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I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden, the American people realize exactly what the Radical Left Democrats are doing here. Everyone can see it. So our Movement, and our Party – united and strong – will first defeat Alvin Bragg, and then we will defeat Joe Biden, and we are going to throw every last one of these Crooked Democrats out of office so we can MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They see what happened in San Francisco this week and know that the way they have been conducting business is no longer viable, they are grasping at straws, and this is the straw they have decided to grasp. They are painting all opposition as fascist and terrorizing. Americans over the course of the last two years have caught on like never before to this tactic. It is going to backfire in a big way. – Bethany Mandel	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Regardless of whether Alec is ever found liable in a trial, he is right to return to work and continue to earn a living, among other things, it's good therapy for him, and this was probably recommended by everyone from his attorneys to his therapists.I don't think this will backfire on him. – Howard Breuer	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
This entire Chantilly Virginia debacle showed one of the weaknesses of Democratic Party which is focusing on their Trump-hate, the same kind of vitriol that they’ve been attacking Rush with since the beginning of the program … They do n’t rely on facts, they just want to smear and discredit their political opponents rather than engage them and it is starting to backfire. – Merrick Garland	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
What we saw in Virginia and in New Jersey was that people's concerns about affordability and the workforce returning to where it was pre-pandemic, and anything that contributes to these employers' ability to earn a living, is going to backfire on these Democratic governors, right now, economic concerns reign supreme in voters' minds. – Jesse Hunt	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Apparently, there are no more victims' rights anywhere in New York City. If this keeps on going the way it’s going, eventually, this is all going to backfire, you cannot keep on disrespecting victims and their families because you think it’s going to be a better society or this utopian society. – Joseph Giacalone	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Eventually, it’s all going to backfire, it’s going to take its course, like everything else. The pendulum will swing back the other way, and they’ll stop electing people who are pretending to be a district attorney in name only. – Joseph Giacalone	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Politicians can seek retribution in terms of tax policy or regulations. It's a fine line these companies have to walk. This could backfire if they're too aggressive. – Greg Valliere	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Any country or any army, no matter how powerful they used to be, standing against the trend of the international community and acting perversely... will surely backfire. – Korean War.As	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The potential implementation of federal, heavy-handed quarantine can be problematic and can backfire. – James Hodge	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Nothing on this scale has ever been tried, there's very little evidence of its effectiveness. And I think there's good reason to think that it could backfire, from a public health, social, human rights perspective. – Lawrence Gostin	Found on CNN 4 years ago
He won't win, legally, and it could backfire politically, once the majority of senators have said they want to hear from Bolton, going to court is just going to rub senators the wrong way. – Michael Stern	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If the district council elections had been conducted in May, June, or July, I think the democrats would have had a landslide victory, after five months ... I'm worried that there will be some backfire from the moderate voters who want to restore order. – Ivan Choy	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
You saw bursts of flames, little flames shooting out from the engine, it almost looked like backfire flames from a motorcycle or car. – Andrew Ames	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The PBOC has not yet signaled its bottom line for the yuan, and given the United States is holding its presidential election next year, the situation is unlikely to deteriorate too much as that could trigger a backfire. – Ken Cheung	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
He did not do great but I'm expecting him to get better as the race goes on, i was good today, but on the Giro you have to be cautious because if you're not it can backfire. – Vincenzo Nibali	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Ronald Krotoszynski Jr. said. However, former communication strategist for Justice Neil Gorsuch Ron Bonjean warned that such a push by Democrats could backfire and rile up the conservative base for the midterms. I think that would just fire up the conservative base big time and... conservative voters would n’t like that and they ’d be pretty fired up going into the November elections, that’s for sure. – Justice Neil Gorsuch Ron Bonjean	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Cost cuts and other strategic initiatives are still ongoing and should be welcomed by investors, but strategies, such as taking the brand even more upmarket, have the potential to backfire and alienate traditional customers as we have seen with other brands in the industry. – Helal Miah	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
That’s the big debate, most people think that non-violence is the way to go and that violent, aggressive responses could backfire, that is play into the hands of white supremacists by using violence. – Pamela Oliver	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If you enjoy a moderate amount of alcohol and it is something that is important to you, I don't recommend restricting yourself to try to lose weight, this type of restriction tends to backfire. – Alissa Rumsey	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It is useless to go to a meeting without deciding up front. We said yes if others are willing to go but we have to decide before, otherwise this will backfire on us. We have to go forward - I think the market needs that but we also look at our partners outside OPEC to do the same. – Adel Abdel Mahdi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
No one is interested in hearing a well-prepared monologue, while careful preparation is essential, do not force statistics or facts into the conversation at every opportunity. Interviewers remember organic discussions. Serving as your own PR agent can backfire. – Daniel Riseman	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
My problem isn't that I don't understand what they're doing, i think my problem is that I think what they're doing is going to backfire and is counterproductive. – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If we are meeting for the sake of meeting, it would backfire. – One OPEC source	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden, the American people realize exactly what the Radical Left Democrats are doing here. Everyone can see it. So our Movement, and our Party – united and strong – will first defeat Alvin Bragg, and then we will defeat Joe Biden, and we are going to throw every last one of these Crooked Democrats out of office so we can MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They see what happened in San Francisco this week and know that the way they have been conducting business is no longer viable, they are grasping at straws, and this is the straw they have decided to grasp. They are painting all opposition as fascist and terrorizing. Americans over the course of the last two years have caught on like never before to this tactic. It is going to backfire in a big way.

– Bethany Mandel

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Regardless of whether Alec is ever found liable in a trial, he is right to return to work and continue to earn a living, among other things, it's good therapy for him, and this was probably recommended by everyone from his attorneys to his therapists.I don't think this will backfire on him.

– Howard Breuer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This entire Chantilly Virginia debacle showed one of the weaknesses of Democratic Party which is focusing on their Trump-hate, the same kind of vitriol that they’ve been attacking Rush with since the beginning of the program … They do n’t rely on facts, they just want to smear and discredit their political opponents rather than engage them and it is starting to backfire.

– Merrick Garland

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

What we saw in Virginia and in New Jersey was that people's concerns about affordability and the workforce returning to where it was pre-pandemic, and anything that contributes to these employers' ability to earn a living, is going to backfire on these Democratic governors, right now, economic concerns reign supreme in voters' minds.

– Jesse Hunt

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Apparently, there are no more victims' rights anywhere in New York City. If this keeps on going the way it’s going, eventually, this is all going to backfire, you cannot keep on disrespecting victims and their families because you think it’s going to be a better society or this utopian society.

– Joseph Giacalone

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Eventually, it’s all going to backfire, it’s going to take its course, like everything else. The pendulum will swing back the other way, and they’ll stop electing people who are pretending to be a district attorney in name only.

– Joseph Giacalone

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Politicians can seek retribution in terms of tax policy or regulations. It's a fine line these companies have to walk. This could backfire if they're too aggressive.

– Greg Valliere

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Any country or any army, no matter how powerful they used to be, standing against the trend of the international community and acting perversely... will surely backfire.

– Korean War.As

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The potential implementation of federal, heavy-handed quarantine can be problematic and can backfire.

– James Hodge

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Nothing on this scale has ever been tried, there's very little evidence of its effectiveness. And I think there's good reason to think that it could backfire, from a public health, social, human rights perspective.

– Lawrence Gostin

Found on CNN
4 years ago

He won't win, legally, and it could backfire politically, once the majority of senators have said they want to hear from Bolton, going to court is just going to rub senators the wrong way.

– Michael Stern

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If the district council elections had been conducted in May, June, or July, I think the democrats would have had a landslide victory, after five months ... I'm worried that there will be some backfire from the moderate voters who want to restore order.

– Ivan Choy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

You saw bursts of flames, little flames shooting out from the engine, it almost looked like backfire flames from a motorcycle or car.

– Andrew Ames

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The PBOC has not yet signaled its bottom line for the yuan, and given the United States is holding its presidential election next year, the situation is unlikely to deteriorate too much as that could trigger a backfire.

– Ken Cheung

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

He did not do great but I'm expecting him to get better as the race goes on, i was good today, but on the Giro you have to be cautious because if you're not it can backfire.

– Vincenzo Nibali

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Ronald Krotoszynski Jr. said. However, former communication strategist for Justice Neil Gorsuch Ron Bonjean warned that such a push by Democrats could backfire and rile up the conservative base for the midterms. I think that would just fire up the conservative base big time and... conservative voters would n’t like that and they ’d be pretty fired up going into the November elections, that’s for sure.

– Justice Neil Gorsuch Ron Bonjean

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Cost cuts and other strategic initiatives are still ongoing and should be welcomed by investors, but strategies, such as taking the brand even more upmarket, have the potential to backfire and alienate traditional customers as we have seen with other brands in the industry.

– Helal Miah

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

That’s the big debate, most people think that non-violence is the way to go and that violent, aggressive responses could backfire, that is play into the hands of white supremacists by using violence.

– Pamela Oliver

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

If you enjoy a moderate amount of alcohol and it is something that is important to you, I don't recommend restricting yourself to try to lose weight, this type of restriction tends to backfire.

– Alissa Rumsey

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It is useless to go to a meeting without deciding up front. We said yes if others are willing to go but we have to decide before, otherwise this will backfire on us. We have to go forward - I think the market needs that but we also look at our partners outside OPEC to do the same.

– Adel Abdel Mahdi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

No one is interested in hearing a well-prepared monologue, while careful preparation is essential, do not force statistics or facts into the conversation at every opportunity. Interviewers remember organic discussions. Serving as your own PR agent can backfire.

– Daniel Riseman

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

My problem isn't that I don't understand what they're doing, i think my problem is that I think what they're doing is going to backfire and is counterproductive.

– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If we are meeting for the sake of meeting, it would backfire.

– One OPEC source

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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