Quote

If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.

Mara Liasson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mara Liasson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 13
Journalist
New York City
New York
Much
Posts
Republicans
Senate
Drags
Bunch
Gop
Donald
Assessment
Election
Pessimistic
Republican
Drag
Trump
Post

More quotes by Mara Liasson

Image
The Democrats pulled out one of their most powerful surrogates - and no, it wasn't President [Barack] Obama. Beyoncé showed up at a GOTV rally in Cleveland, joining her husband, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton.
Mara Liasson
Image
[Donald Trump ] would make history in so many ways because he is a candidate who eschewed the traditional arts of political campaigns, including field organization, traditional advertising, debate preparation and policy knowledge.
Mara Liasson
Image
People like Ted Cruz, who has tried to position himself as the best second choice for [Donald] Trump supporters, wouldn't condemn him.
Mara Liasson
Image
What if he says [Donald Trump] plans to run again in 2020?
Mara Liasson
Image
For a long time, many Republicans thought if they just took two aspirin and laid down, [Donald] Trump would go away.
Mara Liasson
Image
Until he announced his immigration policy last week, Obama had the support of most Hispanic voters - but not the enthusiasm they had shown for him in 2008. That may be changing in part because of the decision not to deport young immigrants whose undocumented parents brought them here as children.
Mara Liasson
Image
No one is predicting that the Democrats will get the 30 pickups they need to take back the House majority.
Mara Liasson
Image
Republicans like Trent Lott, saying [Donald] Trump would be more flexible [then Ted Cruz].
Mara Liasson
Image
Donald Trump has said he wants to keep Medicare and Social Security the way they are. Congressman Price along with most Republicans are on record supporting voucherizing Medicare. So there are going to be some conflicts to resolve there.
Mara Liasson
Image
White voters were 72 percent of the electorate in 2012, and their share of the population has shrunk a couple points since then. [Donald] Trump has had trouble winning certain segments of the white vote, such as suburban women and college-educated voters.
Mara Liasson
Image
A big win for [Hillary] Clinton would allow her to claim that the country rejected Trumpism, while a narrow win leaves her limping into office with the highest unfavorable ratings for any new president.
Mara Liasson
Image
Donald Trump is a candidate who divided his own party more deeply than any presidential candidate has before.
Mara Liasson
Image
The winner's margin of victory also matters. If it's a squeaker, that will make the lessons learned for both parties much murkier.
Mara Liasson
Image
The [Hillary] Clinton campaign's recent travel schedule shows how seriously it takes this problem. She and her surrogates have held rallies in cities like Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland, trying to boost turnout among African-Americans.
Mara Liasson
Image
Ted Cruz is a small-government conservative.
Mara Liasson
Image
African-American voters are not nearly as enthusiastic about [Hillary] Clinton as they were about [Barack] Obama.
Mara Liasson
Image
There was another Cleveland rally [of Hillary Clinton] - this one with LeBron James.
Mara Liasson
Image
Yes, the presidential race is very close, and some public polls show it getting closer as we go into the final hours, but in one sense it's actually been stable for months.
Mara Liasson
Image
If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign in an unprecedented way.
Mara Liasson
Image
Even if [Donald] Trump concedes, some of his supporters have promised to take up arms against [Hillary] Clinton.
Mara Liasson