“I want the party to be perceived as a party that simultaneously appreciates traditional principles and founding principles – like limited government, individual freedom, and personal responsibility, federalism, appreciation for our Constitution, and the prosperity it has given us – while also being…”— Dan Crenshaw, dailywire.com
“It depends on the kind of mood that they are in. For example, there are areas where I thought that we would be able to cooperate where things have not occurred. I thought that we would be able to cooperate on infrastructure, for example, and criminal justice, and that has not occurred anywhere to th…”— Joaquin Castro, harvardpolitics.com
“Any time you have divided government—if you have a Congress of one party and a president of the other party, or a split Congress and a president of one of the other parties—it is tough. But you try to pass the legislation that is important to you and try to negotiate with the Senate, in the scenario…”— Joaquin Castro, harvardpolitics.com
“I think Trump is going to be harder to beat than people think….Because he has an extremely energized base. Because every decision he makes is politically calculated to ensure his own survival and success...Republicans [are] by and large complicit. You have a guy who never does the right thing for th…”— Seth Moulton, mcclatchydc.com
“I know as fully as one can know the opinions of others, that some of the commanders of our armies in the field who have given us our most important successes, believe the emancipation policy, and the use of colored troops, constitute the heaviest blow yet dealt to the rebellion; and that, at least o…”— Abraham Lincoln, quod.lib.umich.edu
“The Republican principle, the unalterable principle, never to be lost sight of, is that slavery is wrong.”— Abraham Lincoln, en.wikiquote.org
“There are all these ways that things have fallen short. It’s still better than Hillary Clinton or the Republican zombies.”— Peter Thiel, nytimes.com
“The oldest philosophy in the world is conservatism, and I go clear back to the first Greeks....When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a rel…”— Barry Goldwater, washingtonpost.com
“When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye.”— Barry Goldwater, washingtonpost.com
“The Democratic Party went far to the left, I think, and left some of us stranded on the beach, so we went to the Republican Party.”— Pat Robertson, transcripts.cnn.com
“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.”— Mitch McConnell, theslot.jezebel.com
“The Republican Party’s attempt to treat Donald Trump as a normal political candidate would be laughable were it not so perilous to the republic.”— Robert Kagan, washingtonpost.com
“Mr. Trump has rendered useless the traditional rule books of American politics.”— Jim Rutenberg, nytimes.com
“The GOP is going to nominate for President a guy who reads the National Enquirer and thinks it’s on the level.”— Mark Salter, washingtonpost.com
“Indiana further confirmed the ‘stop Trump’ efforts didn’t work and spending even more resources in an effort to keep him from the nomination will just be expensive political therapy or theatre at this point.”— Tim Pawlenty, washingtonpost.com
“If this is one of those moments in history where for various reasons the party has to play out nominating someone who is completely unelectable . . . so be it.”— Stuart Stevens, washingtonpost.com