Dick Morris
Dick Morris
Richard S. "Dick" Morrisis an American political author and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth28 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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Presidents generally do what they are good at in their first four years, then spend their second term responding to the agendas imposed upon them by events.
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The last man to try to run for president advocating a tax increase was Walter Mondale. He lost 49 states in 1984, and the "I'll raise your taxes" reputation haunted him all the way to Minnesota last year, where he lost his 50th state in the Senate election.
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The cost of campaigning has skyrocketed in recent years because of the falloff in TV viewership. With only one-third as many people watching TV as did 20 years ago, politicians have responded by buying three times as many ads, driving the cost of campaigning to levels which only favored candidates can afford.
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The Hispanic population grew by 4.7 percent last year, while blacks expanded by 1.5 percent and whites by a paltry 0.3 percent. Hispanics cast 6 percent of the vote in 1990 and 12 percent in 2000. If their numbers expand at the current pace, they will be up to 18 percent in 2010 and 24 percent in 2020. With one-third of Hispanics voting Republican, they are the jump ball in American politics. As this vote goes, so goes the future.
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In direct and indirect ways, ... Clinton sent messages to the Saudi monarchy: If you want to help me, you'll increase oil production and hold down prices.
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In an incredibly striking contrast, Bush voters are united on virtually all the questions that divide the Kerry vote. So, Bush can advance his agenda with impunity while taking aim at Kerry voters who are antagonized by their candidate whenever he has to choose a position. If Kerry can get people to listen and think, Bush is toast.
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Man, is that guy fortunate! Fortunate to be able to be president at a time when he CAN respond without violating his principles.
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There is literally no such thing as an idea that cannot be expressed well and articulately to today's voters in thirty seconds.
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More and more, the Democrats are not merely inconsistent, wrong and/or misguided - they are the worst of all possible things you can be in Washington: irrelevant.
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Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.
I love Karl Rove. He elected Bush.
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Washington is a mean town where human sacrifice has been raised to an art form.
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Anybody who thinks that getting a communication from a voter in your district is spam - that guy is pork. Roast pork unless he changes his point of view.
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Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it.