I think that Republicans have the ability to say to their base that ‘we can only move as fast as our political power allows’ and the reality is that they don’t yet have the White House. Lara Brown More Quotes by Lara Brown More Quotes From Lara Brown I think he has essentially done what he got in the race to do, and now is the best time to leave, if he continues, he will only further engender frustration among Democratic Party officials and all of those individuals who are engaged at the super delegate level. And what he’s now achieving is really only his own desire to finish, and be in a position where he could protest or engage in some form of minority delegate platform negotiation at the convention. Lara Brown politics I think the Democrats hope that [Sanders] will look at 2008 as the model, and I think [Clinton] did put that out there to say, ‘Sen. Sanders, even if you fight this out to the end, I hope you will be with me in the end.’. Lara Brown politics The question is not whether he has taken donations from wealthy individuals, but instead whether he has received support from the very people he has attacked as being at the core of the corrupt campaign finance that funds Washington, hence, as with most scandals, the transgression is judged most harshly when it involves hypocrisy. Lara Brown latest-headlines By and large, Democrats tend to believe these individuals are giving because they have a strong progressive/liberal orientation in their politics and they are doing this because it equates to them giving to a cause. Lara Brown latest-headlines In other words, Trump wasn’t simply attacking former President George W. Bush’s decision to go to Iraq, instead, he was attacking all of the Republicans in South Carolina for standing by the Bush family. It should be a bridge too far. Lara Brown politics They have been playing to the ‘ heat ’ of the crowd, rather than the ‘ coolness ’ of the television camera. Lara Brown politics [Clinton] is more in her head than in her heart, obviously all Americans want a candidate who is the lion, the scarecrow, the tin man - you want courage, you want heart and you want brains. It's a hard mix for any politician. Lara Brown politics No one runs for president alone, she should also bring Chelsea in. It should be a family endeavor. Lara Brown politics She needs to be authentic. Lara Brown politics Candidates that have a more intellectual side and are less skilled at the people side -- like Al Gore or a John Kerry or a Mitt Romney -- the worst thing that can happen is that they are over-handled. Lara Brown politics A lot will depend on exactly what they will say, at some level, people have to decide what are the issues that bring them together, and what are the issues that will turn them off. Lara Brown latest-headlines Guilt by association is a pretty effective tool, when you have trackers and people tweeting selfies, it makes it more difficult for politicians to talk to people, whether they agree with people or not. Lara Brown latest-headlines He may also feel that he should address his stance on immigration and what he experienced as a governor in a state that has a lot of immigrants. Lara Brown latest-headlines What they are likely calculating is how they would be associated with a high-profile event that could be used against them if they were in a general election. Lara Brown latest-headlines
