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President Trump and Sen. Rubio is running a floundering, no-show campaign built on baseless attacks against a law enforcement officer of 27 years and former Orlando Police Chief. – Christian Slater	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We want federal help, but not that kind of federal help. When the administration had the opportunity to help us months ago, they refused to do so. Now he's floundering in the polls, he's playing to his base, he's playing to what he perceived to be the suburban fear of cities. And he's dividing people again, and he's making a dangerous situation, even worse, and we're prepared to fight in court in every way possible to keep that from happening in Philadelphia. – Jim Kenney	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Right now we're still floundering around, everyone's worried, but eventually people are going to start saying 'Oh, there is a blue sky, there is a light at the end of the tunnel'. – Rick Hutcheon	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
What you’re really looking for is consistency, are they doing the bare minimum when they exercise? Do they have a plan for the gym? Or are they just floundering? – Noah Kagan	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
That's where the government has been really floundering, he's talking a big game, whether he can pull it off is questionable. – Peter Chen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I haven't seen sentiment for the TSX change this quickly, you have the three biggest groups that make up two-thirds of the index floundering. – Elvis Picardo	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists and religious leaders; but many of these have lost the founders concept and become secular institutions. Because of this attitude, secular education is stumbling and floundering. – Billy Graham	added by anonymous 9 years ago

President Trump and Sen. Rubio is running a floundering, no-show campaign built on baseless attacks against a law enforcement officer of 27 years and former Orlando Police Chief.

– Christian Slater

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We want federal help, but not that kind of federal help. When the administration had the opportunity to help us months ago, they refused to do so. Now he's floundering in the polls, he's playing to his base, he's playing to what he perceived to be the suburban fear of cities. And he's dividing people again, and he's making a dangerous situation, even worse, and we're prepared to fight in court in every way possible to keep that from happening in Philadelphia.

– Jim Kenney

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Right now we're still floundering around, everyone's worried, but eventually people are going to start saying 'Oh, there is a blue sky, there is a light at the end of the tunnel'.

– Rick Hutcheon

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

What you’re really looking for is consistency, are they doing the bare minimum when they exercise? Do they have a plan for the gym? Or are they just floundering?

– Noah Kagan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

That's where the government has been really floundering, he's talking a big game, whether he can pull it off is questionable.

– Peter Chen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I haven't seen sentiment for the TSX change this quickly, you have the three biggest groups that make up two-thirds of the index floundering.

– Elvis Picardo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists and religious leaders; but many of these have lost the founders concept and become secular institutions. Because of this attitude, secular education is stumbling and floundering.

– Billy Graham

added by anonymous
9 years ago

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