“Till the hour when the trump of the Archangel shall sound to announce that Time shall be no more, the name of Lafayette shall stand enrolled upon the annals of our race, high on the list of the pure and disinterested benefactors of mankind.” NamesSoundHoursRaceMankindTrumpPureListsDisinterestedArchangelBenefactorsLafayette Author:Marquis de Lafayette
“Rick Perry said Donald Trump is unfit to be president and called for him to immediately withdraw from the race. Then he said, 'And that's coming from ME!'” SaidPresidentRaceTrump Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I think Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are the frontrunners. It's kind of like the race between the tortoise and the bad hair.” ThinkingKindRaceHairTrumpTortoisesBad Hair Author:Jay Leno
“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
“I thought the Wall Street Journal quote, they got a guy in Iowa to say I think exactly where I think this race is right now for a lot Republicans. He said, "Nobody in Iowa wants [Donald]Trump for president. But everybody in Iowa wants somebody like Trump for president." That's what you need.” ThinkingWantNeedsSaidGuyPresidentRaceStreetsWallTrumpRepublicanRight NowJournalIowaWall Street Journal Author:Dalia Mogahed
“We were looking for the Rick Perries, the Scott Walkers, the Bobby Jindals, all to probably still be on the stage.They`re all gone and [Donald] Trump has sucked the oxygen out of race and made it a national race courtesy a little bit of NBC making him a celebrity, second of all, just his personality.” LittlesMadeStillsBitsRaceGoneStagePersonalityTrumpLittle BitMade ItOxygenCourtesyWalkersNbc Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn`t today.” IfsWould BeTodayRaceTrumpAgree Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“There are kind of four people up at the top, [Donald] Trump,[Marco] Rubio,[Ted] Cruz,[Ben] Carson, and then there's me and about three governors. I'm perfectly happy with that position right now, honestly, because when I started this race, I was 17 out of 16. The pollsters didn't even ask my name, because so few people knew me.” PeopleKindThreeAsksNamesRaceFourPositionTrumpRight NowHonestlyGovernorsCruzMarcosBen Carson Author:Carly Fiorina
“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
“We're also optimistic about the future, but only if we do a few things.And that's a big difference in this campaign between Donald Trump's campaign and mine. And I think that's going to begin to matter a lot more now because there are less people in the race and more time to pay attention to some of that.” PeopleIfsThinkingMatterBigsDifferencesPayRaceAttentionMinesTrumpCampaignsOptimisticPay AttentionMore Time Author:Marco Rubio
“It was very clear, even from long before Donald Trump got in this race, when he would talk to Republicans, the number-one concern they had about Jeb Bush was whether he was too rusty for this, and whether he was going to be strong enough to stand up to Hillary Clinton.” LongEnoughStrongNumbersRaceClearTrumpRepublicanConcernClintonStrong Enough Author:Amy Walter
“We will be in this race as long as it takes. We're going to be in as many states as it takes to ensure that I'm the nominee and that Donald Trump never gets to 1,236 delegates, which is what he needs to be the nominee.” NeedsLongStatesRaceTrumpDelegates Author:Marco Rubio
“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
“You look at these primaries so far, do you realize they don't like [Ted] Cruz either, Ted - Chris [Christie]. In fact, maybe they dislike Cruz more than [Donald] Trump. But Cruz and Trump are the only guys that have won anything. The establishment candidates in this race cannot get noticed.” LooksFactsGuyRealizingRaceTrumpPrimariesCandidatesDislikeEstablishmentCruzChristie Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Then you have [Donald] Trump. So it could be the tightest, most hazardous race in political history and we can't afford to allow Trump to slither through. So that's where I'm at.” PoliticalRaceTrumpPolitical History Author:Tom Hayden
“The criticism from the other side of [race] debate - and these are not necessarily I think defenders of [Donald] Trump, but they're certainly quick to say, you know, if you're going to live by the race card, you die by the race card.” IfsThinkingKnowsDiesSidesRaceTrumpCriticismDebateCardsLive ByDefendersRace Car Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“What's exquisitely weird about the Donald Trump/Judge [Gonzalo] Curiel formulation is that this isn't even a case about race.” RaceCasesJudgingTrump Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“What's doubly, possibly triply weird about the [Donald] Trump claim is that I said something really hateful and offended an entire class of people, and in a case that actually has nothing to do with race he should still be conflicted out.” PeopleShouldSaidStillsRaceClassCasesTrumpClaimsOffendedHateful Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“[Donald] Trump won fair and square! He got 13.3 million votes. He won all over the country. He won when the race was crowded and when it was a one on one against Ted Cruz. There's just no reasonable way to keep Trump from the nomination while insisting that the will of the Republican voter is being respected.” WayCountryRaceMillionsTrumpRepublicanFairsVoteReasonableVotersSquaresCrowdedNominationsCruzInsistingOne On One Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I would never say they look exactly the same, but what I would say is that the differences are not enough to save your job, to save your life, or to save the planet. And what we have right now is a race to the bottom, between the greater and lesser evil. [Donald] Trump is a very dangerous and despicable demagogue. However, you know, policy for policy, Hillary's [Clinton] are also extremely dangerous.” KnowsLooksEnoughJobsEvilDifferencesRaceGreaterDangerousPolicyPlanetsTrumpRight NowClintonBottomDespicableLesser EvilSave The Planet Author:Jill Stein
“We have a man [Donald Trump] who judges people based on their performance regardless of your gender, race, your ethnic or religious background.” PeopleMenReligiousRaceJudgingTrumpPerformancesGenderBackgrounds Author:Chris Christie
“I think Donald Trump is dividing the American people. He is not good for America. It's not good for our standing in the rest of the world. To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it's just ... it's just wrong.” PeopleThinkingWorldAmericaRaceColorTrumpStandingDividesOrientationDividing Author:John Lewis
“The candidates unleashing heated words about race, bigotry, and intolerance. Donald Trump chasing the minority vote and hurling a blistering accusation at his opponent.” RaceTrumpVoteOpponentsCandidatesMinoritiesBigotryIntoleranceChasingAccusationHurlingUnleashing Author:Martha Raddatz
“Listen, you may not like the fact that I'm talking about Donald Trump, but the facts are that he is now, this is a race. This is a - it's no longer Hillary's [Clinton]. This is now a horse race.” MayFactsRaceTalkingTrumpHorseClinton Author:Eric Bolling
“Now, in an analysis of campaign finance filings by Politico we learned the [Donald] Trump campaign has paid Trump businesses more than $8 million so far in this race, that includes $1.3 million in rent for campaign offices, half a million for food and facilities for events, over $300,000 for corporate staffers, and nearly $6 million for the use of Trump`s private plane.” UseRaceHalfMillionsEventsTrumpOfficePaidCampaignsFinanceCorporatePlanesAnalysisFacilityFilingCampaign Finance Author:Chris Hayes
“I mean, the criticism of Donald Trump is that he could win this race, and that he was doing well and he was rebounding and his numbers in various states were rebounding - and then he went after Miss Universe and talked about her being too fat and talked about women's looks again, and women don't like that...” WellsLooksMeanStatesUniverseWinningNumbersRaceMissingTrumpCriticismVariousFats Author:Megyn Kelly
“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
“Senate races have tightened along with the presidential race. Watch to see how many Republican Senate candidates outperform Donald Trump - and how many hang on to their seats in states that he loses.” StatesLosesRaceWatchesTrumpRepublicanPresidentialCandidatesSeatsSenate Author:Mara Liasson
“I think there's a longer shortlist for that particular position and others.Highly qualified men and women who have come to Bedminster, come to Trump Tower. People of different races and ethnicities. All political persuasions. People who have different backgrounds, public sector, private sector. Most of them will not be in the cabinet. Most of them are coming because they love the country and they want to share what their work on a particular issue or a particular success story has been.” PeopleThinkingMenWantHas BeensDifferentCountryStoriesPoliticalRaceIssuesSharePositionParticularTrumpMen And WomenBackgroundsTowersPersuasionQualifiedCabinetsPrivate SectorEthnicitySuccess StoriesPublic SectorDifferent RacesDifferent BackgroundsRace And Ethnicity Author:Kellyanne Conway
“I do want to say, though, in terms of the people who are coming to see [Donald Trump], how thrilling it was to turn the corner and see people from entertainment, from the private sector, people of different races and ethnicities.” PeopleWantDifferentTurnsTermRaceTrumpEntertainmentCornersThrillingPrivate SectorEthnicityDifferent RacesRace And Ethnicity Author:Kellyanne Conway