Democracy Quote by Ian Haney López

The 1994 midterms had been a shocking rout for the GOP, which picked up 54 seats in the House and eight in the Senate.…

— Steve Kornacki

Republicans controlled the federal government for decades after the Civil War, and their policies funneled wealth upward -- with dire consequences. In 1893, the…

— Heather Cox Richardson

Republicans who controlled the government in the 1920s insisted that national prosperity depended on government protection of the rich, who they believed would plow…

— Heather Cox Richardson

When the Republicans controlled the House from 1994 -2006, Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Henry Waxman Charlie Rangel, John Conyers and Rahm Emanuel…

— Ed Rollins

There are very few situations where Republicans cheat. They don't control the inner cities the way Democrats do. Maybe if Republicans controlled the inner…

— Rudy Giuliani

Democrats are not a national party. They have lost governorships, state legislatures, mayoralties. They have lost 1,500 seats since elections, 2010, '12, '14, it's…

— Rush Limbaugh

...Only physicians are likely to be regarded as competent to judge the qualifications of potential physicians, so licensing boards in the various states...are typically…

— Milton Friedman

The excuse of divided government is over: they have the House and the Senate as well; they have the state legislatures; they have a…

— Kellyanne Conway

I think our message,the Clinton campaign was very strong. Remember, this is their fourth campaign in South Carolina. Two for Bill Clinton. Two for…

— Bernie Sanders

Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual…

— Bob Barr

I am unable to conceive that the state legislatures which must feel so many motives to watch, and which possess so many means of…

— James Madison

What I write about is how much influence it's had in things like state legislatures and governorships and congressional races. The other thing that's…

— Jane Mayer

If Jehovah cannot support his religion without going into partnership with a State Legislature, I think he ought to give it up.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Democrats, folks, only have five states where they have the governorship and the state legislature.

— Rush Limbaugh

The late proceedings of those daring invaders to establish a national religion have opened the eyes of all lovers of liberty and religion... I…

— Anne Royall