Contrast Quote by Marc Cooper

The lesson of the Clinton years and of Obama's win of both the nomination and the general election in 2008 is that Democrats need…

— Jon Meacham

I could have beat Obama.

— John Catsimatidis

Compared to the '88 GOP race, the Democratic fight to succeed Clinton was orderly and drama-free. In the formative days of the campaign, Vice…

— Steve Kornacki

I think the whole dynamic is different. Whereas in [Barack] Obama's case, even though there was no incumbent, he was able to run against…

— William Kristol

Nobody was going to beat Barack Obama in 2008. That's a fact. It was his moment. It wasn't that John McCain ran a bad…

— Martha MacCallum

It's interesting how Obama's adorers in the press keep comparing him to Lincoln and Reagan. Apparently they can't think of a Democrat president worthy…

— Ann Coulter

“The Democrats, fearful of his grassroots campaign, blamed him for the election of George W. Bush, an absurdity that found fertile ground among those…

— Chris Hedges

There are smart people on our side of the aisle who have known as early as I did who Obama was and should have…

— Rush Limbaugh

I could have possibly beaten Senator McCain in the primary. Then I could have been the candidate who lost to Barack Obama.

— Mitt Romney

Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And…

— Jon Meacham

[Barack] Obama was reaching a point [with Syria bombing] where he might not have been able to carry it off.He was losing support internally,…

— Noam Chomsky

We're not questioning the legitimacy of the outcome of the election. You didn't have Republicans questioning whether or not [Barack] Obama legitimately beat John…

— John Lewis