Christopher Michael Cillizza
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.Collection: Party
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.Collection: Tea Leaves
Talking about and analyzing sports isn't the same as playing sports.Collection: Sports
I think Twitter is becoming remarkably intolerant and heavily liberal. As in, anything that is perceived as being "pro Trump" is scolded and mocked.Collection: Thinking
Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.Collection: President
You have every right to have your views. But don't let those views get in the way of indisputable facts!Collection: Views
Donald Trump has been rewriting the rules since he got into politics.Collection: Rewriting
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.Collection: Thinking
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.Collection: President
A lack of transparency that fuels the idea that she is either hiding something or simply not someone to be trusted.Collection: Hiding Something
People roll their eyes at the idea of Kanye West running for president. I do not.Collection: Running
I think Donald Trump's natural tendency in all things is to resist any "deal" where he doesn't get to set the terms.Collection: Thinking
I don't think Hillary Clinton will get any sort of political honeymoon like George W Bush or Barack Obama enjoyed.Collection: Thinking
History's greatest monster.Collection: Monsters
I don't think we can rule out a wave, I think a Democratic takeover is possible but not probable.Collection: Thinking
I think Donald Trump is simply incapable of sticking to a single message. Or of understanding that he doesn't know better than everyone else in every circumstance.Collection: Thinking
Trump staying disciplined and on message is not what Donald Trump wants. He views himself as a tremendously gifted natural communicator who connects best with people when he is riffing without notes or preparation.Collection: Views
I just think we all distrust people and institutions much more than we once did. And we tend to think elites run everything and are looking out for themselves at our expense. Add it up and you get LOTS more conspiracy theorists.Collection: Running
Anything is possible with Trump.Collection: Trump
If people don't believe the source, then we aren't going to change their minds. We just won't.Collection: Believe
For me, I focus on trying to get it right and be as fair as possible. There's not much else I can do. People will believe what they want - facts be damned.Collection: Believe
Where we are in politics is running down whatever doesn't agree with you.Collection: Running
I eat like a maniac when I am sick. My attitude is if I am going to die anyway in the next 24-48 hours, I mind as well live it up.Collection: Attitude
It's impossible to predict anything when it comes to Trump.Collection: Impossible
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are, and have been, totally known. Also, broadly disliked.Collection: Clinton
I am done underestimating [Donald] Trump and his appeal.Collection: Done
Being freaked out doesn't mean you can fix what you perceive to be the problem.Collection: Mean
I was 12 minutes late. Let's not make a federal case out of it.Collection: Minutes
There's a suspicion always about politicians. The suspicion level is really elevated and it just feels like people do not trust their institutions.Collection: People
Brain surgery is not like politics and vice versa.Collection: Brain
Valentine's Day gifts like teddy bears, chocolate and perfume are SO lame. How about be thoughtful and original?Collection: Valentine
Veep is the best and most realistic political TV show out there.Collection: Tv Shows
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are the best. You won't have me ever say a bad word about them.Collection: Bad Word
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.Collection: Winning
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.Collection: Running
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.Collection: Thinking
I think the desire to reject elites, to retreat within more comfortable geographic and personal borders and to lash out at political correctness is not a phenomenon unique to Britain or the US.Collection: Unique
As for whether what happened in Britain improves[Donald] Trump's chances of winning, I don't think so. He has the same chances; we may just be more aware of what they are now.Collection: Winning
[Paul] Ryan won kudos both within his membership and the party base for not giving in.Collection: Party
There are no more slow weeks. I realized this about 3 years ago. Downtime in politics isn't a thing.Collection: Years
[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.Collection: Country
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.Collection: Swings
Chaka Fattah already lost the seat in a Democratic primary. So, he's on his way out. And he formally resigned this week.Collection: Way
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.Collection: Scotland
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.Collection: Powerful
Brexit suggests that there IS some level of non-vocal group who supports positions like those espoused by [Donald]Trump that polls are missing.Collection: Support
Georgia has been on the fringes of competitive for a while now because of its black population and growing Hispanic community. The white vote is aligning more and more with Republicans, however, which has made it hard for Democrats to win. But, Donald Trump is not someone who sells well to suburban Atlanta whites, giving Hillary Clinton an in there.Collection: Winning
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.Collection: Leader
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.Collection: Running