[Paul] Ryan won kudos both within his membership and the party base for not giving in. Christopher Michael Cillizza More Quotes by Christopher Michael Cillizza More Quotes From Christopher Michael Cillizza I voted for Barack Obama twice but I found his rather strong statements about Donald Trump a little unseemly, kind of thought that he ought to stay above the fray so to speak. Is it just me who feels like this was a little out of bounds or is this good politics since his approval ratings are pretty high? Christopher Michael Cillizza strongkindspeak There are no more slow weeks. I realized this about 3 years ago. Downtime in politics isn't a thing. Christopher Michael Cillizza downtimeweekyears [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. Christopher Michael Cillizza squaresracecountry Talking about and analyzing sports isn't the same as playing sports. Christopher Michael Cillizza analyzingtalkingsports I think what it is is do not depend on the president to get you over the line. Do not depend on the fundraising, on the turnout operation, the president's own popularity, because it's not going to work. Christopher Michael Cillizza fundraisingpresidentthinking Every member of Congress and every Senator kind of runs their own race with their own message because they don't want to necessarily have dictated from the White House what that message should be. Christopher Michael Cillizza racewhiterunning Brain surgery is not like politics and vice versa. Christopher Michael Cillizza vice-versavicesbrain Valentine's Day gifts like teddy bears, chocolate and perfume are SO lame. How about be thoughtful and original? Christopher Michael Cillizza thoughtfulvalentinechocolate Don't rely on the president to win you the race. You can have the president help you. Use the popularity that he has. That may get you an ear into some of these voters, but he isn't going to close the deal. Christopher Michael Cillizza racepresidentwinning Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are the best. You won't have me ever say a bad word about them. Christopher Michael Cillizza bad-word Veep is the best and most realistic political TV show out there. Christopher Michael Cillizza tv-showspoliticaltvs I was 12 minutes late. Let's not make a federal case out of it. Christopher Michael Cillizza lateminutescases There's a suspicion always about politicians. The suspicion level is really elevated and it just feels like people do not trust their institutions. Christopher Michael Cillizza levelspoliticianpeople Being freaked out doesn't mean you can fix what you perceive to be the problem. Christopher Michael Cillizza perceiveproblemmean If you have ever sat in a focus group in a swing state, you are 100% certain that most soft partisans make up their minds on who to vote for based on things that are totally outside of an understanding of issues. Christopher Michael Cillizza swingsissuesfocus A lack of transparency that fuels the idea that she is either hiding something or simply not someone to be trusted. Christopher Michael Cillizza hiding-somethingfuelideas Chaka Fattah already lost the seat in a Democratic primary. So, he's on his way out. And he formally resigned this week. Christopher Michael Cillizza weeklostway I am not convinced that means [Donald] Trump is a lock to be the next president but it does suggest that what he has tapped into is both lasting and powerful. Christopher Michael Cillizza powerfulpresidentmean Brexit suggests that there IS some level of non-vocal group who supports positions like those espoused by [Donald]Trump that polls are missing. Christopher Michael Cillizza groupssupportmissing I see no issue with [Donald] Trump spending 48 hours in Scotland.Whether accidental or intentional, the fact that he was there when Britain voted to leave the EU was a good thing for him. Christopher Michael Cillizza scotlandissuesfacts
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