“There are no moderate Republicans left, with the exception of a few who would vote with us when it doesn’t make any difference,” Frank said. “It’s the most rigid ideological party since before the Civil War. … The bumper sticker I’m going to have printed up for Democrats this year is, ‘We’re not perfect, but they’re nuts.’” YearsWarLeftDifferencesPerfectPartyRepublicanVoteDemocratCivil WarExceptionNutsModeratesPrintedIdeologicalNot PerfectBumperStickerBumper Sticker Author:Barney Frank
“I think that's why we see this mixed reaction - Republican congressional leaders like Paul Ryan speaking out very firmly, but Republican candidates not as much, with the exception of the candidates in the single digits like Jeb Bush or Lindsey Graham, who said how to make America great again tell - Donald Trump to go to hell.” ThinkingSaidAmericaLeaderHellTrumpRepublicanReactionsCandidatesExceptionGo To HellSpeaking Out Author:Mara Liasson
“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
“In the primary debates for the 2016 election, every single Republican candidate was a climate change denier, with one exception, John Kasich - the "rational moderate" - who said it may be happening but we shouldn't do anything about it. For a long time, the media have downplayed the issue.” MayLongSaidIssuesMediaRepublicanLong TimeHappeningsElectionClimateClimate ChangeDebateRationalPrimariesCandidatesExceptionModeratesClimate Change Deniers Author:Noam Chomsky