If Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania wins, for instance, it will tell Republicans that their own brand hasn't been hurt too badly by… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Republicans think that [Ted] Cruz would be like Barry Goldwater. He'd lose in a landslide and pull the party down with him.… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Many people feel he did cross a line in a way he hadn't even done before and also that Republicans had to… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz]. — 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
Michael Rubio said Trump's plan was impulsive and not well thought out. The other thing that's really annoying Republicans is that this… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
For a long time, many Republicans thought if they just took two aspirin and laid down, [Donald] Trump would go away. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party. — 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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![“Republicans think that [Ted] Cruz would be like Barry Goldwater. He'd lose in a landslide and pull the party down with him. They'd lose Senate and House seats.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/785/mara-liasson-8465_cruz_republicans-think-that-ted-cruz-would-be_1805803.jpg)
![“Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz].” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ed9/mara-liasson-8465_cruz_republicans-like-trent-lott-saying-donal_2458813.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)
![“For a long time, many Republicans thought if they just took two aspirin and laid down, [Donald] Trump would go away.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c32/mara-liasson-8465_aspirin_for-a-long-time-many-republicans-thought_2918054.jpg)
![“As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/345/mara-liasson-8465_democracy_as-one-person-said-to-me-republicans-kno_3224618.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)
![“You have [Donald] Trump and [Ted] Cruz battling it out, and the moderate establishment candidates like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, John Kasich - they have formed a circular firing squad.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc3/mara-liasson-8465_candidates_you-have-donald-trump-and-ted-cruz-battl_506232.jpg)
![“What does [Hillary] Clinton do if she loses? Concede? Blame the Russians? Or the FBI?” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5e/mara-liasson-8465_blame_what-does-hillary-clinton-do-if-she-lose_517888.jpg)
