#republicans

Republicans believe largely in the market working, Democrats believe stereotypically that you've got to give people something. So why not give people a chance to let the market work for them. ↗

— Harold Ford

#chance #democrats #give #got #largely

At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#both #community #deficit #his #honors

Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it's surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more, well, positive. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#candidates #consultants #dark #democrats #hear

Republicans would have preferred the court overturn the health care bill, an act that would have underscored Obama's biggest liability - the perception among voters, including those who like and trust him, that he has been ineffective. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#among #been #biggest #bill #care

The Democrats and Republicans are the same guy admiring themself in the mirror. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

#democrats #guy #mirror #republicans #same

Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox. ↗

— David Frum

#fox #now #originally #republicans #thought

Republicans say they want citizenship to truly mean something. Let's be equal-opportunity about it and test everyone, including those very Republicans and others whose forbears came here generations ago. ↗

— Eric Liu

#ago #came #citizenship #everyone #generations

Republicans use think tanks to come up with a lot of their messages. The think tanks are the single worst, most undisciplined example of communication I've ever seen. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#communication #ever #example #i #lot

The fundamental problem for Republicans when it comes to the environment is that whatever you say is viewed through the prism of suspicion. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#environment #fundamental #fundamental problem #prism #problem

When I started in this business, everybody said the Democrats were the better communicators because they sounded like social workers, and Republicans were awful because they sounded like morticians. In some cases. they actually dressed like morticians. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#awful #because #better #business #cases