At a time when the public is sour on politicians, have no use for them, Bill Clinton has risen to a different… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
White working-class voters or working-class voters have felt abandoned, have felt, in many senses, disparaged by the political leadership of America. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
There are people who know Hillary Clinton who tell wonderful stories about her, how likable she is, how funny she is; 99… — Mark Shields American people Copy Share Image
The measure of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, but whether, as… — Mark Shields Abundance Copy Share Image
It's tempting to remember that the Tea Party had a peak and then the Republican Party establishment sort of beat it back… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The way to solve all the money in politics is not to pretend we can get money out of politics. That will… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know… — Mark Shields Advocate Copy Share Image
Franklin Roosevelt ran on a balanced budget in 1932, and the greatest president, certainly, of the 20th century. So the idea that… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Campaigns are fun. Campaigns are police escorts, they're airplanes, they're crowds, they're balloons, they're bands, a lot of fun. You speak in… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The Sheldon Adelsons, the Koch brothers, the George Soroses, what we want to try to do is force them into the parties,… — Mark Shields Brother Copy Share Image
I think this was as good a Democratic Convention [ this was my 24th convention] as I have seen since the 1976… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The reality is that the Republicans twice had Mitt Romney as a potential nominee. They chose him in 2008 - 2012. In… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
For many years, we have had these campaign finance reforms, and they have been failures. Money is more coursing through our system… — Mark Shields Advantage Copy Share Image
We had the clip of [Donald] Trump saying: I'm not president of the globe. I'm president of the United States.[Ronald] Reagan would… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Peter Hart, the pollster, has a question when he asks about presidential or vice presidential candidates, what kind of a neighbor would… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
In a strange way, Hillary Clinton was helped and victimized by Barack and Michelle Obama.Michelle Obama was probably better than Barack Obama,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I thought Mike Pence, upon reflection to me, came across a little bit like your favorite aunt who refuses, in spite of… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
It's fine to be an activist, but you're not - if you're not putting up candidates, if you're not getting political, if… — Mark Shields Activist Copy Share Image
I mean, this is a group [Republicans], don't forget, that gave its presidential straw ballot to Ron Paul, Ron Paul, and Rand… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Clinton's major problem, and the two aren't separable really because there is hope in the country, the hope - - optimism has… — Mark Shields Chance Copy Share Image
I think an increasing number of Republicans are perplexed and actually nervous about Donald Trump and Russia, nervous in the sense that… — Mark Shields Advantage Copy Share Image
The Democrats have to do what he did when [Rahm Emanuel] was chairman of the Democratic House Campaign Committee, recruit veterans, recruit… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The final thing the Tea Party had was, they fed into the philosophy that Donald Trump now embodies. So they had a… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I think part of Donald Trump's appeal is that he's a guy that does cut corners, that he's the guy that does… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
From 1976, Judy to 1996, we had six presidential elections. And it was run under the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1974.… — Mark Shields Campaign finance Copy Share Image
I believe devoutly that the national election is the closest thing we have to a civic sacrament of democracy. And I really… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
By a 2-1 margin, voters believe that Donald Trump would change business as usual in Washington, but by almost as large a… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
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