“We can't nominate such a weak candidate. I'd love to be able to get one-on-one with Gov. Romney and expose the record that would be the weakest record we could possibly put up against Barack Obama.” Would BeAbleRecordsRepublicanWeakBarackCandidatesRomneyOne On One Author:Rick Santorum
“There is no one who's gonna be sitting on that stage who has the record of job creation I have. There's one in particular who's created jobs all around the world. While he was the governor of Massachusetts he didn't create many jobs.” WorldJobsRecordsStageCreationParticularRepublicanSittingAround The WorldGovernorsMassachusettsJob Creation Author:Rick Perry
“He spent more time on the road to Damascus than a Syrian camel driver. And we thought nobody could fill John Kerry's flip-flops! ... [Romney's record was] anything but conservative until he changed all the light bulbs in his chandelier in time to run for President.” LightRunningPresidentRecordsChangedRepublicanConservativeDriversMore TimeRomneyFlipCamelsJohn KerryBulbsLight BulbFlip FlopsChandeliers Author:Mike Huckabee
“By virtually any measure, the record of the Republican Majority is an appalling failure.” RecordsRepublicanMajority Author:Sheila Jackson Lee
“It is somewhat perplexing that fellow Republicans would attack a popular conservative governor of a very conservative state whose overwhelming re-election proved a conservative philosophy can erase the gender gap and attract a record number of minority voters while remaining true to conservative principles.” StatesPhilosophyNumbersPrinciplesRecordsRepublicanElectionFellowsConservativeGenderMinoritiesGapsVotersOverwhelmingGovernorsConservationEraseGender Gap Author:Karen Hughes
“I kept careful record of the impact of religion on the election in my county. The religious issue permeated every meeting I conducted. It influenced Republicans and Democrats alike. Ministers preached politics publicly and churches distributed the most vicious electioneering materials. Practically no one I met escaped the pressure of this overriding problem and both parties were ultimately forced to make their major calculations with the religious question a foremost consideration.” ProblemChurchReligiousPartyIssuesRecordsAtheismMaterialsRepublicanMetsMajorsPressureElectionImpactMeetingsDemocratCarefulMinistersConsiderationViciousCalculationsCounty Author:James A. Michener
“[On Richard M. Nixon:] The Republican nominee would be far worse than another Eisenhower - he is Tricky Dicky of the first magnitude. His entire record is one of opportunism. I cannot feel that there is the remotest sincerity in him, and that clearly he would be the tool of the highest bidder, which is always 'big business.” FeelsFirstsBigsWould BePoliticsRecordsRepublicanHighestToolsSincerityTrickyMagnitudeBig BusinessOpportunismRichard'm Nixon Author:Marguerite Rawalt
“Mr. Chairman, I think the record should show that for the first time since McKinley, we have a Republican president worth shooting, and I think that's a good sign.” ThinkingShouldFirstsShowsPresidentRecordsRepublicanFirst TimeShootingAmerican PoliticsChairmanMckinley Author:James Johnson
“President Obama, by the way, has set a Guinness World Record as the fastest person to get a million Twitter followers. Obama now has as many followers as the Republicans have presidential candidates.” WorldWayPersonsPresidentMillionsRecordsRepublicanPresidentialCandidatesFollowersPresident ObamaPresidential CandidateWorld RecordsGuinness Author:Conan O'Brien
“... We have seen dog-tired Members of Congress marching lockstep ahead with their eyes fixed only on the end of the 100 Days of the 1995 Republican 'Contract with America' reform efforts. Many of the changes wrought by the House were passed without the benefit of a single hearing, or at best with a minimal legislative record. Is this what Jefferson and Madison had in mind?” MindEndsEyeAmericaHouseEffortRecordsDogInternetRepublicanMembersBenefitsTiredCongressHearingReformFixedContractsFree SpeechMadison Author:John Gibbons
“Whether it's called 'compassionate conservatism' or 'big government Republicanism,' after years of record increases in federal spending, more government is now the accepted Republican philosophy in Washington.” YearsPhilosophyBigsGovernmentRecordsRepublicanIncreaseSpendingAcceptedCompassionateConservatismBig GovernmentRepublicanismFederal Spending Author:Mike Pence
“Here`s the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of their character, and regardless of who they are, it seems that if you say the right stuff now to the Republican ear, Steve Schmidt, they will say yes, no matter who you are.” IfsMatterMomentsCharacterSeemsStuffPartyRecordsRepublicanEarsWho You AreRoundsCurrentsRight ThingHeelsRepublican PartyRight StuffSchmidt Author:Chris Matthews
“The establishment Republicans are beginning to say on the record what they had been whispering about in private for months: that Donald Trump at the top of the ticket could mean an electoral wipeout down the ballot.” MeanRecordsMonthsTrumpRepublicanEstablishmentTicketsWhisperingBallots Author:Dalia Mogahed