“John Kerry is busy trying to raise money right now for his campaign. It was reported today that Kerry's hoping to raise $80 million before the Democratic convention. That's a lot of money. Yeah, Kerry has two ways to raise the $80 million: soliciting Democratic donors and going through his wife's purse.” WayTryingTwoTodayMillionsWifeRight NowRaisesYeahDemocraticBusyCampaignsConventionsLots Of MoneyTwo WaysPursesJohn KerryDonors Author:Conan O'Brien
“I was honored to serve as an elected official for twenty-four years of my life. But right now, I believe our democratic processes have been hacked. They are not serving the best interests of the American public.” YearsBelieveHas BeensI BelieveProcessInterestFourRight NowTwentiesDemocraticOfficialsServingFour YearsHonoredElected OfficialsHackedDemocratic Process Author:Al Gore
“Of those two [Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump], I do think that the - right now, at least in my mind, the Democratic theme is eclipsing the Republican one.” ThinkingMindTwoTrumpRepublicanRight NowDemocraticClintonTheme Author:David Brooks
“The two majority candidates right now, the Democratic and Republican candidates,[Donald] Trump and [Hillary] Clinton, are the most disliked and untrusted Presidential candidates in our history with more than majority disapproval.” TwoTrumpRepublicanRight NowMajorityDemocraticClintonPresidentialCandidatesPresidential CandidateDisapproval Author:Jill Stein
“I think that the next two generations of Americans will be grappling with the very real specter of finding themselves living in a new and bizarre kind of digital totalitarian state - one that looks and feels democratic on the surface, but has a fierce undercurrent of fear and technologically enforced fascism any time you step out of line. I really hope this isn't the case, but it looks really bad right now, doesn't it?” ThinkingFeelsLooksKindTwoRealStatesNextLinesStepsCasesGenerationsRight NowFindingsDemocraticSurfaceDigitalFascismFierceBizarreGrapplingTotalitarian State Author:Chelsea Manning
“I started as a community organizer. Every one of my campaigns was premised on getting new people involved. And if there's a theme in my public career it's that if ordinary people get involved then good things happen. So I want to see the Democratic Party move in that direction. And what that means is that we aren't just micro-targeting to eke out presidential victories; it means that we're showing up in places where right now we're not winning a lot.” PeopleIfsWantMeanHappensMovingWinningCommunityPartyCareersVictoryInvolvedRight NowOrdinaryGood ThingsDemocraticCampaignsThings HappenPresidentialThemeOrdinary PeopleGet InvolvedDemocratic PartyShowing UpOrganizer Author:Barack Obama
“If you look at sort of how politics has divided itself here in this country, the big divide right now is between urban areas, which have become increasingly Democratic, and rural or exurban areas that feel as if they're being ignored.” IfsFeelsLooksCountryBigsRight NowAreasDemocraticDividedDividesUrbanIgnoredBeing IgnoredUrban Areas Author:Barack Obama