Barrel Quote by John McDonnell

Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.

— John George Nicolay

A primary campaign can get very intense and times nasty. But it`s never going to be quite as vicious as between-parties rivalry.

— Ruth Marcus

I know politics is emotionally brutal; I've already had experience with the reality of smear campaigns, so I understand there will not be a…

— Marianne Williamson

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes.

— John Podhoretz

If bitter party name-calling turns people off then smear politics just destroys all credibility in the aims of politicians, the role of political parties…

— John McDonnell

Too much of politics is about performance and pitting people against each other.

— Jake Auchincloss

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests.

— Sarah Palin

If you take the conflicts we are used to dealing with, race over the years in America, and you combine that with the desire…

— Gwen Ifill

Almost all political campaigns involve falsity and playacting.

— Rich Lowry

Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty of room…

— Ellen Goodman

“Political parties were new and still slightly suspect, and some people disliked their constant conflict. One of the Auburn papers lamented, after the close…

— Walter Stahr

Politics is a contact sport, and certainly heads butt from time to time.

— Nicole Malliotakis