Able Quote by Barack Obama

There was a Republican majority of the Senate, and it tempered the nature of the nominations being made.

— Spencer Abraham

That could be the issue that the party - that the party faces as we get ready to potentially nominate someone who's utterly unelectable…

— Steve Schmidt

A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.

— Adam Cohen

Few losing V.P. candidates in the modern era have walked away with their reputations and future political prospects significantly enhanced, and some have even…

— Steve Kornacki

Politicians - in both political parties - spend too much money. And they forget to focus on what matters most: fixing the economic mess…

— Brad Wenstrup

This country is facing an economy that has been radically transformed.And these changes have been disruptive. They have changed people's lives. The jobs that…

— Marco Rubio

If you look at why do we end up with the nominees that we get often? It's because you have only a very small…

— Frank Bruni

Over the years, I have seen too many politicians ruin their careers because they could not accept defeat graciously.

— Jean Chretien

Making it harder for the most vulnerable voters to participate in the political process inevitably leads to policies and policymakers that do not represent…

— Nina Turner

For years, Republicans have effectively outsourced their thought leadership to the loudmouths at the end of the bar. But perhaps the most extreme example…

— Charlie Sykes

Prominent Democratic strategists are growing increasingly nervous that the national political environment is not only bad for their side but moving in the wrong…

— Christopher Michael Cillizza