Mara Liasson

If Donald Trump wins, it will be a seismic event.

— Mara Liasson

There was another Cleveland rally [of Hillary Clinton] - this one with LeBron James.

— Mara Liasson

As one person said to me , Republicans know [Donald] Trump is a stain on their party.

— Mara Liasson

Obama's even keel sometimes comes across as aloof or even cold.

— Mara Liasson

[Hillary] Clinton has also struggled with key groups of voters.

— Mara Liasson

What if he says [Donald Trump] plans to run again in 2020?

— Mara Liasson

The Republican Party, right now, is a conservative populist party.

— Mara Liasson

What does [Hillary] Clinton do if she loses? Concede? Blame the Russians? Or the FBI?

— Mara Liasson

The winner's margin of victory also matters. If it's a squeaker, that will make the lessons learned for both parties much murkier.

— Mara Liasson

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

The enthusiasm for [Donald] Trump had gone up. The net result was it made people more supportive of him.

— Mara Liasson

Yes, the presidential race is very close, and some public polls show it getting closer as we go into the final hours,…

— Mara Liasson

Even if [Donald] Trump concedes, some of his supporters have promised to take up arms against [Hillary] Clinton.

— Mara Liasson

The establishment is divorcing itself from its base - from voters who are choosing a candidate who says he stands for things…

— Mara Liasson

[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

After months and months at the top of the polls, there is a real possibility that Donald Trump could be the nominee.

— Mara Liasson

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

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

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

[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

Well, we had a bunch of primaries and caucuses on the Democratic side. Bernie Sanders won the Nebraska and Kansas caucuses. That…

— Mara Liasson

The [Hillary] Clinton campaign's recent travel schedule shows how seriously it takes this problem. She and her surrogates have held rallies in…

— Mara Liasson

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

Until he announced his immigration policy last week, Obama had the support of most Hispanic voters - but not the enthusiasm they…

— Mara Liasson

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

If they can get 15 or higher, it will be a very bad night for House Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan twisted himself…

— Mara Liasson

Ted Cruz is a small-government conservative.

— Mara Liasson

No one is predicting that the Democrats will get the 30 pickups they need to take back the House majority.

— Mara Liasson

If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign…

— Mara Liasson

The aftermath of this extraordinary election [2016] could be just as surprising as the race itself.

— Mara Liasson

This year [2016], however, polls show [Hillary] Clinton winning white college-educated voters by double digits.

— Mara Liasson

Donald Trump is a candidate who divided his own party more deeply than any presidential candidate has before.

— Mara Liasson

In 2012, African-Americans were 13 percent of the electorate, and 93 percent of them voted for [Barack] Obama.

— Mara Liasson

Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away…

— Mara Liasson

Does Donald Trump accept the results and concede graciously, pursue legal action, or tell his followers to take to the streets?

— Mara Liasson

The lesson is that voters in both parties are in a very anti-establishment, populist mood. Hillary Clinton is the establishment candidate.

— Mara Liasson

Donald Trump's staffing up a pretty traditional, very conservative Republican government, not a populist outsider government, at least not yet.

— Mara Liasson

Hillary Clinton has had a small but persistent lead since June - anywhere from 2 to 5 points. The stock markets and…

— Mara Liasson

Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz].

— Mara Liasson

If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.

— Mara Liasson