I think that the candidates who are doing it [not debating] are doing a great disservice to the party. It`s a sign… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think we all [americans] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us? — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think, internally, we Catholics have known this for a long time. I think we're just thrilled and grateful that the rest… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
People do have a - people, unlike politicians, are allowed to change their minds. People are allowed to look back and say,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think, any politician, you have to hold them to their word. And conservatives run on fiscal conservatism. . — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
And on the war, I think my numbers would be a lot higher if I were out there beating the drum for… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I still think a reasonable question is, would we be better off with [Muamar] Gadhafi and Bashar al-Assad still in there and… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I do think that Hillary Clinton risks looking like she's imitating Elizabeth Warren when she starts doing it. She'll look like Elizabeth… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton does very well in Pennsylvania generally. I think she connects with the working white people and all kinds of people… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I'm center left, but I think - most things, left on some, center on some, right on very few. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
[John F.Kennedy] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think in places like Pennsylvania, there`s folks who want our next president to talk like a hawk, but fly like a… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The fact is he [John F.Kennedy] always had to have somebody around besides Jackie [Kennedy]. Whatever their relationship, he wanted company. I… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
While I have questions about the language used in describing the two economic systems, I think people have fairly good gut sense… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
If you think what you see on TV is prejudiced, it is. Follow your instincts. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Pope John Paul II was fascinated by the United States. And I think he was initially surprised at the vigor of the… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I never know what all of these guys are thinking, but Marco Rubio sounded desperate, like, We've got a leak in the… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think, like Ronald Reagan, in another way, in a secular way, John Paul II was a great communicator, but he was… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think Bernie's [Sanders] setting a direction in the way that [Barry] Goldwater when he lost - I'm not saying he's going… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I do still think there is a big disconnect between Republicans in Washington, D.C., and Republicans everywhere I go. When you start… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think a lot it was the theology, that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, that somehow if we broke apart… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Jean [Kennedy Smith, JFK's sister] told me she thinks the whole sports angle has been overplayed, that politics was central to him.… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think also people in states like Pennsylvania know that a lot of money and effort and time needs to be spent… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Natural-born American means you don`t have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think that the candidates who are doing it [not debating] are doing a great disservice to the party. It`s a sign of an… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I`m closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Let's not forget, Sarah Palin may not have a golden touch, but she gave Christine O'Donnell candidate a big touch that got her over… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Here`s the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody`s going to say yes to you. Just don`t… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Sarah Palin is an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology that she doesn't even understand, and that is really scary. Nothing is… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image