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The President can feel confident in staking out a position -- I know I feel confident -- because we're not speculating. These are facts, we know exactly what these folks are doing and what they say they will do. You read Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion [ on the Dobbs decision ]. You listen to Kevin McCarthy. You look at a [ Ohio Rep. ] Jim Jordan. – Phil Murphy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Hodgkins was staking a claim on the floor of the United States Senate, not with the American flag but with a flag declaring his loyalty to a single individual over the entire nation. – District Judge Randolph Moss	Found on CNN 2 years ago
You're staking your candidacy on your Washington experience. You're on the committee that oversees border security. You're on the committee that does trade, you're literally in part of the committee that's overseeing these things and were not able to speak to literally the first thing about the politics of the country to our south. – Pete Buttigieg	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I can't wait to go after that, we're staking our whole brand on this. – John Levy	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This started when he first faced a primary challenge in 2014, that brought him to the left and this challenge has brought him further to the left, and he’s staking ground with his nemesis [Mayor] Bill de Blasio to be the main progressive in New York. – Del Percio	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I think the lesson for Jeb Bush is to get in early and start staking out positions, it’s probably time to stop playing footsie. Start collecting money and support and force the rest of the field to react. – Bill Whalen	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
David Kochel has been a good friend to Iowa for many years and we're excited to have David Kochel playing such an important role in a presidential election. i think the lesson for Jeb Bush is to get in early and start staking out positions. – Bill Whalen	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

The President can feel confident in staking out a position -- I know I feel confident -- because we're not speculating. These are facts, we know exactly what these folks are doing and what they say they will do. You read Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion [ on the Dobbs decision ]. You listen to Kevin McCarthy. You look at a [ Ohio Rep. ] Jim Jordan.

– Phil Murphy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Hodgkins was staking a claim on the floor of the United States Senate, not with the American flag but with a flag declaring his loyalty to a single individual over the entire nation.

– District Judge Randolph Moss

Found on CNN
2 years ago

You're staking your candidacy on your Washington experience. You're on the committee that oversees border security. You're on the committee that does trade, you're literally in part of the committee that's overseeing these things and were not able to speak to literally the first thing about the politics of the country to our south.

– Pete Buttigieg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I can't wait to go after that, we're staking our whole brand on this.

– John Levy

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This started when he first faced a primary challenge in 2014, that brought him to the left and this challenge has brought him further to the left, and he’s staking ground with his nemesis [Mayor] Bill de Blasio to be the main progressive in New York.

– Del Percio

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I think the lesson for Jeb Bush is to get in early and start staking out positions, it’s probably time to stop playing footsie. Start collecting money and support and force the rest of the field to react.

– Bill Whalen

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

David Kochel has been a good friend to Iowa for many years and we're excited to have David Kochel playing such an important role in a presidential election. i think the lesson for Jeb Bush is to get in early and start staking out positions.

– Bill Whalen

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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