“Believe me, every American, every person in this country, if I have anything to say about it, will know precisely what is going on with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, because they are beginning to appoint people who are typical right-wing Republicans who want to privatize and cut Social Security.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantBelievePersonsCountrySocialCuttingSecurityRepublicanWingsBelieve In MeTypicalSocial SecurityRight WingMedicareMedicaidMedicare And Medicaid Author:Bernie Sanders
“Yeah, well, that's not how you win the presidency, you dummkopfs. You get 270 electoral votes, and we got 306. Kellyanne [Conway] now explains how Republicans crushed Democrats all over the country. This is the thing that I don't think they've come to grips with yet.” ThinkingWellsCountryWinningRepublicanVoteYeahDemocratPresidencyCrushed Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think we have got to call out the Republicans, where their walk doesn't match their talk, and I think we also have to make sure that we communicate clearly that we are the party that cares deeply in our core about working people in this country.” PeopleThinkingCountryCareWalksPartyRepublicanCommunicateCore Author:Claire McCaskill
“The most powerful country in world history, which is sure to set its stamp on what follows, placed the entire government (executive, legislative, judicial branches) in the hands of an organization - the Republican Party - dedicated to escalating the race to disaster.” WorldCountryHandsGovernmentPowerfulPartyRaceRepublicanOrganizationDisasterBranchesExecutivesMost PowerfulDedicatedRepublican PartyStampsWorld HistoryJudicialEscalatingJudicial BranchPowerful Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“I still don't feel responsible for what Donald Trump says or does. But I do feel a responsibility as president of the United States to make sure that I facilitate a good transition and I present to him as well, as the American people my best thinking, my best ideas about how you move the country forward. To speak out with respect to areas where I think the Republican party's wrong, but to pledge to work with them on those things that I think will advance the causes of security and prosperity and justice and inclusiveness in America.” PeopleThinkingFeelsWellsDoeStillsIdeasCountryStatesAmericaMovingSpeakCausesPresidentJusticeUnitedPartyResponsibilityUnited StatesSecurityTrumpRepublicanAreasResponsibleProsperityTransitionRepublican PartyPledgeSpeaks OutFacilitateInclusiveness Author:Barack Obama
“Right now what my job is, and I think the job of Democrats and Republicans, is to protect the middle class and working families of this country from some devastating ideas that [Donald] Trump has proposed.” ThinkingIdeasCountryJobsClassMiddleTrumpRepublicanRight NowProtectDemocratMiddle Class Author:John Lewis
“Those are things that we're going to be discussing over the next several weeks. But certainly ObamaCare is something that isn't very popular around the country. In fact, it's like an 80/20 issue right now for Republicans. It's not working. People aren't choosing their doctor. They're not keeping their health care. Premiums are not going down, they're going up.” PeopleCountryFactsCareNextIssuesWeekRepublicanRight NowDoctorsHealth CareObamacareDiscussingVery Popular Author:Reince Priebus
“Donald Trump enters office with historically low approval ratings, that's where the battle could get fought. If the country turns against him, his Republican adversaries could feel emboldened.” IfsFeelsCountryTurnsTrumpRepublicanBattleOfficeLowsApprovalAdversariesRatingApproval Rating Author:Sam Tanenhaus
“Despite the fact that the country was electing Republicans, Obama wasn't being stopped, and it's because of the political system. The political system has evolved into a giant bureaucracy, the primary purpose of which is self-preservation, not fixing anything.” SelfCountryFactsPoliticalPurposeRepublicanDespitePrimariesGiantsPreservationBureaucracyFixingPolitical SystemsSelf Preservation Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think an increasing number of Republicans are perplexed and actually nervous about Donald Trump and Russia, nervous in the sense that he is gratuitously giving Democrats the national security advantage, that they're standing up for the country.” ThinkingGivingCountryNumbersSecurityTrumpRepublicanAdvantageStandingDemocratRussiaNervousNational SecurityPerplexed Author:Mark Shields
“Let the Democrates go on making its case for more government control over every aspect of our lives. More taxes to pay. More debt to carry. More rules to follow. More judges who just make it up as they go along. We Republicans, we are committed to a federal government that acts again as a servant accountable to the people, following the constitution, and venturing not one inch beyond the consent of the governed. We, we in this party, offer a better way for our country based on fundamentals that go back to the founding generation.” PeopleWayCountryGovernmentPartyPayCasesOur LivesGenerationsJudgingGoes OnRepublicanOffersTaxesAspectConstitutionFundamentalsCommittedFollowingDebtOur CountryServantInchesConsentFederal GovernmentFoundingBetter WaysConsent Of The Governed Author:Paul Ryan
“As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they`re trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we`re going to focus on border security first, focus on criminals in this country first, and try to punt down the road issues like the 12 million people who are here illegally.” PeopleThinkingTryingFirstsCountryMillionsIssuesFocusSecurityRepublicanCriminalsBordersSpeakersDown The RoadDodgeBorder Security Author:Mark Halperin
“Washington is broken. I know what it takes to get this country back, and will work with good Democrats and good Republicans to do that.” KnowsCountryBrokenRepublicanDemocrat Author:Mitt Romney
“The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a difference in terms of moving the Republican Party, in terms of moving the country in a particular direction. It's a direction I disagreed with. But it showed that, in fact, you get involved, if your voice is heard it has an impact.” IfsGivingMadeCountryFactsMovingVoiceTermDifferencesPartyHeardParticularHugeInvolvedRepublicanImpactCreditTeaRepublican PartyGet InvolvedDisagreementTea Party Author:Barack Obama
“The one thing I've said to [Donald Trump] directly, and I would advise my Republican friends in Congress and supporters around the country, is just make sure that, as we go forward certain norms, certain institutional traditions don't get eroded, because there's a reason they're in place.” SaidCountryReasonCertainOne ThingTrumpRepublicanTraditionCongressSupporterNormAdvise Author:Barack Obama
“It`s hard to beat something with nothing. Republicans across the country are feeling the burn from an energized and angry segment of the electorate which is descending on GOP town halls and these folks want answers.” WantCountryHardFeelingsAnswersRepublicanBeatsTownsAngryFolksHallsGopDescendingElectorate Author:Chuck Todd
“The Democrats have lost a thousand electoral seats in America in midterm elections, 2010, 2014. The people of this country are clearly willing to vote against Democrats. They are clearly willing to vote for Republicans. But when you get to the presidential election, it better be somebody that's not just part of the establishment. That's the message, and that's what they're not getting.” PeopleCountryAmericaLostWillingRepublicanThousandMessagesVoteElectionDemocratPresidentialSeatsEstablishmentPresidential ElectionMidtermsMidterm Elections Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I want the coal miners, who've been American heroes, who kept the lights put on for black people and white people for a hundred years, and who now are too sick to work, I want them to be able to go see a doctor. I don't care who they vote for. I don't care if they vote for a Tea Party Republican, I'm fighting for you because I voted for you to live in a country where we don't have disposable people.” PeopleIfsWantYearsCountryLightCareAbleFightingBlackWhitePartyHeroRepublicanHundredDoctorsVoteSickDon't CareTeaI Don't CareBlack PeopleCoalTea PartyMinersDisposableCoal MinersAmerican Hero Author:Van Jones
“Trump's agenda is not polarizing. A majority of Americans voted for it. A majority of Americans are clamoring for it. A majority of Americans are asking the Republicans in Congress to get off their hands and implement it! Trump's agenda is not polarizing except to the establishment and to the Democrats and the media. But it's not polarizing out in the country.” CountryHandsMediaTrumpRepublicanAskingMajorityDemocratCongressAgendasEstablishmentPolarizing Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There's a radical insurgency, which is a large part of the Republican base, which is willing to do anything, destroy the country, whatever, in order to get rid of this Affordable Care Act. That's the one thing that they're able to hang onto.” CountryCareAbleOrderOne ThingWillingRepublicanRadicalAffordableInsurgencyAffordable Care Act Author:Noam Chomsky
“You can't get votes that way. So [the Republicans] have been compelled to mobilize a base of voters and gone to elements of the country that have always been there but were kind of marginal to the political system, for example, religious extremists.” WayKindHas BeensCountryPoliticalReligiousGoneExampleRepublicanElementsVoteVotersCompelledExtremistPolitical Systems Author:Noam Chomsky
“[Tom Cotton] is known for his efforts to scale back legal immigration. Legal. He wants to stop legal immigrants from coming to this country. That`s very popular in Republican politics .” WantCountryEffortKnownRepublicanScalesImmigrationImmigrantsTomsCottonVery PopularLegal Immigration Author:Rachel Maddow
“It could be another election where the alignments between Republicans and Democrats are different than they were this time and who a foreign country prefers.” DifferentCountryRepublicanElectionDemocratAlignmentForeign Countries Author:Barack Obama
“Forget about Republican or Democrat - what about the kid in the middle of the country who wants to play the drums, the kid who wants to learn how to write a book, or the kid who wants to write a screenplay? We need to give them access to the arts. It's not fair that if you live in a different part of the country, you don't have the chance to learn. And it's not fair that if you don't have as much money, you don't have the chance to learn.” GivingWritingArtBookDifferentCountryKidsChanceForgetRepublicanDemocrat Author:Kimberly Peirce
“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