Action Quote by John Podhoretz

This has always been the way of presidential politics. The president rises above the fray while his surrogates go on the attack. They throw…

— John Podhoretz

Five years ago, when I was elected, I had the feeling that the president doesn't have much to do. I've realized, though, that this…

— Pratibha Patil

So it's a really sort of mixed issue but I think, no matter whether you're a Democrat or an independent or a Republican, the…

— Elissa Slotkin

Do things that incumbents can't or won't do because it's economically or technically infeasible.

— Aaron Levie

A president is supposed to calm the American people with sober decision-making in the national interest.

— Monica Crowley

Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.

— Christopher Michael Cillizza

Every president when he is elected has to live with the pluses and minuses his predecessor leaves, which includes benefits as well as burdens.

— Donald Rumsfeld

The president has to have the trust, earn the trust, maintain the trust of people in order to lead. And there's nothing that will…

— Mark Shields

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

— Harry S. Truman

A lot of effort and money are - rightly - expended keeping the president physically safe. But it's up to the president to maintain…

— Arianna Huffington

Beating an incumbent president isn't easy. The majority do win reelection when they run.

— Harry Enten

Presidents fall into second-term slumps for different reasons.

— Michael Beschloss