“As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.” ShouldDifferentStatesCharacterAmericaNightNationsCommonWatchesRepublicanSittingDemocratBackgroundsSparksOne NightPublic Good Author:Mark Udall
“The great goal of the backlash is to nurture a cultural class war, and the first step in doing so, as we have seen, is to deny the economic basis of social class. After all, you can hardly deride liberals as society's "elite" or present the GOP as the party of the common man if you acknowledge the existence of the corporate world - the power that creates the nation's real elite, that dominates its real class system, and that wields the Republican Party as its personal political sidearm.” IfsMenWorldFirstsWarRealPoliticalNationsSocialGoalPartyCommonExistenceStepsClassEconomicRepublicanBasesDenyCorporateAcknowledgeElitesFirst StepsNurtureRepublican PartyPolitical SystemsCommon ManGopSocial ClassBacklashCorporate WorldClass System Author:Thomas Frank
“A lot of Republican candidate will tell you they'll protect innocent human life and they'll hunt down ISIS and get rid of Common Core, but we're actually doing things in our state. We need a doer, not a talker.” NeedsHumansStatesCommonRepublicanProtectCoreInnocentHuman LifeCandidatesHuntsIsisDoersTalkersCommon Core Author:Bobby Jindal
“New rule: Stop calling it Obamacare. It's not like Obama will be the doctor for your next prostate exam. That's just a common fantasy of Republican men.” MenNextCommonFantasyCallingRepublicanDoctorsObamacareExamProstate Author:Bill Maher
“I think we'll have a bigger conversation first within the Republican Party, then with the American people about what's the proper role of the federal government, i do hope that Common Core will be one more, one more reason for us to have this bigger debate, this bigger conversation about the proper role of the federal government in local education.” PeopleThinkingFirstsReasonGovernmentPartyCommonEducationRolesRepublicanConversationBiggerDebateCoreLocalsFederal GovernmentRepublican PartyCommon Core Author:Bobby Jindal
“Every Republican will tell you they are for school choice, shrinking government, cutting the government workforce and getting rid of Common Core. But talk is cheap. Talk is just talk. I haven't just talked about these things. I've actually done these things.” DoneGovernmentSchoolChoicesCommonCuttingHavensRepublicanCoreWorkforceShrinkingTalk Is CheapCommon CoreSchool Choice Author:Bobby Jindal
“A lot of conservatives, a big part of the Republican base don't like his position on common core, don't like his position on immigration.” BigsCommonPositionRepublicanCoreImmigrationCommon Core Author:Jeb Bush
“To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils and to assert the independence of my country- these were my objectives. To unite the whole people of Ireland, to abolish the memory of all past dissensions, and to substitute the common name of Irishman in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter - these were my means.” PeopleMeanCountryWholeGovernmentPastPoliticalEvilNamesMemoriesCommonBreakFailingSourceRepublicanConnectionsEnglandCatholicIndependenceTyrannyObjectivesSubstitutesIrelandProtestantsAbolishDenominationsIrishmenDissension Book:Freedom the Wolfe Tone way Source: Freedom the Wolfe Tone way
“Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won't work.” PoliticalOpportunityGivenCommonMillionsRepublicanConversationDollarsObjectivesCommon SenseTonightUsualStatus QuoDeficitGreat OpportunityChallenging Status QuoChallenging The Status Quo Author:Gary Johnson
“He [Donald Trump] hasn`t shifted on a lot of the things that he had in common with his Republican opponents.” CommonTrumpRepublicanOpponents Author:Michelle Goldberg
“Hillary Clinton is going to find common ground with the Republicans on foreign and military affairs. They both want to enhance the military budget.” WantCommonMilitaryRepublicanClintonAffairBudgetsCommon GroundMilitary Budget Author:Ralph Nader
“The American people are a non-ideological people. They very much are looking for common-sense, practical solutions to the problems that they face. Oftentimes they've got contradictory senses of various issues and policy positions and I don't think that either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party necessarily capture their deepest dreams when those parties are described in caricature or in policy terms.” PeopleThinkingProblemDreamFacesTermPartyCommonIssuesPolicyPositionRepublicanSolutionsDemocraticVariousSensesPracticalsCommon SenseCaptureRepublican PartyContradictoryDemocratic PartyIdeologicalCaricatures Author:Barack Obama
“To sustain a governing majority, that requires an ability for Republicans and Democrats to find some common ground. And right now, the structure of the system is such where it makes it really hard for people to work together.” PeopleHardTogetherAbilityCommonRepublicanRight NowMajorityStructureDemocratWorking TogetherGoverningCommon Ground Author:Barack Obama
“As a young lawyer, I learned to try to find common ground with people, to look for a human connection. When I got to the Senate, despite the fact that there were a lot of people who didn't want me to get there - and were sure they'd never even talk to me, let alone work with me - I really tried to do the job I was sent there to do by the people of New York, which was to get things done for my constituents. I worked with Republicans, and we found a lot of common ground. It isn't easy, but it's part of what we have to do in politics today.” PeopleWantTryingHumansLooksDoneFactsTodayJobsYoungFoundEasyCommonNew YorkRepublicanConnectionsLawyerDespiteSenateWant MeThings DoneTalk To MeConstituentsCommon GroundHuman ConnectionPolitics Today Author:Hillary Clinton
“Mitt Romney is talking about the fact that Republicans and Democrats alike have to find common ground to address very real challenges we face as a country. It's a message that's uplifting, it's optimistic. It's about how America can be great again. I think that's the right closing message and I think frankly it's what we need to do as a country after this election regardless of what happens.” ThinkingRealCountryChallengesCommonRepublicanElectionDemocratOptimisticUplifting Author:Rob Portman