If that's your definition of the Clinton faction, then I think that that seems to be in ascendancy. That might include a guy like John Edwards, who's just starting this new center in Chapel Hill to deal with issues of poverty and work. John Podesta ascendancycenterchapel share on social
So I think in those circumstances, there's some potential that you could see a big pendulum swing like 1994, which people you thought weren't vulnerable all of the sudden get in trouble. John Podesta bigcircumstancependulum Change image and share on social
I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and he rendered his judgment, wise or unwise, on the merits. John Podesta argumentclintonconsider Change image and share on social
If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something of a lock on the House until a redistricting occurs after 2010, particularly as a result of what DeLay did in Texas. John Podesta analystdelayhouse share on social
I think if you look at yesterday's New York Times poll, particularly when you judge Democrats in Congress versus the Republicans in Congress, people put a little more faith, or even a little more than a little more faith in the Democrats in Congress. John Podesta congressdemocratfaith share on social
There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton. John Podesta baseclintongravitate Change image and share on social
Ultimately I think what people care about, particularly on an issue like Social Security, is not really what's right and what's left but what's right and what's wrong. John Podesta careissueleave Change image and share on social
Realistically, I think we are not prepared to go home until we do get more teachers and lower class sizes. John Podesta classhomelow Change image and share on social
First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician. John Podesta foremostguyhalf Change image and share on social
In fact, I think that Governor Clinton, when he was running, and President Clinton, when he was serving, actually governed with a wide range of advisors and a perspective that blended the best of ideas from the center and the left. John Podesta advisorblendcenter share on social
