“The failure of the GOP establishment to back a single Trump alternativ...” — Harry Enten Quote

“The failure of the GOP establishment to back a single Trump alternative in 2016 was part of the reason he was able to win the nomination. Elected Republican officials were split on whom they wanted to be the nominee, and Trump was able to take advantage of this divided field.”

“The importance of endorsements should not be understated. The party apparatus uniting behind one candidate can often be key in turning a race around.”

“There is no real correlation between how late or how early a field forms and the eventual nominee's success in the general election. Democrats, for example, won the presidency in both 1992 and 2008, even with a much later start in 1992.”

“We cannot continue to close our eyes to the fact that we have to truly embrace green jobs, new technologies and alternative sources of energy.”

“There is a profiteer when it comes to oil. 36 to 63 cents per gallon is swept off the top. And who profits from that? The government profits from it. And what does the government do with much of that money? It puts it into so-called 'alternative energy,' with so-called phony 'green jobs' that we're yet to see being produced.”

“The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade.”