Jeb Bush was supposed to be the establishment candidate, but he didn't catch on. And the extraordinary thing about this Republican primary… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The base has chosen or is choosing a candidate that the establishment says is absolutely unacceptable. And what that means is this… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
You have [Donald] Trump and [Ted] Cruz battling it out, and the moderate establishment candidates like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush, Marco… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
There's disgust with what people called a broken political system, and they're really angry at elites, whether it's the Republican establishment or… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The lesson is that voters in both parties are in a very anti-establishment, populist mood. Hillary Clinton is the establishment candidate. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
If [Donald] Trump loses narrowly, it will make it much harder for the GOP to unify. Under that scenario, the Trumpists are… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The GOP establishment, in particular, is facing a pick-your-poison kind of decision. Many establishment Republicans dislike [Ted] Cruz personally. He has no… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The establishment is divorcing itself from its base - from voters who are choosing a candidate who says he stands for things… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Jeb Bush was supposed to be the establishment candidate, but he didn't catch on. And the extraordinary thing about this Republican primary is that… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's staffing up a pretty traditional, very conservative Republican government, not a populist outsider government, at least not yet. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
This year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
On the other side, you have the conservative intelligentsia - magazines like National Review, which has a big anti-Trump issue; Weekly Standard editor, conservative… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The president is under 50 percent approval ratings in all the battleground states. So, you could say that President Obama is defying gravity by… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
If she Hillary Clinton win just two of the three big battleground states - North Carolina, Florida and Virginia - she will have shut… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The base has chosen or is choosing a candidate that the establishment says is absolutely unacceptable. And what that means is this marriage of… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
You have [Donald] Trump and [Ted] Cruz battling it out, and the moderate establishment candidates like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The country wants the president and the Congress focused on jobs and the economy. Any regulation that the president promulgates that isn't focused on,… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
What does [Hillary] Clinton do if she loses? Concede? Blame the Russians? Or the FBI? — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton is also not a very exciting, inspiring candidate to a lot of the left-leaning Democratic base, especially in Iowa. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
There's disgust with what people called a broken political system, and they're really angry at elites, whether it's the Republican establishment or particularly the… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
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![“If [Donald] Trump loses narrowly, it will make it much harder for the GOP to unify. Under that scenario, the Trumpists are likely to argue that the election was lost because the Republican establishment failed to rally around the choice their own voters made.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78d/mara-liasson-8465_arguing_if-donald-trump-loses-narrowly-it-will-m_2491336.jpg)
![“The GOP establishment, in particular, is facing a pick-your-poison kind of decision. Many establishment Republicans dislike [Ted] Cruz personally. He has no Senate endorsements.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/092/mara-liasson-8465_cruz_the-gop-establishment-in-particular-is-f_2610423.jpg)
![“This year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/136/mara-liasson-8465_clinton_this-year-2016-however-polls-show-hillar_82944.jpg)
![“On the other side, you have the conservative intelligentsia - magazines like National Review, which has a big anti-Trump issue; Weekly Standard editor, conservative talk show hosts - they're mounting a big anti-Trump effort, pro-Cruz effort because they think [Donald] Trump is dangerous and he's…” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cf4/mara-liasson-8465_bigs_on-the-other-side-you-have-the-conservat_271190.jpg)
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