In 2012, Hispanics were 10 percent of the electorate, underperforming their share of the voting-age population. Mitt Romney got 21 percent of their vote, and [Donald] Trump has been polling much lower than that.

For a long time, many Republicans thought if they just took two aspirin and laid down, [Donald] Trump would go away.

The enthusiasm for [Donald] Trump had gone up. The net result was it made people more supportive of him.

Hillary Clinton has had a small but persistent lead since June - anywhere from 2 to 5 points. The stock markets and the election betting pools are predicting a Clinton win.

As those states and others in the South and West become more diverse and educated, they will become harder for the Republican Party - in its current form - to win.

There was tremendous animus to President [Barack] Obama. Many of people said he was un-American, not a Christian and worse.

Many people feel he did cross a line in a way he hadn't even done before and also that Republicans had to speak out because they believe Trump poses a danger to the party.