Voters definitely believe Washington is corrupt - but most think its bipartisan. Chuck Todd More Quotes by Chuck Todd More Quotes From Chuck Todd The idea now that we're going to fight terrorism through gun control I think is just utterly fatuous. Chuck Todd fighting gun thinking The Democratic lawmakers are still trying to figure out how to capitalize on this new wave of leftist anger, if you want to call it that. Chuck Todd wave want trying Alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods. Chuck Todd falsehood alternatives facts Hillary Clinton`s popular vote lead is now up to 2.3 million votes, but get this, [Donald] Trump`s percentage of the popular vote has now dropped to 46.4 percent. Chuck Todd popular-vote trump clinton [Donald] Trump`s hunt for a cheap enemy right now comes as journalists and members of Congress are looking at potentially serious conflicts of interest at Trump`s sprawling multinational business empire. Chuck Todd empires serious enemy [Donald] Trump`s business conflicts are big enough and have come up throughout various aspects of this transition. Chuck Todd conflict transition enough It's hard not to get down on the government when you see dysfunction play out on our TVs every day. Frankly, sometimes at every level of government. Chuck Todd dysfunction government play Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning. Chuck Todd you election learning politics I'm an avid University of Miami Hurricanes fan. I hope to come to the day where I can still do some stuff for NBC and somehow integrate it with an RV tour of the South for college football. Luckily, my wife, she's a Florida State alum, so I wouldn't have to talk her into it. I think our kids would think we're weird. Chuck Todd day wife hope football McCain needs Hillary to run because that's what keeps the Republican coalition together. She helps unite the Republican base. Chuck Todd she run republican together Presidential money is almost like the housing bubble. It's growing at such an astronomical rate, you think it can't get any bigger. Chuck Todd bubble think you money One must remember that in the '70s, Democrats still grasping for Camelot were desperately pinning their hopes on Teddy while Republicans were doing everything they could politically to turn him into a punch line post-Chappaquiddick. And the idea of Ted Kennedy - rather than the actual man - dominated his political legacy through the early '90s. Chuck Todd man legacy political remember It is the '94 race which in many ways allowed Ted Kennedy to become his own man rather than the 'third brother.' He had to reach down and win it on his own. Chuck Todd down win man brother One could argue the GOP made no progress on limiting government in their four years of total control from 2002 to 2006. If anything, government expanded like never before. Chuck Todd control never progress government Arlen Specter left the GOP because it is a lot easier to win in Pennsylvania as a Democrat than as a Republican. It is that simple. For folks on the Right to brush this off as some sort of 'good purge' is extremely naive. Chuck Todd some good win simple Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity offered to few presidents: the chance to set the course of the nation for decades, if not generations, to come. Who knows: perhaps in the near future, our grandchildren will spend money with Obama's face on it. Chuck Todd face future money nature The unknown has undone many a president, and no matter the popularity of an Oval Office occupant, any and all presidents are vulnerable. Of course, one thing that seems to set Obama part from his recent predecessors is his ability to keep an inner calm about tough issues. Chuck Todd calm tough office matter Obama's ability to use his personality to push folks, whether on Capitol Hill or in Europe, means that he has to stay popular. What happens if he loses that popular mandate? Chuck Todd stay push hill personality We may like to think politics is a battle of ideas and that the best idea wins out. But that's not true in most elections. Most elections are about the worst ideas losing, not the best ideas winning. Chuck Todd best politics battle losing The big post-election story if Obama wins the presidency will be in the hands of the ethically embattled Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He's not very popular, and has a chance to use his power to appoint an Obama replacement as a step in the direction of political rehabilitation. Chuck Todd step chance power hands
