As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The enthusiasm for [Donald] Trump had gone up. The net result was it made people more supportive of him. — 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
Even if [Donald] Trump concedes, some of his supporters have promised to take up arms against [Hillary] Clinton. — 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
After months and months at the top of the polls, there is a real possibility that Donald Trump could be the nominee. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump's path to victory depends on getting historic levels of support from white voters, and particularly large numbers of white, non-college-educated… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
No one is predicting that the Democrats will get the 30 pickups they need to take back the House majority. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
If the Congress is going to spend its whole time hauling up regulators and bureaucrats and looking like they're focusing on tiny,… — 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… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Well, it's possible that the new infusion of ad money against Donald Trump kept his margins in Kentucky and Louisiana down a… — 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
Well, we had a bunch of primaries and caucuses on the Democratic side. Bernie Sanders won the Nebraska and Kansas caucuses. That… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
[Mike] Bloomberg aides says he's more likely to run if it's [Donald]Trump or [Ted] Cruz versus Sanders, then there would, presumably, be… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
In 2012, Hispanics were 10 percent of the electorate, underperforming their share of the voting-age population. Mitt Romney got 21 percent of… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
[Donald] Trump has said he will accept the results of the election - if he wins. And he has said the only… — 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
If they can get 15 or higher, it will be a very bad night for House Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan twisted himself… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
The aftermath of this extraordinary election [2016] could be just as surprising as the race itself. — 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
Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is a candidate who divided his own party more deeply than any presidential candidate has before. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Does Donald Trump accept the results and concede graciously, pursue legal action, or tell his followers to take to the streets? — 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
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 drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz]. — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has had a small but persistent lead since June - anywhere from 2 to 5 points. The stock markets and… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Republican voters are coalescing behind [Donald] Trump, but many Republican elected officials still say they can't support 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
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
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
For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race]. — 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
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
This year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits. — Mara Liasson Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
What does [Hillary] Clinton do if she loses? Concede? Blame the Russians? Or the FBI? — Mara Liasson Copy Share
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
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
People like Ted Cruz, who has tried to position himself as the best second choice for [Donald] Trump supporters, wouldn't condemn him. — Mara Liasson Copy Share
Republican candidates have won whites with college degrees in every presidential election since polling began. — Mara Liasson Copy Share
![“As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/mara-liasson-8465_democracy_as-one-person-said-to-me-republicans-kno_3224618.jpg)
![“[Hillary] Clinton has also struggled with key groups of voters.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/mara-liasson-8465_clinton_hillary-clinton-has-also-struggled-with_738786.jpg)
![“What if he says [Donald Trump] plans to run again in 2020?” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/mara-liasson-8465_ifs_what-if-he-says-donald-trump-plans-to-ru_2162008.jpg)
![“The enthusiasm for [Donald] Trump had gone up. The net result was it made people more supportive of him.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/mara-liasson-8465_donald-trump_the-enthusiasm-for-donald-trump-had-gone_2966161.jpg)
![“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/i/785/mara-liasson-8465_cruz_republicans-think-that-ted-cruz-would-be_1805803.jpg)
![“Even if [Donald] Trump concedes, some of his supporters have promised to take up arms against [Hillary] Clinton.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/mara-liasson-8465_arms_even-if-donald-trump-concedes-some-of-hi_822367.jpg)
![“[Donald] Trump's path to victory depends on getting historic levels of support from white voters, and particularly large numbers of white, non-college-educated voters.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/mara-liasson-8465_college_donald-trump-s-path-to-victory-depends-o_3148307.jpg)
![“If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign in an unprecedented way.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34d/mara-liasson-8465_blame_if-donald-trump-wins-narrowly-democrats_3121333.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/i/092/mara-liasson-8465_cruz_the-gop-establishment-in-particular-is-f_2610423.jpg)
![“[Mike] Bloomberg aides says he's more likely to run if it's [Donald]Trump or [Ted] Cruz versus Sanders, then there would, presumably, be space in the middle for him. But he's less likely to go if Hillary Clinton is the nominee.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/mara-liasson-8465_clinton_mike-bloomberg-aides-says-he-s-more-like_750210.jpg)
![“In 2012, Hispanics were 10 percent of the electorate, underperforming their share of the voting-age population. Mitt Romney got 21 percent of their vote, and [Donald] Trump has been polling much lower than that.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/mara-liasson-8465_age_in-2012-hispanics-were-10-percent-of-the_2099584.jpg)
![“[Donald] Trump has said he will accept the results of the election - if he wins. And he has said the only way he can lose the election is if it's stolen from him. Weeks before any votes were cast, he was predicting widespread voter fraud. So if he loses, what does he do?” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/mara-liasson-8465_accepting_donald-trump-has-said-he-will-accept-the_2472259.jpg)
![“The aftermath of this extraordinary election [2016] could be just as surprising as the race itself.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/166/mara-liasson-8465_aftermath_the-aftermath-of-this-extraordinary-elec_1517519.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/i/136/mara-liasson-8465_clinton_this-year-2016-however-polls-show-hillar_82944.jpg)
![“If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/mara-liasson-8465_assessment_if-donald-trump-drags-down-a-bunch-of-se_2368761.jpg)
![“Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz].” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/mara-liasson-8465_cruz_republicans-like-trent-lott-saying-donal_2458813.jpg)
![“Republican voters are coalescing behind [Donald] Trump, but many Republican elected officials still say they can't support him.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/mara-liasson-8465_behinds_republican-voters-are-coalescing-behind_3227461.jpg)
![“If Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania wins, for instance, it will tell Republicans that their own brand hasn't been hurt too badly by [Donald] Trump's negatives.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1c/mara-liasson-8465_been-hurt_if-pat-toomey-of-pennsylvania-wins-for-i_1798558.jpg)
![“For Democrats, anything less than 15 net pickups will be a disappointing outcome [in presidency race].” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e13/mara-liasson-8465_democracy_for-democrats-anything-less-than-15-net_3157253.jpg)