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Rick Santorum

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Rick Santorum is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his conservative positions on social issues, including opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. During his tenure, Santorum was involved in various legislative efforts, including those related to healthcare and education reform. He gained national prominence during his 2012 presidential campaign, where he focused on issues such as economic growth and family values.

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Nov 26, 2018

It's absurd. At the worst-case scenario they say, it's a 10 percent reduction in economic -- you can't even tell us what the GDP is going to be next year.

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Nov 26, 2018

the side show that goes on every day in the White House has a corrosive effect on our ability to win races.

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Nov 26, 2018

I can't imagine my campaign manager meeting with him or being in Ecuador. But no, look, I wouldn't have anybody meet with Julian Assange, only because of the harm that he's done to the United States over the years and leaking classified…

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Nov 14, 2018

You can't put the Mueller probe back in a rewind. I mean, it's there, it's probably close to the conclusion. They're going to be issuing a report. You just can't shut it down at this point.

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Nov 14, 2018

The president wants a lap dog, and that is contrary to what we get at the Department of Justice.

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Nov 14, 2018

Trump's idea of what -- I agree with Kirsten that he picked Whitaker because he wanted someone who was going to be tough on the probe.

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Nov 14, 2018

It would be malpractice on the part of his lawyers to allow that to happen.

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Nov 4, 2018

People listen to what's going on in their life. They vote about what's going on with them and their families and their pocketbook and their job.

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Nov 4, 2018

We have a huge population who have been incarcerated. Huge. I mean, much bigger than in the history of this country.

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Nov 4, 2018

Just remember the reason Donald Trump likes to watch CNN is because you talk about him all the time.

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Nov 4, 2018

What is the best thing that could happen to Donald Trump tomorrow night? That he loses the House of Representatives and he will have someone to beat up on for two years and blame for every problem he has.

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Nov 4, 2018

He needs to pick up seats in the Senate. For a variety of reasons. He wants to confirm his judges. He wants to be able to have a block about any bad things the House is going to do. And I think that is happening.

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Nov 4, 2018

I don't think it's that important. I mean, I don't think things are going to change that much in Washington. In fact, I see -- David and I were talking about this offstage. I actually think that the way it's stacking up right now just is a…

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Nov 3, 2018

He won. Everybody talks about his base. He won, OK. Let's get over the fact that he won.

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Nov 3, 2018

The realignment has take place because of Donald Trump. And that's the -- I think that's the bigger realignment.

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Nov 3, 2018

Governor Ducey is a rock star. He's running a very strong campaign.

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Nov 3, 2018

If he's right, if he's right, we could see 55 Republican senators.

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Nov 3, 2018

If the campaign is going to make that claim, they're going to have to come up with some evidence to show between now and about sometime tomorrow.

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Oct 30, 2018

Well, look, you have a large group of people heading to the border and the president has an obligation to make sure that the border is secure.

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Oct 30, 2018

If there is controversy, you shouldn't use executive orders. That's why I opposed DACA and I would not support the President's attempt to change this using an executive order.

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Oct 30, 2018

I view -- if someone tried to come into the country illegally, I don't know if I'd use the term invasion, but it's certainly people who have -- at least some of them have been very clear, they're going to do what they can to get over this…

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Oct 16, 2018

The truth is going to come out about what happened here and, you know, there's going to be consequences probably looking like it's going to be MBS is the one that's going to be holding the bag.

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Oct 16, 2018

I mean, you know, MBS is a controversial leader. It has, you know, a lot of enemies, not just in Turkey, but in Saudi Arabia.

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