Christopher Michael Cillizza quotes
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“There's a suspicion always about politicians. The suspicion level is really elevated and it just feels like people do not trust their institutions.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Prominent Democratic strategists are growing increasingly nervous that the national political environment is not only bad for their side but moving in the wrong direction in the final days before the election, a trend that not only could cost their party control of the Senate but also result in double-digit House losses.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : "As Vote Looms, Dems' Challenges Grow" by Chris Cillizza, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 03, 2014.
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“Of course, with the last ads shipped and the last polls conducted, there'€™s not much to do but try to read the tea leaves. And from what Democrats are seeing, it doesn't look good. At all.”
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“Talking about and analyzing sports isn't the same as playing sports.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : "The Fix Live". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. February 12, 2016.
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“Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I think Twitter is becoming remarkably intolerant and heavily liberal. As in, anything that is perceived as being "pro Trump" is scolded and mocked.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“Donald Trump has been rewriting the rules since he got into politics.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“You have every right to have your views. But don't let those views get in the way of indisputable facts!”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“If elected, Hillary Clinton will be the least popular president to be elected in modern history. So there's going to be very little incentive on the part of Republicans to work with her.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I won't be voting for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton either, both are too flawed in my opinion to be allowed near the Oval Office.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“People roll their eyes at the idea of Kanye West running for president. I do not.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I don't think we can rule out a wave, I think a Democratic takeover is possible but not probable.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I think Donald Trump's natural tendency in all things is to resist any "deal" where he doesn't get to set the terms.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I don't think Hillary Clinton will get any sort of political honeymoon like George W Bush or Barack Obama enjoyed.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“Halloween with kids is top 5 holiday.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“Halloween without kids is tremendously bad.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“History's greatest monster.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“2018 is a horrendous cycle for Democrats. For starters they have to defend 5 seats in states Barack Obama lost either 2008, 2012 or both.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I think Mike Pence figured that best case scenario he is vice president and worst case scenario he can say he tried to rein Donald Trump in for the good of the party.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“Assuming he wins his primary easily, and continues to push back when Donald Trump goes over the line, I think Paul Ryan is well positioned to run in 2020 if Trump loses.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“Mike Pence is the hardest one to guess in 2020 as a leader, because I don't know if he is seen as the heir to the Donald Trump political movement or ig being the heir is a good thing.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I am not sure we are going to see Republican Members endorsing Hillary Clinton. I think we will see plenty say they can't vote for Donald Trump. That doesn't mean they vote for her. They could either not vote, vote for the Libertarian ticket or write someone in.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“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 CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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“I was very surprised Barack Obama called Donald Trump "unfit to serve" during a press conference with the prime minister of Singapore. That is the sort of full-weight-of-the-presidency thing that I don't necessarily expect from Obama. So, why did he do it? I think he not only genuinely dislikes Trump but believes Trump would be dangerous as the commander-in-chief.”
-- Christopher Michael CillizzaSource : Source: live.washingtonpost.com
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