“Donald Trump just pledged to be loyal to the Green Party, the Communist Party and Party Central, as long as they agree to be nice to that thing on his head. If not, all bets are off.” IfsLongPartyNiceTrumpAgreeGreenCommunistLoyalBeing NiceCommunist PartyGreen Party Author:Michael R. Burch
“Donald Trump just announced that if Republicans don't treat him fairly, he will resurrect the Whig party and run as its hair apparent.” IfsRunningPartyHairTrumpRepublicanTreats Author:Michael R. Burch
“You could see Newt Gingrich, who`s a member of Donald Trump`s country club, already getting together and talking about the new episode of "The Apprentice," with the poor kids in the city.This was a very smart thing to do. He shows that he is the grown-up in the Republican Party.” CountryShowsKidsTogetherPoorPartyCitiesTalkingTrumpRepublicanMembersSmartClubsThings To DoEpisodesRepublican PartyApprenticeVery SmartNewtsCountry Clubs Author:Chris Matthews
“It looks to me like the Republican Party`s in no mood to give them [voters] a reasonable choice with this clown show going on right now from the likes of, well, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump. What a duo.” GivingWellsLooksShowsChoicesPartyTrumpRepublicanRight NowMoodLikesReasonableRepublican PartyClownNewtsDuos Author:Chris Matthews
“Fascism allegation [to Donald Trump] is not coming from the left. This is coming from the right. It`s coming from inside the Republican Party and from within mainstream conservative thought.” LeftPartyTrumpRepublicanConservativeFascismMainstreamRepublican PartyAllegations Author:Rachel Maddow
“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
“Bernie Sanders are the only person who talks about the kinds of things that might be driving people to support Donald Trump in such large numbers in the Republican Party.” PeopleKindPersonsMightPartyNumbersSupportTrumpRepublicanDrivingRepublican PartyLarge Numbers Author:Rachel Maddow
“I have this belief that Donald Trump keeps floating the idea that he will quit the party and run as an independent if the Republican Party does not treat him fairly.” IfsDoeIdeasRunningBeliefPartyTrumpRepublicanTreatsIndependentQuittingRepublican PartyFloating Author:Rachel Maddow
“No matter what Donald Trump does, he`s guaranteed to have support from the Republican Party.” DoeMatterPartySupportTrumpRepublicanNo Matter WhatRepublican Party Author:Rachel Maddow
“The Republican presidential candidate [Donald Trump] provoked condemnation from leaders in both parties and around the world. He did that by proposing to bar all Muslims from entering the United States.” WorldStatesUnitedPartyLeaderUnited StatesTrumpRepublicanBarsAround The WorldPresidentialCandidatesEnteringCondemnationPresidential CandidateProvoked Author:Steve Inskeep
“Many people feel he did cross a line in a way he hadn't even done before and also that Republicans had to speak out because they believe Trump poses a danger to the party.” PeopleWayFeelsBelieveDoneSpeakLinesPartyDangerTrumpRepublicanCrossesSpeaks Out Author:Mara Liasson
“As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party.” KnowsPersonsSaidPartyTrumpRepublicanStains Author:Mara Liasson
“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
“You have two people who I would classify as extremists. Donald Trump because of his behavior and Ted Cruz because of his views, leading the Republican Party.” PeopleTwoViewsPartyTrumpRepublicanBehaviorRepublican PartyExtremistCruz Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“It is highly likely that one of the two of them [ Donald Trump and Ted Cruz ] is going to be the nominee. This is a - look here, what is this - what this is really is a prescription for remaking the Republican Party.” LooksTwoPartyTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyPrescriptionsCruz Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I do feel like there`s this Republican Party establishment is in disarray. That`s the story that the Donald Trump surge seems to tell.” FeelsStoriesSeemsPartyTrumpRepublicanEstablishmentRepublican PartyDisarray Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Donald Trump is accomplishing getting, particularly white, working-class voters, who are turned off by their own party.” WhitePartyClassTrumpVotersWorking ClassTurned Off Author:Joy-Ann Reid
“Republicans woke up Sunday with an undeniable reality. Donald Trump's the clear front-runner now for their party's nomination. Trump, celebrated, of course, his big win in South Carolina.” BigsRealityCoursesWinningPartyClearFrontsTrumpRepublicanSouthSundayRunnersCarolinaNominationsSouth Carolina Author:Chris Matthews
“The Republican Party`s reacting now to the news of [Donald] Trump`s dominance in different ways. For some, they are pushing resistance.” WayDifferentPartyTrumpRepublicanNewsResistanceDifferent WaysPushingRepublican PartyDominanceReacting Author:Chris Matthews
“His [Donald Trump]support is crossing wide swaths of the party. It`s not just the evangelicals. It`s the moderates, as well.” WellsPartySupportTrumpWideModeratesCrossings Author:Katy Tur
“Another wing of the party seems to be putting its hands up. They're not all resisting and accepting the [Donald] Trump - the fact that he could very well win the nomination.” WellsFactsHandsSeemsWinningPartyAcceptingTrumpWingsResistingNominationsHands Up Author:Chris Matthews
“I think the establishment donor class has begun to crumble. They`re searching for [Marco] Rubio, trying to get some momentum there. But the establishment in terms of the official elected leadership of the Republican Party, when you look at [Kevin] McCarthy, they`re starting to wrap theirselves around the idea of [Donald] Trump, holding back on an endorsement.” ThinkingTryingLooksIdeasTermPartyClassTrumpRepublicanStartingOfficialsEstablishmentRepublican PartyWrapsMomentumKevinDonorsMarcosEndorsementsHolding Back Author:Ted Cruz
“There's never going to be a time where the Republican Party rallies around and says you have to get out or anyone has to get out for purposes of rallying around Donald Trump.” PurposePartyTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyRallying Author:Marco Rubio
“Donald Trump is not a Republican. Donald Trump is not a conservative. Donald Trump is trying to pull off the biggest scam in American political history, basically a con job, where he's trying to take over the Republican Party by telling people he's someone who he is not.” PeopleTryingJobsPoliticalPartyTrumpRepublicanConservativeRepublican PartyScamsPolitical History Author:Marco Rubio
“Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow - people will wake up and we're not going to allow a con artist to take over the party of [Abraham] Lincoln and [Ronald] Reagan.” PeopleArtistPartyTrumpWake UpAbrahamCon Artist Author:Marco Rubio
“Donald Trump has the benefit of the fact that he's dominated media coverage, I mean, literally dominated media coverage because of the outrageous things he says and so forth. That's going to end here. There's going to be real fight now for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. And it is not - I will do whatever it takes to prevent it from being taken over by a con artist.” HeartMeanRealSoulEndsFactsArtistFightingPartyTakenMediaMovementTrumpRepublicanBenefitsConservativeBeing RealRepublican PartyOutrageousHeart And SoulCoverageWhatever It TakesCon ArtistMedia Coverage Author:Marco Rubio
“Let me just say the rules are what they are in the Republican Party. You have to have X-number of delegates in order to be the nominee. And if you don't have those number of delegates, then there's a process in place.Here is what would be a calamity, for Donald Trump to become our nominee.” IfsWould BeOrderProcessPartyNumbersTrumpRepublicanLet MeRepublican PartyCalamityDelegates Author:Marco Rubio
“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
“How about something more interesting? How about you come forward and say, [Donald] Trump supporters, I absolutely know what you think about the Republican Party and the Republican establishment and how disappointed you are. Guess what, I'm going to tell you what you're right about. What they've disappointed about. The Republican Party is always eager to tell you the flaws of the Democratic Party. Take Trump supporters seriously by conceding what is true about their critique of the GOP.” ThinkingKnowsInterestingPartyTrumpRepublicanDemocraticFlawsDisappointedEstablishmentSupporterRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyCritiqueGop Author:Bernie Sanders
“I think what it really means is a recognition that Donald Trump has the potential to take over the Republican Party and change it into something that`s very different than what it`s been in the past. I don`t just mean in terms of tone. I mean in terms of policy, I mean in terms of every respect.” ThinkingMeanDifferentPastTermPartyPolicyTrumpRepublicanRecognitionToneRepublican PartyReally Mean Author:Ben Domenech
“Chris Christie was going to save the party from a figure like [Donald] Trump. He was going to save the party. That didn`t happen. And now, he`s with Trump.” HappensPartyFiguresTrumpChristie Author:Joan Walsh Anglund
“I think this is a moment where Donald Trump recognized the Republican establishment was much weaker, the party leaders were much weaker than they thought they were in terms of being able to dictate any outcomes.” ThinkingMomentsAbleTermPartyLeaderTrumpRepublicanOutcomesEstablishment Author:Ben Domenech
“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
“Donald Trump has put together a coalition, whether he knows it or not, whether he intended to or not, he's put together a coalition that's exactly what the Republican Party says that it needs to win and, yet, look like what they're doing. They're trying to get Trump out of the race, because they're not in charge of it. They're not in control of it. And it's the most amazing thing to watch this happen.” KnowsNeedsTryingLooksHappensTogetherWinningPartyRaceWatchesTrumpRepublicanRepublican PartyAmazing ThingsCoalitionsMost Amazing Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Well, it's possible that the new infusion of ad money against Donald Trump kept his margins in Kentucky and Louisiana down a bit. But we're also seeing something that we've never seen in 100 years, which is we are seeing the crackup of a major American political party.” YearsWellsPoliticalBitsPartySeeingTrumpMajorsAdsPolitical PartiesMarginsLouisianaKentuckyInfusion Author:Mara Liasson
“Republican party leaders have been worrying about the damage a [Donald] Trump nomination could do to the party, but also what might happen if he left the GOP and took his supporters with him. But Trump said he would stay a Republican and do everything in his power to beat Hillary Clinton.” IfsHas BeensSaidMightHappensLeftPartyLeaderWorryTrumpRepublicanBeatsClintonDamageSupporterRepublican PartyNominationsGop Author:Ted Cruz
“I never endorsed Donald Trump or any of the candidates who are running for the nomination that would make them the leader of their party. I said of Mr. Trump that I give him credit as the only one who stood in front of "some" members of the Jewish community and told them he did not need or want their money. This was very big because any man who is able to stand on his own is free enough to do what is in the best interest of the country. That is what I said and that is what I meant.” MenWantNeedsGivingSaidCountryEnoughBigsRunningAbleInterestCommunityPartyLeaderFrontsTrumpMembersCreditCandidatesNominationsJewish Community Author:Louis Farrakhan
“If Donald Trump loses badly, it could mean the end of the GOP as one of the two significant parties.” IfsMeanTwoEndsLosesPartyTrumpSignificantGop Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I'm not trying to say stop Donald Trump from being elected as his party's nominee. I'm saying that we have a responsibility to raise our voices, to say what he does as an American citizen is pretty destructive to the practice of goodhearted and conscientious politics.” TryingDoeVoicePartyResponsibilityPracticeTrumpCitizensRaisesDestructiveAmerican Citizens Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“A lot of unpredictable things happened in the Republican party, but I think the notion that we're gonna demonize Donald Trump or we're gonna mischaracterize him is completely unfair.” ThinkingPartyHappenedTrumpRepublicanNotionThings HappenUnfairRepublican PartyUnpredictableUnpredictable Things Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“We've got people in the Republican Party that just believe that if you just cut taxes for corporations, and that you have more trade, and we just bring in more people from abroad, that this is going to help the average guy. Well, it's not. I mean, this is an honest dispute. We're going to have a dispute about it. The American people agree with [Donald] Trump and I agree with Trump on those things.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsMeanHelpingGuyPartyCuttingHonestTrumpRepublicanTaxesAgreeTradeAverageCorporationsRepublican PartyDisputesJust Believe Author:Jeff Sessions
“[Donald] Trump, I think, understands it. He has said this is going to be a new Republican Party, a workers' Republican Party, instead of just the elite Republican Party.” ThinkingSaidPartyTrumpRepublicanWorkersElitesRepublican Party Author:Jeff Sessions
“Due to the major demographic changes we have gone through in the last few years in this country, we will be a majority/minority nation and there are a large number of people who do not like that. Donald Trump has tapped into those people's fears because he comes from the extreme right wing part of the Republican Party, as does Ted Cruz. They believe that we should cut taxes to wealthy Americans and enforce anti immigrant laws. They don't believe in Education or Social Security, they would end it and change it and privatize it.” PeopleShouldYearsBelieveDoeEndsCountryLastsLawNationsSocialPartyNumbersGoneCuttingSecurityTrumpRepublicanTaxesMajorsMajorityWingsDon't BelieveExtremesDuesMinoritiesImmigrantsWealthyRepublican PartySocial SecurityRight WingLarge NumbersDemographicsCruz Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“I don't think the Republican Party, or I should say the Republican Party as the vehicle for modern American conservative ideas, survives with Donald Trump.” ThinkingShouldIdeasPartyModernTrumpRepublicanConservativeVehicleRepublican Party Author:Bret Stephens
“I would like to think that we have made much more progress, that we've come much further, to have someone like a Donald Trump to emerge as the nominee of a major political party.” ThinkingMadePoliticalPartyProgressTrumpMajorsPolitical Parties Author:John Lewis
“I think Donald Trump's reaching out and supporting John McCain and Kelly Ayotte in particular, and Paul Ryan, who had been critical of him, you know, a couple of days earlier, shows that he has the ability and the understanding to realize that there are going to be disagreements and you've got to be able to reach out to the entire party.” ThinkingKnowsShowsAbleUnderstandingRealizingAbilityPartyParticularTrumpCoupleCriticalReachingReach OutDisagreementMccain Author:Rudy Giuliani
“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
“Donald Trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia. He is taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party.” HelpingHatePartyGroupsTrumpRepublicanBuiltPrejudiceCampaignsRadicalMainstreamRepublican PartyFringeParanoiaHate Groups Author:Hillary Clinton
“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