“The Republican Party is extremely pro-women.” PartyRepublicanRepublican Party Author:Michele Bachmann
“The key to terror, the key to terrorism, is not the act - but the fear of the act. That is why bin Laden and his deputies and his imitators are forever putting together videotaped statements and releasing virtual infomercials with dire threats and heart-stopping warnings. But why is the Republican Party imitating them? Bin Laden puts out what amounts to a commercial of fear; The Republicans put out what is unmistakable as a commercial of fear. The Republicans are paying to have the messages of bin Laden and the others broadcast into your home.” HeartHomeTogetherPartyForeverKeysAmountRepublicanMessagesThreatTerrorTerrorismStatementsWarningRepublican PartyStoppingBin LadenImitatingImitatorDeputiesInfomercials Author:Keith Olbermann
“The job of conservatives is to keep the Republican Party driving on the right-hand side of the road. There are many ways we do this. We argue, we publish, we lobby, we campaign for conservative candidates. Another thing we do is, when the GOP goes off the rails on really key issues - size of government, the National Question, Wilsonian adventures - we stay home on election day.” WayHomeHandsGovernmentJobsSidesPartyIssuesAdventureKeysRepublicanElectionSizeConservativeArguingCampaignsDrivingCandidatesRepublican PartyPublishRailElection DayGopSize Of GovernmentDriving On Author:John Derbyshire
“I sense that conservatives have largely already tuned out to the coming elections, after six years of burgeoning federal spending and inaction on key issues, such as immigration. The Republican Party has become the party of the government status quo, and conservatives see no reason to reward it with their votes.” YearsReasonGovernmentPartyIssuesKeysRepublicanSixVoteElectionRewardsSpendingImmigrationNo ReasonRepublican PartyStatus QuoInactionFederal Spending Author:Bob Barr
“I talked for a long time about that, what I call the hate wing of the Republican Party.And often been criticized for saying it. But there is such a thing, and it started in 1968 with the southern strategy developed by Richard Nixon to bring southern racists out of the Democratic Party and into the Republican Party, which they succeeded in doing.” LongHatePartyRepublicanLong TimeStrategyWingsDemocraticRacistSouthernRepublican PartyDemocratic Party Author:Howard Dean
“Is this so-called [Republican Party] hate wing that is so angry at all the things that have - all the changes that have happened in America, this is what they respond to.And I think it`s dangerous for the country, I also think it`s going to be incredibly unsuccessful in the general election.” ThinkingCountryAmericaHatePartyHappenedDangerousRepublicanElectionAngryWingsRepublican PartyUnsuccessfulGeneral Elections Author:Howard Dean
“You have two people who I would classify as extremists. Donald Trump because of his behavior and Ted Cruz because of his views, leading the Republican Party.” PeopleTwoViewsPartyTrumpRepublicanBehaviorRepublican PartyExtremistCruz Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“It is highly likely that one of the two of them [ Donald Trump and Ted Cruz ] is going to be the nominee. This is a - look here, what is this - what this is really is a prescription for remaking the Republican Party.” LooksTwoPartyTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyPrescriptionsCruz Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“As we watch Republican candidates like Scott Walker and Rick Perry and Bobby Jindal and George Pataki, and even Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, guys who are either out or who are really struggling to stay in, it might seem like the Republican Party is no longer a very strong party. There may be people who use the Republican label, but the party itself might feel like it`s in a bit of disarray.” PeopleFeelsMayUseSeemsMightGuyStrongBitsPartyWatchesStruggleRepublicanLabelsCandidatesVery StrongRepublican PartyWalkersChristieDisarray Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Maybe this Democratic president[Barack Obama] did and can get comprehensive health care reform passed, but notice, Medicaid is not expanded in any of these dark red states. The Republican Party may not be able to repeal Obamacare, but it certainly, through its state legislatures and governorships, has managed to halt Obamacare`s full impact.” MayStatesCareAblePresidentDarkPartyRepublicanRedImpactDemocraticReformBarackHealth CareRepublican PartyComprehensiveObamacareLegislatureHaltPresident Barack ObamaHealth Care ReformMedicaidState LegislaturesNotice Me Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“I do feel like there`s this Republican Party establishment is in disarray. That`s the story that the Donald Trump surge seems to tell.” FeelsStoriesSeemsPartyTrumpRepublicanEstablishmentRepublican PartyDisarray Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“I respect Sarah Palin. I appreciate her and her husband enormously. I think she will continue to play a major role in the future of the Republican Party.” ThinkingPlayPartyRolesRepublicanHusbandMajorsAppreciateRepublican PartyPalin Author:John McCain
“As one conservative intellectual said to me - he said if the choice is between [Joseph] Stalin and [Adolf] Hitler, I'd pick Stalin, meaning Ted Cruz because he's more predictable. So there's real civil war inside the Republican Party.” IfsSaidWarRealChoicesPartyRepublicanIntellectualPicksConservativeCivil WarRepublican PartyPredictableCruz Author:Mara Liasson
“The Republican Party, right now, is a conservative populist party.” PartyRepublicanRight NowConservativeRepublican PartyPopulist Author:Mara Liasson
“I`ve had over $20 million spent attacking me. That`s not grassroots money. That`s money from the establishment. We have always had to take on the establishment. We`ll do it again, because the Republican Party needs to turn the page and move forward. And we will.” NeedsMovingTurnsPartyMillionsRepublicanPagesMoving ForwardEstablishmentRepublican PartyAttackingGrassroots Author:Marco Rubio
“I've always wondered what it means to the Republican Party to be pro-Israel. My husband says that is is because certain sects of Christianity need Jews in Israel for the second coming.” NeedsMeanCertainPartyChristianityRepublicanHusbandJewIsraelMy HusbandRepublican PartySects Author:Jill Soloway
“When you have a liberal class that no longer functions, when those people who traditionally defend and care about a civil society no longer do so, then you cede power to very frightening, deformed figures, all of which we are watching leap up around the fringes of our political establishment - this lunatic fringe, which has largely taken over the Republican Party.” PeopleCarePoliticalPartyClassTakenFiguresRepublicanFunctionLeapEstablishmentFrighteningRepublican PartyFringeLunaticCivil Society Author:Chris Hedges
“We are facing another economic meltdown. The ecosystem, on which the human species depends for life, is being destroyed at a rate that has not even been anticipated by climate scientists. We don't have a lot of time left. So either we get out and fight or we're finished. Fear is the only thing the Democratic Party has to offer - fear that the Republican Party is worse.” HumansLife IsFightingLeftPartyEconomicDependsRepublicanOffersScientistDemocraticClimateSpeciesRateFinishedDestroyedRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyEcosystemsHuman SpeciesTime LeftMeltdowns Author:Chris Hedges
“When he [Franklin Roosevelt] ultimately does not get the Republican Party nomination and decides to start his new Bull Moose Party, he does, for the first time, let black delegates be part of the party from elsewhere in the country.” FirstsDoeCountryBlackPartyRepublicanFirst TimeElsewhereRepublican PartyBullsFranklinNominationsDelegatesMoose Author:Geoffrey Cowan
“It is important that the United States remain a two-party system. I'm a fellow who likes small parties and the Republican Party can't be too small to suit me.” TwoImportantStatesPoliticalPoliticsUnitedPartyUnited StatesRepublicanFellowsLikesSuitsRepublican PartyTwo Party System Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“You can use the [Barack] Obama administration as a recent example. For seven years they've been unopposed. The Republican Party's not trying to stop 'em on a single thing. Much of Obama's agenda has been a success. He has been able to attack various traditions, institutions, and taken over the health care system in this country. They've taken over the student loan, they've taken over the education system, and everybody in it is miserable and unhappy.” TryingYearsHas BeensCountryUseCareAblePartyTakenExampleStudentsRepublicanTraditionInstitutionsSevenVariousUnhappyMiserableAdministrationBarackHealth CareEmsAgendasRepublican PartyLoanSeven YearsEducation SystemHealth Care SystemStudent Loan Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Republican Party`s reacting now to the news of [Donald] Trump`s dominance in different ways. For some, they are pushing resistance.” WayDifferentPartyTrumpRepublicanNewsResistanceDifferent WaysPushingRepublican PartyDominanceReacting Author:Chris Matthews
“We can't win - if we nominate someone - if we nominate someone that half of the Republican Party hates, we're going to be fighting against each other all the way to November [of 2016]. We will never win that way.” IfsWayHateFightingWinningPartyHalfRepublicanRepublican PartyNovemberCan't Win Author:Marco Rubio
“The establishment of the Republican Party, which I've been watching all my life. They always seem to win. I mean, there was the exception, of course, with Goldwater back in '64, which turned out to be a catastrophe. But it always seems that the Mitt Romneys and the East Coast types always end up winning the fights.” MeanEndsSeemsFightingCoursesWinningPartyTypeRepublicanEastExceptionCatastropheRepublican PartyCoastRomneyEast Coast Author:Chris Matthews
“I think the establishment donor class has begun to crumble. They`re searching for [Marco] Rubio, trying to get some momentum there. But the establishment in terms of the official elected leadership of the Republican Party, when you look at [Kevin] McCarthy, they`re starting to wrap theirselves around the idea of [Donald] Trump, holding back on an endorsement.” ThinkingTryingLooksIdeasTermPartyClassTrumpRepublicanStartingOfficialsEstablishmentRepublican PartyWrapsMomentumKevinDonorsMarcosEndorsementsHolding Back Author:Ted Cruz
“There's never going to be a time where the Republican Party rallies around and says you have to get out or anyone has to get out for purposes of rallying around Donald Trump.” PurposePartyTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyRallying Author:Marco Rubio
“Donald Trump is not a Republican. Donald Trump is not a conservative. Donald Trump is trying to pull off the biggest scam in American political history, basically a con job, where he's trying to take over the Republican Party by telling people he's someone who he is not.” PeopleTryingJobsPoliticalPartyTrumpRepublicanConservativeRepublican PartyScamsPolitical History Author:Marco Rubio
“Donald Trump has the benefit of the fact that he's dominated media coverage, I mean, literally dominated media coverage because of the outrageous things he says and so forth. That's going to end here. There's going to be real fight now for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. And it is not - I will do whatever it takes to prevent it from being taken over by a con artist.” HeartMeanRealSoulEndsFactsArtistFightingPartyTakenMediaMovementTrumpRepublicanBenefitsConservativeBeing RealRepublican PartyOutrageousHeart And SoulCoverageWhatever It TakesCon ArtistMedia Coverage Author:Marco Rubio
“Let me just say the rules are what they are in the Republican Party. You have to have X-number of delegates in order to be the nominee. And if you don't have those number of delegates, then there's a process in place.Here is what would be a calamity, for Donald Trump to become our nominee.” IfsWould BeOrderProcessPartyNumbersTrumpRepublicanLet MeRepublican PartyCalamityDelegates Author:Marco Rubio
“If Donald Trump is our nominee, it could be the end of the Republican Party. It will split us and splinter us in a way that we may never be able to recover. And the Democrats will be joyful about it. It's not going to happen.” IfsWayMayEndsHappensAblePartyTrumpRepublicanDemocratJoyfulSplitsRepublican PartySplinters Author:Marco Rubio
“How about something more interesting? How about you come forward and say, [Donald] Trump supporters, I absolutely know what you think about the Republican Party and the Republican establishment and how disappointed you are. Guess what, I'm going to tell you what you're right about. What they've disappointed about. The Republican Party is always eager to tell you the flaws of the Democratic Party. Take Trump supporters seriously by conceding what is true about their critique of the GOP.” ThinkingKnowsInterestingPartyTrumpRepublicanDemocraticFlawsDisappointedEstablishmentSupporterRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyCritiqueGop Author:Bernie Sanders
“The Republican Party is officially a dumpster fire.” PartyFireRepublicanRepublican PartyDumpsters Author:Chris Hayes
“I think what it really means is a recognition that Donald Trump has the potential to take over the Republican Party and change it into something that`s very different than what it`s been in the past. I don`t just mean in terms of tone. I mean in terms of policy, I mean in terms of every respect.” ThinkingMeanDifferentPastTermPartyPolicyTrumpRepublicanRecognitionToneRepublican PartyReally Mean Author:Ben Domenech
“I think Donald Trump is a pragmatic sort of populist and who tell people anything in any moment that he wants them to hear, if he thinks that it`s going to be to his advantage, that everything is going to reset in the general election, assuming that he is the nominee, and I think it will be interesting to watch how many people feel betrayed or conned with the game he played with the Republican Party at this point.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFeelsMomentsGamesInterestingPartyWatchesTrumpRepublicanAdvantageElectionAssumingRepublican PartyBetrayedPragmaticPopulistResetGeneral Elections Author:Ben Domenech
“I think there's something remarkable happening here that nobody is talking about. They're skirting the issue. For the longest time, the Republican Party has told us that they can't win with just Republican votes. And that's why they support amnesty. That's why they support the Democrats on many of their issues to go out and get Hispanics or other minorities.” ThinkingWinningPartyTalkingSupportIssuesRepublicanHappeningsVoteDemocratMinoritiesRemarkableRepublican PartyCan't WinAmnesty Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Donald Trump has put together a coalition, whether he knows it or not, whether he intended to or not, he's put together a coalition that's exactly what the Republican Party says that it needs to win and, yet, look like what they're doing. They're trying to get Trump out of the race, because they're not in charge of it. They're not in control of it. And it's the most amazing thing to watch this happen.” KnowsNeedsTryingLooksHappensTogetherWinningPartyRaceWatchesTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyAmazing ThingsCoalitionsMost Amazing Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When I hear Governor Mitt Romney in his speech talk about how the Republican Party must stand for legitimate conservative values. They don't.” ValuesPartyRepublicanSpeechConservativeGovernorsRepublican PartyRomneyConservative Values Author:Rush Limbaugh
“A lot of people disagree with me on this, but the people who want somebody not of Washington, it's serious this time. It's - the disconnect between the Republican Party establishment and the Democrat establishment and the people of this country is longer, broader, wider than I've ever seen it.” PeopleWantCountryPartySeriousRepublicanDemocratDisagreeEstablishmentRepublican Party Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Republican Party may be forever reconstituted and changed, which may not be a bad thing either, in and of itself.” MayPartyForeverChangedRepublicanBad ThingsRepublican Party Author:Rush Limbaugh
“This is real. This is not a phase. This is not a temper tantrum. The average American who I believe makes this country work thinks the Republican Party is actually oriented against its interests and does not understand or believe the crisis they think the country's in.” ThinkingBelieveDoeRealCountryI BelieveInterestPartyRepublicanCrisisAverageTemperPhasesRepublican PartyTantrumsTemper Tantrums Author:Rush Limbaugh
“However, there will be a Republican Party platform that will coalesce around their convention. Unless I miss my guess, it will be considerably more conservative on these issues, perhaps even than Governor Romney is, and I think that that will give Americans a clear set of choices about all issues, but about women's issues too.” ThinkingGivingChoicesPartyIssuesClearMissingRepublicanConservativeConventionsPlatformsGovernorsRepublican PartyRomneyGovernor Romney Author:Anna Quindlen
“Republican party leaders have been worrying about the damage a [Donald] Trump nomination could do to the party, but also what might happen if he left the GOP and took his supporters with him. But Trump said he would stay a Republican and do everything in his power to beat Hillary Clinton.” IfsHas BeensSaidMightHappensLeftPartyLeaderWorryTrumpRepublicanBeatsClintonDamageSupporterRepublican PartyNominationsGop Author:Ted Cruz
“I would prefer that in the Republican party, we not engage in trying to destroy each other, because all that does is hand the election over to the Democrats. I don't know why there is this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory, they'll find some way to destroy themselves. And it is just maddening to see it happening.” KnowsWayTryingDoeHandsPartyVictoryRepublicanHappeningsElectionDemocratDefeatRepublican Party Author:Benjamin Carson
“The whole Republican establishment has united to destroy his bid to be the nominee of the Republican Party.” WholeUnitedPartyRepublicanEstablishmentRepublican Party Author:Louis Farrakhan
“The white backlash has been at work for a long time. It's been part and parcel of the Republican Party for the last 25 years or so, and it's been highly successful up until Barack Obama was ingeniously able to come up with strategies to deal with it.” YearsLongHas BeensAbleLastsWhiteDealsPartySuccessfulRepublicanLong TimeStrategyCome UpBarackRepublican PartyBacklashParcel Author:Cornel West
“I went to my first national convention in 1976, when my family supported [Ronald] Reagan over [Gerald] Ford, so we've always been Republicans, but we've always wanted the Republican Party to be the party of fiscally conservative, limited-government types. And I think, sometimes, we haven't done that as well.” ThinkingFirstsWellsSometimesDoneGovernmentWantedPartyHavensTypeRepublicanMy FamilyConservativeConventionsRepublican PartyLimited GovernmentGerald Ford Author:Rand Paul
“The Republican Party seems unwilling and unable to offer solutions to the crises we are facing, other than pitching the same failed ideas that got us into the mess we are in the first place.” FirstsIdeasSeemsPartyRepublicanOffersSolutionsCrisisMessRepublican PartyUnwillingPitching Author:Arianna Huffington
“A lot of unpredictable things happened in the Republican party, but I think the notion that we're gonna demonize Donald Trump or we're gonna mischaracterize him is completely unfair.” ThinkingPartyHappenedTrumpRepublicanNotionThings HappenUnfairRepublican PartyUnpredictableUnpredictable Things Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“Illegal immigrants are people that have very little education. They are mostly people who are very poor. They arrive needing government assistance from the get-go, and the Democrat Party is right there to provide it, while telling them that the Republican Party wants to kick 'em out.” PeopleWantLittlesGovernmentPoorPartyRepublicanDemocratKicksEmsImmigrantsIllegalRepublican PartyAssistanceIllegal ImmigrantsGovernment Assistance Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Republican Party, in many ways, grew up as a reaction to that [ segregation], and a lot of people have misunderstood that.” PeopleWayPartyGrewRepublicanGrew UpReactionsRepublican PartyMisunderstoodSegregation Author:Jeff Sessions