“It was just revealed that Donald Trump hasn't voted in primary elections in over 20 years. Or in simpler terms, Trump hasn't voted in primary elections in over three wives.” YearsThreeTermWifeTrumpElectionPrimaries Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I thought this election was an adult discussion on how best to protect ourselves in the face of terrorism, but apparently it was a referendum on boys kissing... When homophobia trumps terrorism in America, wow. This country needs to get laid.” NeedsCountryAmericaFacesBoysTrumpProtectKissingAdultsElectionTerrorismDiscussionWowHomophobiaGetting LaidReferendums Author:Bill Maher
“A recent analysis of election coverage by the Tindall report which tracks network nicely news programs found that Bernie Sanders received just ten minutes out of 857 minutes of campaign coverage in 2015. Compare that to 234 minutes for Donald Trump, and 113 for Hillary Clinton.” FoundMinutesTrumpTenNewsProgramElectionClintonTrackCampaignsCompareAnalysisReportsCoverage Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“The folks like myself that do this for a living, we were expecting a regular campaign had built the databases, done all the new social media, learned our lessons from [Barack] Obama whipping us twice on how to do voter contact, and then Donald Trump gets in it and turns it into a national election.” DoneTurnsSocialMediaTrumpLessonsBuiltElectionFolksSocial MediaCampaignsContactBarackVotersExpectingDatabasesWhipping Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“So, I think it's important for us to be careful about the language we use, which is why I've been critical of Donald Trump. Disparaging women, disparaging hispanics, that's not a sign of strength. Making fun of disabled people... We're never going to win elections if we don't have a more broader unifying message.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantUseWinningLanguageFunTrumpMessagesElectionCarefulCriticalBe CarefulDisabledUnifyingDisparaging Author:Jeb Bush
“You know, others keep saying that there are too many candidates in the race, and once it gets down to a two-person race that Trump can't get above that 30 to 35 percent that he's gotten both in the polling and in the elections and that the others will start pulling out that 65 the 70 percent not voting for Tromp. But there's absolutely no evidence that all of that vote will go to another candidate.” KnowsPersonsTwoRaceTrumpPercentEvidenceVoteElectionCandidatesVotingPullingPollingNot Voting Author:Cokie Roberts
“I would argue [Donald]Trump is the [Barack] Obama of this election cycle.” TrumpElectionArguingBarackCycles Author:Geraldo Rivera
“He [Donald Trump] said in the debate - he said, gosh, I'm being audited for two years. Then he said three years. Then he said maybe five years. Listen, if there's a problem in his taxes, the voters have a right to know, because come September, October, the general election, folks in the media are going to make a heyday about any problems in his taxes.” IfsKnowsYearsSaidTwoProblemThreeFiveMediaTrumpTaxesElectionFolksDebateFive YearsTwo YearsVotersThree YearsSeptemberOctoberGeneral ElectionsHeyday Author:Ted Cruz
“I think Donald Trump is a pragmatic sort of populist and who tell people anything in any moment that he wants them to hear, if he thinks that it`s going to be to his advantage, that everything is going to reset in the general election, assuming that he is the nominee, and I think it will be interesting to watch how many people feel betrayed or conned with the game he played with the Republican Party at this point.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFeelsMomentsGamesInterestingPartyWatchesTrumpRepublicanAdvantageElectionAssumingRepublican PartyBetrayedPragmaticPopulistResetGeneral Elections Author:Ben Domenech
“We got the clearest picture of Donald Trump`s weaknesses and liabilities in a general election. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz finally gave up on trying to convince Republican primary voters that Trump is not a real conservative, attacks that have failed to resonate.” TryingRealTrumpRepublicanWeaknessElectionConservativePrimariesConvinceVotersGave UpLiabilityCruzMarcosGeneral Elections Author:Chris Hayes
“According to "Huffington Post", one Democratic opposition research firm said they spent the past eight months compiling material on [Donald] Trump as he`s risen on the ranks. And that research estimated that if the all material compiled, court and property records,newspaper clips and video, approximately 80 percent of it has yet to surface in this election cycle.” IfsSaidPastRecordsMaterialsMonthsTrumpResearchPercentElectionCourtPropertyDemocraticEightSurfaceNewspapersVideoPostsFirmOppositionCyclesRisenClip Author:Chris Hayes
“The future of the United States and the most important election in a generation, and he [Donald Trump] is trying to con people into giving them their vote, just like he conned these people into giving them their money.” PeopleGivingTryingImportantStatesUnitedUnited StatesGenerationsTrumpVoteElection Author:Mitt Romney
“Donald Trump talks about how he's not going to be controlled by the moneyed interests. Do people understand that he's not giving money to his campaign, he's loaning it because he expects to get money back from those same big donors he decries right now? He's planning on running a general election based upon raising money from those very people.” PeopleGivingBigsRunningInterestTrumpRight NowElectionCampaignsPlanningControlledGet MoneyDonorsGeneral ElectionsGiving MoneyRaising Money Author:Mitt Romney
“I don't care about Donald Trump himself. I care and I worry about the very big base that supports him because this kind of language would have been absolutely nonexistent maybe 15, 20 - by the way, I follow the American elections, and I have never seen someone who is that offensive. I have seen people who are stupid. But stupid and offensive, that's new.” PeopleWayKindHas BeensBigsCareLanguageWorrySupportStupidTrumpElectionDon't CareI Don't CareI CareOffensiveAmerican Elections Author:Bassem Youssef
“It was primary election, but [Donald] Trump hasn't spent a lot of money. Not compared to - I mean, Jeb Bush had a $115 million super PAC, and he has six delegates. It's not a dream, but it's something I do think about.” ThinkingMeanDreamMillionsTrumpSixElectionPrimariesLots Of MoneyDelegatesPacs Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Part of the reason [Donald Trump] destroyed his Republican challengers is because they agree with him on issues. And he apparently struck a vein of entertainment among the Republican primary voters, so all they had left was kind of whining and insulting back and forth, as opposed to taking him on where I think a presidential election should.” ThinkingShouldKindReasonLeftIssuesTrumpRepublicanElectionAgreeEntertainmentDestroyedPrimariesPresidentialVotersVeinsBack And ForthInsultingWhiningPresidential Election Author:Hillary Clinton
“Maybe [Donald Trump] is just never dealt with somebody who's not particularly impressed by his carrying on, but I'm not. So I'm going to stay focused on what's at stake in this election.” TrumpElectionFocusedStakesImpressedStay FocusedCarrying On Author:Hillary Clinton
“If Mr. [Donald] Trump is up 10 or 15 points on Election Day and ends up losing, then, you know, maybe he can raise some questions. That doesn't seem to be the case at that moment.” IfsKnowsEndsMomentsSeemsCasesTrumpLosingRaisesElectionThat MomentElection Day Author:Barack Obama
“I`m not sure that Enrique Pena expected Donald Trump to take him up on his offer to come to Mexico and meet with him in the short period of time that there is between now and the elections.” TrumpPeriodsOffersElectionExpectedNot SureMexico Author:Jose Diaz-Balart
“There is another part of his policy that we`re unclear about, which is how - whether he`s going to stick to this proposal to ban Muslim immigrants. It is amazing that we`re less than 70 days away from the election and we`re all waiting with kind of baited breath to find out what is [Donald] Trump`s immigration policy, right?” KindWaitingPolicyTrumpBreathsElectionSticksImmigrationImmigrantsProposalBansUnclearImmigration Policy Author:Michelle Goldberg
“Like the kind of voter who has been turned off to [Donald] Trump, who would normally vote Republican in an election like this, that`s who we`re talking about, can they get past - even if he comes to a position that`s more agreeable for them, a tone that`s more agreeable, can they get past the last year?” IfsYearsKindHas BeensLastsPastTalkingPositionTrumpRepublicanVoteElectionToneVotersLast YearTurned Off Author:Steve Kornacki
“Donald Trump has encouraged Russians to cyber-hack the United States to give him an edge in an election. And that just shows how serious and seriously misguided Donald Trump is.” GivingStatesShowsUnitedUnited StatesSeriousTrumpElectionEdgesHacksMisguidedCyber Author:Tim Kaine
“The great unknown in this country is where this leaves the Republican Party after this election. Will it be the party of the Kochs or will it be the party of [Donald] Trump?” CountryPartyTrumpRepublicanElectionRepublican PartyGreat Unknown Author:Jane Mayer
“The Kochs are very much involved in this election, not backing [Donald] Trump but backing everything down the ballot from him. They're pouring money into capturing the Senate and the House of Representatives, and state Houses across the country.” CountryStatesHouseTrumpInvolvedElectionSenateRepresentativesPouringBallotsHouse Of Representatives Author:Jane Mayer
“One of the oddities of this election is the man that [Donald] Trump chose as his vice-president, Mike Pence, is one of the Kochs' favourite politicians.” MenPresidentHe ManTrumpPoliticianElectionVicesFavouriteMikeVice PresidentOddities Author:Jane Mayer
“I know Donald's [Trump] trying very hard to plant doubts about it, but I hope the people out there understand: This election's really up to you. It's not about us so much as it is about you and your families and the kind of country and future you want. So I sure hope you will get out and vote as though your future depended on it, because I think it does.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantTryingKindDoeCountryHardDoubtTrumpVoteElectionPlantOur FamilyOur FutureYour FutureUp To You Author:Hillary Clinton
“Legislators could easily be out-voted if people voted in midterm elections. The fact that we don't talk about all this stuff [ abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights] very much because Donald Trump and the general election is sucking all the air out of the room - if people aren't paying attention to their state, they're certainly not paying attention to what's happening in other states.” PeopleIfsStatesFactsStuffRoomsAttentionRightsAirTrumpHappeningsElectionPay AttentionAbortionVotingLegislatorsRight To VoteAbortion RightsGeneral ElectionsMidtermsMidterm Elections Author:Lizz Winstead
“There are no winners in this election [2016]. I paid attention to it for about two months and then it just started to depress me. At least Hillary's [Clinton] a politician, but the fact that you've got a guy from a reality TV show! I have to say, out of everything I've ever watched in sports - the greatest comebacks ever - watching [Donald Trump] get the nomination for the Republican Party is the most astounding thing I've ever seen.” TwoFactsShowsRealityGuySportsPartyAttentionTvsMonthsTrumpPoliticianRepublicanPaidElectionClintonWinnerDepressingTv ShowsRepublican PartyComebackTwo MonthsNominationsReality TvNo Winners Author:Bill Burr
“Donald Trumps' senior advisor said on CNN that the US Presidential election was the ultimate reality TV show! Appeal to those you want to reach!” WantSaidShowsRealityTvsTrumpUltimateElectionAppealsPresidentialTv ShowsSeniorReality TvCnnPresidential ElectionAdvisorsUltimate RealityUs Presidential Author:Martin Sorrell
“The sensible thing for everyone to do would be to write all their op-eds and think pieces now so they're ready the day after the election when [Donald] Trump is no longer in the picture. God, I can't wait for that. I hope he just goes away.” ThinkingWritingI CanWould BeWaitingPiecesReadyTrumpElectionSensible Author:Dylan Moran
“When [Donald Trump] talks about a rigged election, he's not talking about the fact that it's going to be rigged at the polls. What he's talking about is 80% to 85% of the media is against him.” FactsTalkingMediaTrumpElectionPollsNot TalkingRigged Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Donald Trump's blaming the media, he's blaming the GOP, he's saying that America can't run a fair election. He is swinging at every phantom of his own imagination because he knows he's losing.” KnowsRunningAmericaImaginationMediaTrumpLosingFairsElectionBlamePhantomsGop Author:Tim Kaine
“People already think the entire system is rigged against Donald Trump, and they're right, meaning, the corrupt, rigged system. The elections every four years are just part of that to them. They feel like they can't get a fair shake. It is the essence of the Donald Trump candidacy.” PeopleThinkingFeelsYearsFourTrumpFairsEssenceElectionShakesFour YearsRiggedCandidacy Author:Kellyanne Conway
“With the advent of Trump Tower Live, the campaign`s new nightly broadcast, streamed over Facebook, rumors are once again, swirling of a potential Trump media empire to be launched after the election.” MediaTrumpElectionCampaignsEmpiresTowersRumorAdvent Author:Chris Hayes
“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
“CNN stands to make a hundred million dollars more than it's expected lift for the election cycle, due to the phenomenon that is Donald Trump.” MillionsTrumpHundredElectionDollarsDuesExpectedLiftsCyclesPhenomenonMillion DollarsCnn Author:David Folkenflik
“If [Donald] Trump loses narrowly, it will make it much harder for the GOP to unify. Under that scenario, the Trumpists are likely to argue that the election was lost because the Republican establishment failed to rally around the choice their own voters made.” IfsMadeChoicesLostLosesTrumpRepublicanHarderElectionArguingVotersEstablishmentScenariosGop Author:Mara Liasson
“[Donald] Trump has said he will accept the results of the election - if he wins. And he has said the only way he can lose the election is if it's stolen from him. Weeks before any votes were cast, he was predicting widespread voter fraud. So if he loses, what does he do?” IfsWayDoeSaidWinningLosesResultsAcceptingWeekTrumpVoteElectionCastsVotersFraudStolenPredictingVoter Fraud Author:Mara Liasson
“If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.” IfsTrumpRepublicanElectionBunchPostsSenateDragPessimisticAssessmentGop Author:Mara Liasson
“I even believe [Donald Trump] won a little after - after the election rethinking, I think if we'd spent a little more time in Minnesota, we would've won Minnesota.” IfsThinkingBelieveLittlesTrumpElectionMore TimeMinnesotaRethinking Author:Rudy Giuliani
“If those were Donald Trump people doing that after a Hillary Clinton election, I think a lot of people be - a lot of that - there would be a lot more anger in the media at the fact that they're protesting a legitimately decided election.” PeopleIfsThinkingFactsWould BeMediaTrumpDecidedElectionClinton Author:Rudy Giuliani
“It's also time to hold Donald Trump accountable to what he governed on. I thought the next morning after the election, there was a little squib in the paper, 2,000 workers are going to be laid off in Lordstown, Ohio and Lansing, Michigan.” LittlesNextMorningTrumpPaperElectionWorkersOhioMichiganMorning AfterLaid Off Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“I was "Never Trump." But it turned out never republican was really the theme of this election.” TrumpRepublicanElectionTheme Author:William Kristol
“want to get to the substance of the book ["Thank You for Being Late"], but it is so closely connected to this presidential election. And you also wrote a series of columns during the campaign, very tough on Donald Trump. You called him a disgusting human being and now you're calling the election a moral 9/11 only 9/11 was done to us from the outside. We did this to ourselves.” WantHumansBookDoneHuman BeingsMoralTrumpCallingLateToughElectionSeriesConnectedCampaignsSubstancePresidentialDisgustingColumnsPresidential Election Author:George Stephanopoulos
“More than half the U.S. population and more than half of the voters in this election were women. Among them, 42 percent voted for Donald Trump, 54 percent went for Hillary Clinton, essentially the reverse of how men voted.” MenHalfTrumpPercentElectionClintonPopulationVotersReverse Author:Judy Woodruff
“Given [Donald] Trump's surprising recent election as president of the United States, his fate and that of the Bomb are about to become seriously and dangerously intertwined with the fate of all humanity.” StatesHumanityGivenPresidentUnitedUnited StatesFateTrumpElectionBombsSurprisingIntertwined Author:David Krieger
“So you [Nicholas Kristof] have got this new column out, 12 steps for people who say are traumatized by the [ Donald Trump] election.” PeopleStepsTrumpElectionColumns12 StepNicholas Kristof Author:Tucker Carlson
“Even the coverage over the last two weeks since he did win the election, it's been a combination of a few people wanting to cover [Donald's Trump] next 100 days. You know, what he wants to do in office. He's been very clear about 100 day plan is. Your viewers can go pull it off on our Web site right now as 100 day plan for them to see.” PeopleKnowsWantTwoLastsNextWinningClearPlansWeekTrumpRight NowOfficeElectionCombinationSiteViewersTwo WeeksCoverage Author:Kellyanne Conway
“What was this big sound bite, though, at the time? It was, "Will Donald Trump and his supporters accept the election results." He won.” BigsSoundResultsAcceptingTrumpElectionBitesSupporterSound BitesElection Results Author:Kellyanne Conway