Susan Estrich
Susan Estrich
Susan Estrichis an American lawyer, professor, author, political operative, political commentator, and self-described feminist advocate...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth16 December 1952
CountryUnited States of America
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Al Gore didn't need to distance himself from Bill Clinton when he ran for president in 2000 because, when he ran, the country was in very good shape: strong economically and not at war. He did it anyway, and it was, in many people's estimate, mine included, one of the reasons he lost.
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In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I've learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility.
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If you want to put women in the White House, people have to start changing their view of what the president looks like, ... We've had one after another handsome, white, male chief executives.
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I imagine quite a few people in the White House Project are willing to be stalking horses for Condi as well,
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It used to be that you could have fun with interviews with the foreign press, knowing that nothing you said would make it back to any voters until long after the election was over, if ever.
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The idea that somehow you're going to tax the 'rich' enough to pay for quality health care for every American who doesn't have it, can't afford it or stands to lose it, not to mention for all of the undocumented aliens who receive it for free now and presumably will continue to in Obama health land, is almost laughable.
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The politics of crime is not about a party's record or a candidates proposals, but about perceived character and values.
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Even the most powerful women I know go out of their way to say that they're not really interested in power. Imagine a man saying that.
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Loyalty isn't standing by someone when he's right - that's good judgment. Loyalty is standing by someone when he's wrong.
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So many of us had hoped that the civil system might be an alternative for some women, where the burdens were a little bit less, and cases might be easier to prove.
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People don't vote for vice president, they vote for president.
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I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches.
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Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience.
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I'm always suspicious of really beautiful women telling us we shouldn't be worried about beauty.