Candidates Quote by Noam Chomsky

Jeb Bush was supposed to be the establishment candidate, but he didn't catch on. And the extraordinary thing about this Republican primary is that…

— Mara Liasson

Every time a candidate came up from the base, that is with popular support, the Republican establishment went into high gear to destroy them…

— Noam Chomsky

The Republican establishment who did not want Trump to win - either the primary, in some cases the general - they were unable to…

— Daniel Pfeiffer

There were a lot of Romneys. There was the Romney who was ; going to be better on gay rights than Ted Kennedy; now…

— Barney Frank

The reality is that the Republicans twice had Mitt Romney as a potential nominee. They chose him in 2008 - 2012. In 2008 and…

— Mark Shields

There were a lot of Romneys. There's the Romney who was going to be better on gay rights than Ted Kennedy; now there's a…

— Barney Frank

Remember, many Republicans didn't vote for Mitt Romney. He didn't inspire people.

— Donald Trump

Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president…

— Anonymous

I recognize primaries are difficult things. We had a field of outstanding candidates. And primaries get a little bit rough. And it takes some…

— Mike Pence

“Mitt Romney’s loss in 2012 could easily have been avoided by nominating a candidate that conjured up a compelling vision of America, rather than…

— Milo Yiannopoulos

The most disappointing thing this week is that Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, because he was the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. Because…

— Stephanie Cutter

As the Republican nominee, it was Romney's job to find a way to speak to some of those groups of voters and offer practical…

— John Podhoretz