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title: "3 Gop Quotes By Chuck Todd"
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> [Arlen Specter left the GOP because it is a lot easier to win in Pennsylvania as a Democrat than as a Republican.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/arlen-specter-left-the-gop-because-it-is-a-lot-easier-to-win-in/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/chuck-todd-2739_because_arlen-specter-left-the-gop-because-it-is_493805.jpg)

> [One could argue the GOP made no progress on limiting government in their four years of total control from 2002 to 2006.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/one-could-argue-the-gop-made-no-progress-on-limiting-government-in/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/chuck-todd-2739_anything_one-could-argue-the-gop-made-no-progress_522203.png)

> [It's hard to beat something with nothing. Republicans across the country are feeling the burn from an energized and angry segment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/it-s-hard-to-beat-something-with-nothing-republicans-across-the/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/chuck-todd-2739_angry_it-s-hard-to-beat-something-with-nothing_996675.png)

## Other authors on Gop

## More by Chuck Todd

> [Tim Ryan does not look like the 21st century democratic party. And should that matter?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/tim-ryan-does-not-look-like-the-21st-century-democratic-party-and/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [Does the terror threat we're facing grow out of a perversion of Islam, or does it represent and extreme, but durable, strain of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/does-the-terror-threat-we-re-facing-grow-out-of-a-perversion-of-islam/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [ \[Donald Trump\] even quoted a tweet from a self-identified 16-year-old as a way to justify crazy unsupported claims about the popular vote. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/donald-trump-even-quoted-a-tweet-from-a-self-identified-16-year-old/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [ There isn't but this is, in some ways, perhaps, a useful distraction from other things, giving \[Donald Trump\] more space to make his decisions… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/there-isn-t-but-this-is-in-some-ways-perhaps-a-useful-distraction/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [Barack Obama was better as a campaigner than as a - as a president sometimes in this same position. It is easier when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/barack-obama-was-better-as-a-campaigner-than-as-a-as-a-president/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [Democrats will say the money they give to Planned Parenthood does not go to abortions. That the money they give to Planned Parenthood only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/democrats-will-say-the-money-they-give-to-planned-parenthood-does-not/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [As the saying goes, when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/as-the-saying-goes-when-you-re-a-hammer-everything-looks-like-a-nail/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [The more there is scandal and corruption in Washington, the better it is for McCain, so he's at a high point right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/the-more-there-is-scandal-and-corruption-in-washington-the-better-it/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [Folks, some of these town halls are clearly organized. But, regardless, there are potential warning signs that Republicans perhaps shouldn't ignore.We heard Democrats dismiss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/folks-some-of-these-town-halls-are-clearly-organized-but-regardless/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [America has a love-hate relationship with celebrity. We love to follow celebrities, but we also love to mock them. And secretly, we believe we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/america-has-a-love-hate-relationship-with-celebrity-we-love-to-follow/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [ \[Barack Obama\] was comfortable when he had the foil. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/barack-obama-was-comfortable-when-he-had-the-foil/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [ One could argue \[Bob\] Corker has been more supportive of \[Donald\] Trump's foreign policy skepticism of the establishment than anybody else. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/one-could-argue-bob-corker-has-been-more-supportive-of-donald-trump-s/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [One of the more bizarre games I played as a kid was something called 'kill the man.' It was a cross between football and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/one-of-the-more-bizarre-games-i-played-as-a-kid-was-something-called/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [Despite the fact that David Petraeus is now very highly regarded in foreign policy circles because of his record in both Republican and Democratic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/despite-the-fact-that-david-petraeus-is-now-very-highly-regarded-in/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

> [The establishment? Well, guess what? Donald Trump now is the establishment. His primary opponents, many of them are interviewing for White House gigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-todd/the-establishment-well-guess-what-donald-trump-now-is-the/)

[Chuck Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-todd/)

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