I do think what the Tea Party also had was Obamacare and the unpopularity of that, at least at the time. And so whether there is something that is equally unpopular and equally galvanizing that is almost self-destructive from the administration, that's another factor that we will wait and see.
Mark ShieldsI believe devoutly that the national election is the closest thing we have to a civic sacrament of democracy. And I really do think that heed must be paid, and when people make a decision, those who are on the other side, including me, accept it, for that reason.
Mark ShieldsNow the Republicans have a very low-scale, by economic standards, base. Donald Trump has.
Mark ShieldsThe problem is that what Donald Trump said, if you take it literally now, is cause for anxiety and nervousness.
Mark Shields