Christopher Michael Cillizza Quotes

Prominent Democratic strategists are growing increasingly nervous that the national political environment is not only bad for their side but moving in the wrong direction in the final days before the election, a trend that not only could cost their party control of the Senate but also result in double-digit House losses.

Of course, with the last ads shipped and the last polls conducted, there'€™s not much to do but try to read the tea leaves. And from what Democrats are seeing, it doesn't look good. At all.

Talking about and analyzing sports isn't the same as playing sports.

Sitting presidents are very tough to beat.

I think Twitter is becoming remarkably intolerant and heavily liberal. As in, anything that is perceived as being "pro Trump" is scolded and mocked.

You have every right to have your views. But don't let those views get in the way of indisputable facts!

Donald Trump has been rewriting the rules since he got into politics.

I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.

If elected, Hillary Clinton will be the least popular president to be elected in modern history. So there's going to be very little incentive on the part of Republicans to work with her.

A lack of transparency that fuels the idea that she is either hiding something or simply not someone to be trusted.

Chaka Fattah already lost the seat in a Democratic primary. So, he's on his way out. And he formally resigned this week.

If you have ever sat in a focus group in a swing state, you are 100% certain that most soft partisans make up their minds on who to vote for based on things that are totally outside of an understanding of issues.

[Donald] Trump won fair and square! He got 13.3 million votes. He won all over the country. He won when the race was crowded and when it was a one on one against Ted Cruz. There's just no reasonable way to keep Trump from the nomination while insisting that the will of the Republican voter is being respected.

There are no more slow weeks. I realized this about 3 years ago. Downtime in politics isn't a thing.

[Paul] Ryan won kudos both within his membership and the party base for not giving in.

Veep is the best and most realistic political TV show out there.

I am not convinced that means [Donald] Trump is a lock to be the next president but it does suggest that what he has tapped into is both lasting and powerful.

Brexit suggests that there IS some level of non-vocal group who supports positions like those espoused by [Donald]Trump that polls are missing.

Every member of Congress and every Senator kind of runs their own race with their own message because they don't want to necessarily have dictated from the White House what that message should be.

Don't rely on the president to win you the race. You can have the president help you. Use the popularity that he has. That may get you an ear into some of these voters, but he isn't going to close the deal.

Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are the best. You won't have me ever say a bad word about them.

Valentine's Day gifts like teddy bears, chocolate and perfume are SO lame. How about be thoughtful and original?

Brain surgery is not like politics and vice versa.

There's a suspicion always about politicians. The suspicion level is really elevated and it just feels like people do not trust their institutions.

I was 12 minutes late. Let's not make a federal case out of it.