“I see some parallels between then [Lincoln's era] and now. Certainly the division of ideologies between two parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In 1865, the Democrats were the Conservatives and the Republicans were the progressives, and today it's just the opposite.” TwoTodayPartyRepublicanOppositesDemocraticDemocratIdeologyErasDivisionRepublican PartyParallelsDemocratic Party Author:Steven Spielberg
“My husband is a Democrat, and I am a Republican, so our political ambitions are on opposite ends.” EndsPoliticalRepublicanHusbandAmbitionOppositesDemocratMy HusbandPolitical Ambition Author:Susan Ford
“With a congressional mandate to run the deficit up as high as need be, there is no reason to raise taxes now and risk aggravating the depression. Instead, Obama will follow the opposite of the Reagan strategy. Reagan cut taxes and increased the deficit so that liberals could not increase spending. Obama will raise spending and increase the deficit so that conservatives cannot cut taxes. And, when the economy is restored, he will raise taxes with impunity, since the only people who will have to pay them would be rich Republicans.” PeopleNeedsReasonWould BeRunningPayEconomyRichCuttingRiskRepublicanTaxesOppositesIncreaseRaisesStrategySpendingNo ReasonDeficitMandatesImpunityAggravating Author:Dick Morris
“I will say that Bernie Sanders are the opposite end of the spectrum from Donald Trump. We see him leading right now in the Republican Party in an intractable way.” WayEndsPartyTrumpRepublicanRight NowOppositesRepublican PartySpectrum Author:Rachel Maddow
“Hillary Clinton has a real history of uniting people, of being able to work with both Republicans and Democrats, of trying to fight for people's equal rights. Whereas we really see the polar opposite in her opponent.” PeopleTryingRealAbleFightingRightsRepublicanEqualOppositesClintonDemocratOpponentsEqual RightsUnitingPolar Opposites Author:Natalie Portman