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
All about midterm elections is turnouts. And turnout is measured by enthusiasm, intensity, how interested are people. And President Obama - candidate… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Kevin McCarthy, who is the House majority leader, was pretty open. He went out and recruited candidates. And the Republicans in the… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
In the past, in order to continue as a candidate, a serious candidate, you had to be in the top three finishes… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The pattern of American presidential elections is that the more optimistic candidate, whether it's John Kennedy and let's get America moving again,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
[Democrats] have got to start winning elections. That involves not some great idea, but it also involves recruiting candidates. And Rahm Emanuel,… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is an independent presidential candidate who ran on the Republican label. He really did. He took it over. He transformed… — 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 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 Copy Share Image
I'm not sure Betsy DeVos has ever spent a day in a public school. And I don't - I'm pretty sure Donald Trump hasn't. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is sounding the same theme he has sounded since May or June of 2015. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I do look upon the secretary of education's primary responsibility as the quality of education that - and improving the education that every child… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Dan Coats, retiring senator from Indiana, a mild-mannered man, a former United States ambassador to Germany, former congressman, said of Ted Cruz he's the… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
It's interesting how identity politics and Ann Coulter-style tactics have now blossomed. But they were always there in CPAC. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
When you run for president of the United States, everybody does the same thing in the campaign-they talk about veterans, how much they admire… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Americans don't like powerful figures who punch down, that is, who pick on someone less powerful and less able to speak for themselves than… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Everyone has to take Donald Trump seriously, and I think that's what we're seeing. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Donald Trump defies gravity. And so I guess he has to be Donald Trump. It's gotten him so far. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
My church [Catholisism] is hurting from arrogance and from its indifference to the suffering of children that were abused and the inclination of the… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
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