“But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.” SaidPoliticalCultureHappeningsCampaignsFinanceReformCampaign FinancePolitical CultureCampaign Finance Reform Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.” PeopleNeedsSaidProblemBigsTogetherDealsEconomyIssuesHappenedConcernSolveCampaignsBarackRanBig ProblemsAisle Author:Rob Portman
“I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience.” ThinkingHas BeensSaidStatesHandsRunningPoliticalLevelsInvolvedRootsCampaignsSignificantGrassPolitical CampaignHands On ExperienceSignificant Experiences Author:Roy Romer
“When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation.” SaidNationsPresidentRealizingComedyBuildingCampaignsNation Building Author:Al Franken
“Sarah Palin had a big op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, and she said she's against death panels. And I thought, 'Really? She's the one who pulled the plug on the McCain campaign.'” SaidBigsPiecesStreetsWallCampaignsJournalMccainPalinPlugsWall Street Journal Author:David Letterman
“A political life, I've often said, is a continuing education in human nature, including one's own. My involvement on the ground floor of two presidential campaigns and my duties as First Lady took me to every state in our union and to seventy-eight nations. In each place, I met someone or saw something that caused me to open my mind and my heart and deepen my understanding of the universal concerns that most of humanity shares.” MindFirstsHumansHeartSaidTwoStatesPoliticalHumanityNationsUnderstandingSawsShareHuman NatureDutyMy HeartMetsConcernUniversalUnionsIncludingEightCampaignsPresidentialContinuingSeventiesInvolvementFirst LadyPolitical LifePresidential Campaign Author:Hillary Clinton
“Jeb Bush is getting his presidential campaign in gear. Last week he said he supports a path to citizenship for immigrants. He said, 'I believe in an America where hard work and dedication can lead to any job that your brother and dad once had.'” BelieveSaidHardJobsLastsAmericaI BelieveSupportPathWeekBrotherHard WorkDadI Believe InCampaignsPresidentialImmigrantsDedicationCitizenshipGearsYour BrotherPresidential CampaignHard Work And Dedication Author:Conan O'Brien
“Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in Las Vegas yesterday. She said she wants citizenship for undocumented immigrants. But after seeing Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo yesterday, immigrants said, 'You know what, we're good. We're gonna head back now. We had enough.'” KnowsWantMadeSaidEnoughSeeingClintonCampaignsYesterdayCelebrateImmigrantsCitizenshipVegasLas VegasHad EnoughUndocumented ImmigrantsCinco De Mayo Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Marco Rubio's presidential campaign has raised $40 million in the last week. When he heard that, Rubio said, 'Hey, any chance I can drop out of the race and just keep the 40 million?'” SaidI CanLastsChanceRaceMillionsHeardWeekRaisedCampaignsHeyPresidentialMarcosPresidential Campaign Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Senator Rand Paul reflected on Mitt Romney's potential 2016 campaign and said, 'It's sort of what Einstein said, that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.' When someone told him Einstein didn't actually say that, he said, 'In the words of Gandhi, 'My bad.''” SaidDifferentResultsDefinitionsCampaignsInsanitySenatorsRomneyDefinition Of Insanity Author:Jimmy Fallon
“This week Biden said that he will decide on a potential 2016 presidential campaign by the spring or the summer. Then he said, 'Whichever comes first.'” FirstsSaidWeekSummerSpringCampaignsPresidentialBidenPresidential Campaign Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Michele Bachmann said she wants her three daughters to learn to shoot a gun. Mostly so they can put her campaign out of its misery.” WantSaidThreeDaughterGunMiseryCampaignsThree Daughters Author:Conan O'Brien