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title: "2 Era Quotes By Steve Schmidt"
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> [If you want to oppose Trump, the first thing you should do is say, 'I'm not going to do one thing that makes it worse.' Because making it worse helps Trump. Part of the damage of this era is his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/if-you-want-to-oppose-trump-the-first-thing-you-should-do-is-say-i-m/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

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> [There's never been an era absent of demagogues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/there-s-never-been-an-era-absent-of-demagogues/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

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## Other authors on Era

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## More by Steve Schmidt

> [If you want to oppose Trump, the first thing you should do is say, 'I'm not going to do one thing that makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/if-you-want-to-oppose-trump-the-first-thing-you-should-do-is-say-i-m/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [The government is corrupted. It's corrupted. It is not about regular people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/the-government-is-corrupted-it-s-corrupted-it-is-not-about-regular/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [Politics always fascinated me. In my 20s, I was involved in politics and, as I look in the mirror, not for the noblest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/politics-always-fascinated-me-in-my-20s-i-was-involved-in-politics/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [I don't want to sit here and disparage Paul Ryan the man, because he's a good guy. He's a moral person. He's a decent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/i-don-t-want-to-sit-here-and-disparage-paul-ryan-the-man-because-he-s/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [I'm personally supportive of marriage equality for gay couples and I believe that it will happen over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/i-m-personally-supportive-of-marriage-equality-for-gay-couples-and-i/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [I think there are really serious problems in this country and I think politics in a lot of ways is failing the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/i-think-there-are-really-serious-problems-in-this-country-and-i-think/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [But I'm not particularly aligned with the Democratic Party's policy agenda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/but-i-m-not-particularly-aligned-with-the-democratic-party-s-policy/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [Trump is what the Russians call a useful idiot, someone in service to the Russian Federation, either unwitting or wittingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/trump-is-what-the-russians-call-a-useful-idiot-someone-in-service-to/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [As a conservative myself that, you know, generally I would have a point of view that less regulation is better than more regulation, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/as-a-conservative-myself-that-you-know-generally-i-would-have-a-point/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [John Kerry's newfound interest in fiscal discipline is a political gimmick that defies his 20-year record in the Senate and stands in stark contrast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/john-kerry-s-newfound-interest-in-fiscal-discipline-is-a-political/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [To see the Republican Party break up the way it has to lose its moral compass it is tragic, it's tragic for me personally,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/to-see-the-republican-party-break-up-the-way-it-has-to-lose-its-moral/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [For there to be new growth of a conservative movement, of a right center party, the one that I joined in 1988, it needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/for-there-to-be-new-growth-of-a-conservative-movement-of-a-right/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [For there to be any redemption of a right of center conservative party in the United States of America means the party of Trump…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/for-there-to-be-any-redemption-of-a-right-of-center-conservative/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [I profoundly believe that the Democratic Party is the only vehicle we have to put a check on Donald Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/i-profoundly-believe-that-the-democratic-party-is-the-only-vehicle-we/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

> [In a social media age, it seems that everyone lives in their own reality and that when you give consideration to Newt Gingrich, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-schmidt/in-a-social-media-age-it-seems-that-everyone-lives-in-their-own/)

[Steve Schmidt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-schmidt/)

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