leader of the Western world to an extent.” PeopleWorldFirstsKindCountrySeemsLeaderAmbitionWesternExcitedPresidentialCandidatesGlobalizationWestern WorldPresidential CandidateAmerican President Author:Irvine Welsh
“It's not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like Donald Trump, telling his supporters "punch that guy in the face." I think everyone candidate ought to aspire toward civility, towards decency, towards bringing us together. I don't think we should be using angry and hateful rhetoric.” ThinkingTogetherGuyPresidentialRhetoricSupporterDecencyCivilityHatefulPresidential Candidate Author:Ted Cruz
“Trump is not just unlike a Republican, he's unlike a presidential candidate. The whole elaborate presidential process is designed to screen out people like Donald Trump. And that process broke down in ways quite unlike anything in the recent experience of the United States.” PeopleRepublicanBrokePresidentialPresidential Candidate Author:David Frum
“Star Wars may be kind of a cartoon, but the original trilogy depicts a political paralysis which breeds an interest in a strong leader who will make a significant break with the past. And Hillary Clinton is a person - whether you like it or not - of extraordinary experience. I don't know if we ever had a presidential candidate with that level of political experience. There's no learning curve for her. And that, in some periods, would be a huge plus. In the end, I think it will be a significant plus for her now.” ThinkingKindWarPastPoliticalStrongInterestLeaderBreakClintonExtraordinarySignificantPresidentialBe KindCartoonYou Like ItPresidential Candidate Author:Cass Sunstein
“This is so sexist. I mean, are we really going to put this as a standard of something we are going to judge our presidential candidates by?” MeanJudgingPresidentialSexistPresidential Candidate Author:Stephanie Miller
“The Donald Trump phone call with the president of Taiwan seems very much in line with his rhetoric during the campaign that he intended to be tough on China. And don't forget, we have seen a lot of presidential candidates, memorably, Bill Clinton, who used to criticize George Herbert Walker Bush for coddling dictators and then take the much softer line with China once he's in office.” PresidentForgetOfficeToughClintonPresidentialCriticizeDictatorRhetoricPresidential Candidate Author:Karen Tumulty
“You want to talk about doing damage to our elections and damaging our stature, to have it just thought and stated repeatedly that the strongman of Russia can pick an American presidential candidate and get him or her elected? Do you think if Hillary had won and the Republicans had tried this line that Putin chose her, do you think that would have gotten past a day in the Drive-By Media? They wouldn't have even taken the story. They'd laughed at it, sloughed it off, and you'd-a never heard about it.” ThinkingPastTakenRepublicanElectionPresidentialPresidential CandidateAmerican President Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I hate the word surrogate, because what does that mean? Like when people talk about I`m my father's confident, at one point, they were actually saying major newspapers were publicly were writing that I was Vice Presidential candidate. I`m saying no. I`m a daughter.” PeopleWritingMeanHateDaughterI HatePresidentialVice PresidentPresidential Candidate Author:Ivanka Trump
“The people I really feel sorry for are all the writers out there who wrote these outrageous comedic romps about a grossly unqualified person who goes on to become a Vice Presidential candidate in a hotly contested presidential race. With hilarious results. They must be so bummed.” PeopleSorryPresidentialVice PresidentComedicPresidential Candidate Author:Samantha Bee
“There are people who believe that there should be a standard psychiatric examination for every presidential candidate and for every president. But these are difficult issues because they can't ever be entirely psychiatric. They're inevitably political as well. I personally believe that ultimately ridding the country of a dangerous president or one who's unfit is ultimately a political matter, but that psychological professionals can contribute in valuable ways to that decision.” PeopleBelieveCountryPoliticalDifficultPresidentDecisionDangerousValuablePsychologicalPresidentialPresidential CandidatePsychiatricUs President Author:Robert Jay Lifton