For those of us who have been disgruntled conservatives, who have watched the last successive tsunami at midterms and such, where Republicans were given majorities in both chambers and did little with it, this [Donald Trump win] was no surprise to us.
Mary MatalinIf youโre looking for hope and change, youโll find a lot of both in the direction of Rome. Itโs the best kind of hope because it offers forever and the best kind of change because it happens in your own life.
Mary MatalinIn the sense of media saying this about themselves, I drive to my kids' school in upstate New York through rural Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York; [Donald] Trump signs everywhere.
Mary MatalinThe first thing [Donald Trump] is going to do is roll back the fiat executive orders that were unconstitutional.
Mary MatalinConservatism vests in and depends on the widespread, informed understanding of human nature, self-governance and the First Principle of Progress: free people interacting in free markets produce the greatest good for the greatest number always, but only, when tethered to virtue and morality.
Mary MatalinThe problem with Keith Ellison's message and what you all are saying - and I - and I respect what you're saying because we have been there - is - and another irony of this campaign - is that Barack Obama always won astronomically on his own, but he has completely devastated the party. He's lost the Senate, the House, 30 governorships, over 900 legislatures.
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