The Republicans are looking at a country that is going to be a majority minority country in just over a generation. And they are an increasingly white party.
Mark ShieldsThe Democratic Party is a coalition. Its strength and its weakness is, it's a coalition of interest groups, caucuses. It's a lot less homogeneous than the Republican Party, where people tend to believe the same things and oftentimes look alike.
Mark ShieldsWhen the party holds the White House, all the political decisions are made in the White House. And being a party chair, you're just an artifact.
Mark Shields