“Republicans are taking the possibility of [Donald] Trump as nominee seriously enough that the committee that oversees next year's Senate races laid out a confidential seven-page blueprint for candidates on how to run with Trump at the top of the ticket.” YearsEnoughRunningNextRacePossibilityTrumpRepublicanPagesSevenCandidatesSenateTicketsCommitteesNext YearBlueprintsConfidential Author:Dalia Mogahed
“After months and months at the top of the polls, there is a real possibility that Donald Trump could be the nominee.” RealPossibilityMonthsTrumpPolls Author:Mara Liasson
“I think one of the many interesting things about [Donald] Trump is that people in the media did not take him seriously for months. Then, when it was clear he was going to be the nominee, they immediately hit the panic button. I think they overlook the possibility that he could just be a really bad president in the way that presidents are traditionally bad.” PeopleThinkingWayPresidentInterestingClearMediaPossibilityMonthsTrumpPanicButtonsInteresting Things Author:Chuck Klosterman
“The possibility exists that the Kochs will walk away with even more power if [Donalds] Trump's defeated.” IfsWalksPossibilityTrumpDefeated Author:Jane Mayer
“Donald Trump is much more suspicious of international institutions; much more skeptical of the contributions that America's traditional allies have made; more willing, in some cases, to entertain the possibility of getting along with countries who some would call an adversary, such as Mr. Putin's Russia.” MadeCountryAmericaCasesPossibilityWillingTrumpInstitutionsInternationalRussiaTraditionalContributionAlliesSuspiciousAdversariesSkepticalPutinGetting Along Author:Richard N. Haass
“I think Hillary Clinton is more suspicious, clearly tougher on Russian policy in Ukraine, Georgia, Syria; more willing to support sanctions; not against negotiating with Putin, but I would say tougher and more skeptical. And Donald Trump has talked about revisiting policy towards Ukraine, revisiting policy about sanctions towards Russia, not as quick to criticize Putin for what he might be up to in Syria and propping up the regime there - so just seems to be more open to the possibilities of working out some kind of a - I guess you'd call a modus vivendi with Putin.” ThinkingKindSeemsMightSupportPolicyPossibilityWillingTrumpClintonWork OutRussiaCriticizeRegimesSyriaSuspiciousSkepticalPutinUkraineSanctionsGeorgiaNegotiating Author:Richard N. Haass
“All I want to say is that anybody, well, from the Democratic side of the fence who thinks that - who's terrified of the possibility of President [Donald] Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because this man has got some momentum and we better be ready for the fact that he might be leading the Republican ticket.” ThinkingMenWantWellsFactsMightSidesPresidentPossibilityReadyTrumpInvolvedRepublicanVoteDemocraticActiveTicketsTerrifiedFenceGet InvolvedMomentum Author:Keith Ellison