The prisoner never loves his warden, even if he obeys the rules from time to time. — Rick Wilson He Copy Share Image
Barack Obama basically ran as a liberal suburban Republican. — Rick Wilson Barack obama Copy Share Image
Every re-election campaign is a referendum on the incumbent. Every. Single. One. — Rick Wilson Campaign Copy Share Image
I'm of the philosophy that you wage a campaign of full engagement and you use every tool in the toolbox. — Rick Wilson Campaign Copy Share Image
Trump-era name-calling is just as tiresome and juvenile as it is nonsensical. — Rick Wilson Just Copy Share Image
Trump sees himself as the center of the media universe, the sun to which all eyes turn. — Rick Wilson Eyes Copy Share Image
Trump will never, ever do the right or decent thing, and his consultants certainly won't. He will make outrageous, unsupported claims. — Rick Wilson He Copy Share Image
Be it China, the World Health Organization, the Bavarian Illuminati, or lizard shapeshifters, it's never Trump's responsibility. It's never Trump's fault. — Rick Wilson Fault Copy Share Image
I've knocked out any number of Democrats using ads associating them with the brand toxicity of Reid, Pelosi, and Obama, and before… — Rick Wilson Before Copy Share Image
Even as an empiricist, I have to say that I believe in luck. I've seen it too many times in politics to… — Rick Wilson Believe Copy Share Image
Donald Trump, like many cult leaders, understands the power his words will have over the minds and actions of his followers... but… — Rick Wilson Cult Copy Share Image
When authority is total, so too is the madness of the man who declares it, and the potential for abuse of power. — Rick Wilson Abuse Copy Share Image
I believed that the donor class would cringe at the vast threat Donald Trump poses to the entire Republican Party, its brand,… — Rick Wilson Class Copy Share Image
Like all alchemists, Trump seeks to convert dross into gold, to toss a broth of his incompetence, denial, delay, deception, and failure… — Rick Wilson Deception Copy Share Image
Trump's inability to relate actions to consequences, his profound intellectual ambivalence about history, strategy and facts, in addition to his notoriously delicate… — Rick Wilson Consequences Copy Share Image
When the 2010 election swept Republicans into office in a massive tidal wave, they were part of a philosophical and ideological change.… — Rick Wilson Change Copy Share Image
As consequential and as deadly as the coronavirus pandemic has been, and will continue to be, the Trump media machine can't stop… — Rick Wilson Continue Copy Share Image
There's a reason most Republicans and a vast majority of voters loathe Donald Trump: his vulgarity, his blistering ignorance, his constant dishonesty,… — Rick Wilson Donald trump Copy Share Image
It's become a cliche to stare in mute horror at Donald Trump's endless stream of Twitter vomit, wondering what chthonic god finds… — Rick Wilson Evil Copy Share Image
With every product, the delta between the brand and the reality determines its power over the minds of consumers, and with Trump,… — Rick Wilson Best Copy Share Image
Every man who has sat in the Oval Office has felt the short, sharp shock when an ordinary day in the highest… — Rick Wilson Choices Copy Share Image
It's not a secret that Ted Cruz isn't my first choice for the Republican nomination for president. His smug Poindexter affect, his… — Rick Wilson Choice Copy Share Image
As Trump's mistakes pile up, Congress will be left on cleanup detail. — Rick Wilson Cleanup Copy Share Image
What really hits Trump is when you prove to people that Trump isn't for you - that Trump is about Trump. — Rick Wilson About Copy Share Image
Trump fans convinced of his strategic genius are welcome to their view, but they're wrong. — Rick Wilson Fans Copy Share Image
If Trump claimed something was the most luxurious, it was likely a dank, low-end casino in Atlantic City. — Rick Wilson Atlantic city Copy Share Image
The first two weeks of Donald Trump's Presidency made it clear: Trump's Gonna Trump. No newfound dignity for him. — Rick Wilson Clear Copy Share Image
I'm going to keep correcting people, sometimes harshly, on the disparity between conservativism and Trumpism. — Rick Wilson Correcting Copy Share Image
Richard Nixon is typically considered the modern exemplar of a dark and vindictive president. President Trump would be Nixon minus the keen… — Rick Wilson Dark Copy Share Image
Trump would have us revise and edit our historical memory of 9/11, turning it from a unifying narrative of heroism, tragedy, and… — Rick Wilson Heroism Copy Share Image
Con artists specialize in finding what people need, and Trump knows the media craves variety, scandal, secrets, and he-said-she-said stories, even of… — Rick Wilson Art Copy Share Image
All my life, the Republican Party has been my political home. Helping it succeed has been my work for decades. It was… — Rick Wilson Family Copy Share Image
All the fantasies of Trump-Bannon nationalism require a vastly expanded state, with greater powers over the economy and society. — Rick Wilson Economy Copy Share Image
Stay away from national polls. They are always an illusion. They will always trick you into stupid political behavior. — Rick Wilson Always Copy Share Image
No bully - and Trump is the apotheosis of every bully, ever - is ever satisfied with just one day's worth of… — Rick Wilson Bully Copy Share Image
The purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter. The mission of deterrence to make all parties in possession of nuclear weapons never,… — Rick Wilson Deterrence Copy Share Image
A large plurality of the Trump electorate believed the definition of 'conservative' was simply 'Not Hillary.' — Rick Wilson Believed Copy Share Image
America once used the words 'treason' and 'traitors' only in cases of actual betrayal of our nation's most vital secrets or interests. — Rick Wilson America Copy Share Image
