I'm trying to put the ridiculousness to bed. The president of the United States is the president of the United States. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Once having said no to Donald Trump, Mitt Romney can't go back and say, I changed my mind, I'm bowing to the… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
It's a fact of life that positive reasons don't always get people to vote. You need some negative reasons. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Isn't it odd that the guy was politically correct in one particularly weird way. Bill Clinton never lit a cigar. — 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
In light of Jeb Bush's recent fumbles on Iraq , maybe the Clinton campaign is making the smart move here by not saying. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“He's a beautiful man, but I'm sorry he doesn't agree with my political philosophy Tip O'Neill on Ronald Reagan” — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The FBI had a right to review that. And they did and they found Hillary Clinton not in any criminal violation. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
C'mon. He'd be embarrassing upstairs at the White House. So I think she'd have a hard time. I think a woman president… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Just look at who won the third debate between Bush and Gore. I knew Bush won, because people liked him more. People… — 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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The Republican Party's reacting now to the news of [Donald] Trump's dominance in different ways. For some, they are pushing resistance. — 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
Republicans woke up Sunday with an undeniable reality. Donald Trump's the clear front-runner now for their party's nomination. Trump, celebrated, of course,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Most politicians have to find a way past that allergy. They have to find a way to go door to door, person… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
“He's cutting the heart out of the American dream to own a home and have a good job ... and still he's… — 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,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Bernie Sanders even reminded me of the way I felt at parties over the years. You go to a party, you don't… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The establishment of the Republican Party, which I've been watching all my life. They always seem to win. I mean, there was… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
A couple of Donald Trump people, including his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, and of course, Dr.… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
You could see Newt Gingrich, who's a member of Donald Trump's country club, already getting together and talking about the new episode… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The old rule in Massachusetts politics is shape of the field determines the winner. If you have got a whole bunch of… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton follows a cardinal rule in politics - don't commit to a decision before you have to. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
We are trying to pick the next president, not review the birth of the current president. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Anybody can say anything they want. Hillary Clinton can control her own campaign. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
There is absolutely no record ever of Hillary Clinton or anyone in her campaign ever saying that President [Barack] Obama is not… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
[Hillary] Clinton was able to assemble a winning Democratic coalition out here, beating Sanders among African-Americans, women, among women, and voters from… — 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
If Bernie Sanders hasn't been able to draw a contrast with Hillary Clinton, why is he doing so well, a guy -… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
It looks to me like the Republican Party's in no mood to give them [voters] a reasonable choice with this clown show… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
While Jeb Bush finds himself mired in the muck of an intramural fight in his own party over his remarks about the… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I see some parallels [with Barack Obama] but I don't see the leadership that this guy [John F.Kennedy] had of other men… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton did better among working-class whites when she's running against Barack Hussein Obama. How is she doing now against an older,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Another wing of the party seems to be putting its hands up. They're not all resisting and accepting the [Donald] Trump -… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
You know, there were 29 Democratic votes for censure in the Senate. And if the Republicans had any sense, they would have… — 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
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
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
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
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
I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. — Chris Matthews Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and saying how… — Chris Matthews Copy Share
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
I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong people are… — Chris Matthews Copy Share
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![“The old rule in Massachusetts politics is shape of the field determines the winner. If you have got a whole bunch of hawks, all the way from [Mike] Huckabee all the way across to [Chris]Christie, that covers the spectrum on every other issue, all hawks, all hawks, and one guy out there saying, not…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/chris-matthews-1682_bunch_the-old-rule-in-massachusetts-politics-i_840787.jpg)
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