“Donald Trump lied about criticizing Mark Zuckerberg.Ben Carson lied about Mannatech.Carli Fiorina lied about the size of the tax code.Marco Rubio flatly refused to answer a question ("discredited attacks from Democrats") that I guess he didn't think he could just lie about. This is quite a debate.” ThinkingLyingAnswersTrumpTaxesMarkDemocratSizeDebateCodeCriticizeLiedMarcosZuckerbergBen Carson Author:Kevin Drum
“One GOP Congressman named Carlos Curbelo actually suggested that Donald Trump may be a 'phantom candidate' that has been planted by Democrats. The DNC strongly denied this - while Hillary said, 'Crap, they figured it out! Take off the wig, Bill.'” MayHas BeensSaidTrumpBillsDemocratCandidatesDeniedCrapPhantomsCongressmanWigsGop Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Don't liberal Democrats ever learn economic principles, or does their class warfare trump all else?” DoeClassPrinciplesEconomicTrumpDemocratWarfareClass Warfare Author:Cal Thomas
“[Ted] Cruz is not at all popular in the Senate. Republicans say he may be too disliked to be a nominee. And there is a real concern about that. I think the one way to go after Trump maybe is go after him as a closet Democrat. That he has supported Democrats in the past.” ThinkingWayMayRealPastTrumpRepublicanConcernDemocratOne WaySenateClosetsCruz Author:Dalia Mogahed
“Even Hamas - Hamas is a terrorist group - do you know that Hamas came out in opposition to [Donald ]Trump`s statement? That puts the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, and everybody else in the establishment and [Barack]Obama on the same side Hamas is on. And over here all by himself is Donald Trump.” KnowsSidesPartyGroupsTrumpRepublicanDemocratTerroristStatementsBarackOppositionDo You KnowEstablishmentRepublican PartyHamasTerrorist Groups Author:Keith Ellison
“Actually, Congress just did pass a tax plan like Donald Trump`s.They passed a tax plan which some Democrats voted for, significant number of Democrats which gave huge tax breaks to wealthy people and corporations.” PeopleNumbersBreakPlansHugeTrumpTaxesDemocratCongressSignificantCorporationsWealthyTax BreaksSignificant Numbers Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Talking about jobs, and people - I don`t care if you`re a Democrat or Republican, they want jobs. And Sanders is talking about it and [Donald]Trump is talking about it and bringing jobs back and making our country great again.” PeopleIfsWantCountryCareJobsTalkingTrumpRepublicanDemocratDon't CareOur CountryI Don't Care Author:Sue Lowden
“If Donald Trump is our nominee, it could be the end of the Republican Party. It will split us and splinter us in a way that we may never be able to recover. And the Democrats will be joyful about it. It's not going to happen.” IfsWayMayEndsHappensAblePartyTrumpRepublicanDemocratJoyfulSplitsRepublican PartySplinters Author:Marco Rubio
“[Marco] Rubio, in particular, focused on something far more elemental. Trump`s character and record as a businessman, and in the process perhaps added a few chapters to the Democrat`s play book against [Donald] Trump.” BookPlayCharacterProcessRecordsParticularTrumpDemocratFocusedChaptersBusinessmanElementalsMarcos Author:Chris Hayes
“Donald Trump didn't have much in the bank at all, to the tune of three-point-some-odd million dollars, whereas Hillary has something like (I don't know; I forget the number), $35 million or $40 million that she can legally spend now president the point was made that the Democrats did the same thing to Mitt Romney back in 2012 before Romney could spend the money that he had raised.” KnowsMadeThreePresidentForgetNumbersMillionsTrumpDollarsDemocratRaisedOddTunesRomneyMillion Dollars Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Democrats, the left has this 30-year playbook of how to destroy conservatives by simply exposing the horrible, the mean-spirited, insensitive things they say, but that isn't going to work on Trump the way it works on conservatives, for a whole host of reasons.” WayYearsMeanReasonWholeLeftTrumpDemocratHorribleHostGoing To WorkExposingSpiritedInsensitiveMean SpiritedPlaybooks Author:Rush Limbaugh
“This is a critical time in American history. [Donald's Trump] strength is willingness to stand up to political conventions, take on Republican and Democrat leaders, and, in effect, do so in defense of the legitimate interest of people who make less than median income in America, is the key to victory.” PeopleAmericaPoliticalInterestLeaderEffectsKeysTrumpVictoryRepublicanDemocratCriticalDefenseIncomeWillingnessConventionsAmerican HistoryMedian Author:Jeff Sessions
“There's been this attempt to block Donald Trump, in primary candidates and Democrats, that - to try to make everything he says some sort of extreme overstatement.” TryingTrumpDemocratExtremesBlockPrimariesCandidatesOverstatement Author:Jeff Sessions
“Democrats, if they're smart and they're not brain-dead, are doing two things right now.They're having self-deprecating humor written for them. There was no humor in Cleveland. And they are not making this a Donald Trump.” IfsTwoSelfBrainWrittenTrumpRight NowSmartDemocratTwo ThingsClevelandSelf DeprecatingSelf Deprecating HumorBrain Dead Author:Mark Shields
“I think what Donald Trump is reflecting is - and I know the media always discounts this because you don't like to get criticized. But you don't treat us the same way that you treat Democrats. Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama , they get the benefit of the doubt.” ThinkingKnowsWayDoubtMediaTrumpBenefitsTreatsBillsClintonDemocratBarackReflectingDiscountsBenefit Of The Doubt Author:Rudy Giuliani
“He was making a very serious point. Donald Trump has a way of talking to get people's attention, and it's drawn attention to a very important issue.There was a time when a Democrat president knew where the buck stopped in the White House. And the responsibility for the failed policies in the Middle East that created the environment where ISIS developed belongs to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the American people know that.” PeopleKnowsWayImportantStatesHousePresidentWhiteAttentionResponsibilityTalkingIssuesEnvironmentMiddlePolicySeriousTrumpClintonDemocratEastBarackWhite HouseMiddle EastSecretaryIsisBucksPresident Barack ObamaImportant IssuesWay Of Talking Author:Mike Pence
“I think many of the mainstream media players are liberal Democrats. They intend to vote for Hillary [Clinton]. They believed Donald [Trump] was the easiest candidate for Hillary to beat.” ThinkingPlayerMediaTrumpBeatsVoteClintonDemocratCandidatesMainstreamMainstream Media Author:Ted Cruz
“This is exactly the kind of thing that Trump supporters are fed up with about the Republican Party, how easy it is for so many in the Republican Party to sell out the party and join the Democrats - or not sell out the party, but stay within the party and advance the Democrats' agenda, be it with amnesty and immigration, abortion, who knows whatever it is.” KnowsKindEasyPartyTrumpRepublicanSellsDemocratImmigrationAbortionAgendasFedsSupporterRepublican PartyFed UpAmnesty Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The movement that appears to be put together and led by Trump actually existed before Trump came along. The people fed up with the Republican Party, the Tea Party types, the people fed up with the Republican Washington establishment, Democrats included.” PeopleTogetherPartyMovementTypeTrumpRepublicanDemocratTeaFedsEstablishmentRepublican PartyTea PartyFed Up Author:Rush Limbaugh
“He may be a lot of things, but Donald Trump has not done one thing that detracts from the character or the reputation of the USA, for crying out loud. I can give you a list of Democrats who you seem to want to sidle up to who are doing their level best to destroy this country as it was founded, who are doing their level best to transform this country away from its intentions as founded. For crying out loud.” WantGivingMayI CanCountryDoneCharacterSeemsLevelsOne ThingCryTrumpIntentionDemocratListsReputationLoudUsa Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Donald Trump - whatever he was warning the Democrats, whatever he's warning African-Americans about - he wasn't criticizing them. He was criticizing the Democrat Party. He was telling them it's the Democrat Party that has made their bed for 'em, and it's time that that changed.” MadePartyChangedTrumpBedDemocratAfrican AmericanEmsCriticizeWarning Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Hillary Clinton does not have a connection with her voters like Donald Trump has with his. She's got people who like her, and she's got support because she's a woman, and she has support because she's Mrs. Clinton. She has support because she's a Democrat.” PeopleDoeSupportTrumpConnectionsClintonDemocratVotersLike Her Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Every presidential candidate for decades has released his tax returns, and I've released 33 years of my tax returns. The American people deserve to know about our taxes. And so Donald Trump is standing in the way of precedent that goes back on both sides of aisle Democrats and Republicans, and he clearly has something that he doesn't want us to see.” PeopleKnowsWayWantYearsSidesReturnTrumpRepublicanTaxesDeserveStandingDemocratDecadesPresidentialCandidatesBoth SidesWant UPrecedentAislePresidential CandidateTax Returns Author:Hillary Clinton
“The cavalier casual way that Donald Trump talks about nuclear weapons is not only frightening but it goes counter to more than 70 years of bipartisan, presidential leadership of Republicans and Democrats who believed that we have to prevent other countries from getting nuclear weapons and we have to do what we can to decrease the number of nuclear weapons in the world.” WorldWayYearsCountryNumbersTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratNuclearPresidentialNuclear WeaponsFrighteningOther CountriesCasualDecreaseBipartisanPresidential Leadership Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump tried to set up this debate where it was going to be globalists vs. nationalists, and the Republicans were going to be the nationalists. But, if anything, the Democrats looked more patriotic and more nationalist at the end of these two.” IfsTwoEndsTrumpRepublicanDemocratDebatePatriotic Author:David Brooks
“Donald Trump is taking flak from the media, establishment republicans and all the democrats for merely stating the obvious and the truth: Vladimir Putin is much more of a leader than President Obama.” PresidentLeaderMediaTrumpRepublicanDemocratObviousPresident ObamaEstablishmentPutinStating The Obvious Author:Ted Nugent
“One of the things [Donald] Trump has done is tie into particularly what would be the sons and daughters of Reagan Democrats in places like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, who are voting for him because they feel both parties left them on the economic battlefield.” FeelsDoneWould BeLeftPartyEconomicSonTrumpDaughterDemocratTiesVotingBattlefieldsOhioMichiganPennsylvaniaWisconsinSon And Daughter Author:John Brabender
“In a state like Pennsylvania, the paradox is, to win, you have to get the conservative Democrats in the west, but you still have to do well with the collar-county moderates in the east. [Mitt] Romney did fine with the moderates, but not the conservative Democrats. Trump is doing well with the conservative Democrats. Now Trump has to seal the deal with the moderates in the east.” WellsStillsStatesWinningDealsFineTrumpWestDemocratConservativeEastParadoxModeratesRomneyCountySealsCollarsPennsylvania Author:John Brabender
“The worst part of what we heard Donald [trump] say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.” IfsHas BeensSaidStatesCareNationsUnitedUnited StatesHeardWorstPolicyTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisProliferationSouth Korea Author:Hillary Clinton
“The media does not act like they ever lose. If Trump wins, their attitude is gonna be, "Well, it's just gonna take us a little longer to destroy him." And they will continue to try to destroy Trump. And they will do it by finding Democrats who think that he deserves to be impeached.” IfsThinkingTryingWellsLittlesDoeWinningLosesAttitudeMediaTrumpFindingsDeserveDemocrat Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think Democrats ought to be concerned, that the party has become almost prideful about the college-educated vote that it's getting, the support that Hillary Clinton is getting against Donald Trump.” ThinkingPartySupportCollegeOughtTrumpConcernedVoteClintonDemocratEducated Author:Mark Shields
“Now we have Republicans - to one degree or another - working as hard as the Democrats are to defeat Donald Trump.” HardTrumpRepublicanDegreesDemocratDefeat Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Cook Political Report now predicting senate democrats are poised to pick up five to seven seats, which would give them the majority. Pointing out the history shows that races in the Toss Up column never split down the middle, one party tends to win the lion`s share of them. With two weeks to Election Day, there`s not enough time for republicans to recover toss-up seats in states where Hillary Clinton is currently leading, considering this, early voting is under way, and [Donald]Trump won`t be any help especially since his campaign doesn`t really have a ground game to speak of.” WayGivingTwoStatesEnoughHelpingShowsPoliticalGamesWinningSpeakPartyRaceFiveWeekShareMiddleTrumpRepublicanPicksElectionMajorityClintonDemocratSevenCampaignsCooksSeatsReportsVotingLionsSenateSplitsConsideringPointingTwo WeeksColumnsEnough TimeTossPredictingElection DayNot Enough Time Author:Chris Hayes
“[Donald] Trump`s campaign, the Republican National Committee and state parties employ just 1,409 staffers in 16 states. So, nearly for the one, democratic advantage in human resources, the big question now is, how well does that turn out machinery work for democrats for Election Day?” HumansWellsDoeStatesBigsTurnsPartyTrumpRepublicanResourcesAdvantageElectionDemocraticDemocratCampaignsCommitteesMachineryHuman ResourcesElection DayBig Questions Author:Chris Hayes
“Whatever is going on wrong in America today, you cannot pin it on Donald Trump. He's not been there. He has not one fingerprint. He hasn't done one thing regarding anything policy-wise that's happening in the country today, and I think this is why his candidacy is so shocking and frightening to both establishment and Republican Democrats.” ThinkingCountryDoneTodayAmericaWiseOne ThingPolicyTrumpRepublicanHappeningsDemocratEstablishmentFrighteningShockingPinsFingerprintsAmerica TodayCandidacy Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The Republicans are mad at Donald Trump, and the Democrats are mad at Hillary Clinton. And the Bernie Sanders people are mad at everybody. When has that ever happened?” PeopleHappenedTrumpRepublicanMadClintonDemocrat Author:Frank Luntz
“If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign in an unprecedented way.” IfsWayWinningLossTrumpDirectorsLateBlameDemocratCampaignsFbiUnprecedented Author:Mara Liasson
“On infrastructure, there's a potential for Donald Trump to reach out to Democrats. He's talking about infrastructure spending far in excess of what any Republicans would have considered under a Democratic president.” PresidentTalkingTrumpRepublicanDemocraticDemocratSpendingExcessReach OutInfrastructure Author:George Stephanopoulos
“Top Democrats laying down their markers for how they'll work with President [Donald] Trump, but who will take on the job of rebuilding the Democratic Party after Tuesday's crushing defeat put Republicans in control of the White House and congress.” JobsHousePresidentWhitePartyTrumpRepublicanDemocraticDemocratDefeatCongressCrushWhite HouseDemocratic PartyTuesdayRebuildingMarkersLaying Down Author:George Stephanopoulos
“The way Donald Trump talks about the problems of black Americans as a kind of separate group who are not part of his audience but he's kind of reaching over his audience or behind his audience to black Americans, saying what have you got to lose? As in you might as well join me because the Democrats haven't done anything for you. But joining me means joining this group that already supports me.” WayWellsKindMeanDoneProblemMightBlackLosesBehindsSupportAudienceGroupsHavensTrumpDemocratReachingJoiningSupport Me Author:George Packer
“If Trump wins, the only thing blocking complete implementation of the programs of Trump, Paul Ryan, the Koch brothers, etc., is the Senate filibuster by the Democrats.” IfsWinningBrotherTrumpProgramDemocratBlockEtcSenateImplementationFilibuster Author:Allan Nairn
“169 House Democrats signed a letter to the President-elect [Donald Trump] urging him to "rescind this appointment [of Steve Bannon ] immediately."” HousePresidentTrumpLettersDemocratAppointments Author:Lawrence O'Donnell