PoliticalWire.com by Taegan Goddard: on Principles & Values

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Activism is inherently divisive, like MLK was

Colbert asked, "You and other freshman members of Congress are getting a fair amount of pushback, privately and publicly, from more established members of your own party saying 'Wait your turn'; Go slow'; 'Don't ask for so much so fast'; and 'Don't make waves.' On a scale of 'zero' to 'some,' how many f---s do you give?" Ocasio-Cortez responded, "Zero."

Colbert followed up, "What do you say about having a divided party that the opposition can take advantage of?"

Ocasio-Cortez added: "Activism is inherently divisive. Today is MLK Day. People called Martin Luther King divisive in his time. We forget he was wildly unpopular when advocating for the Civil Rights Act. I think that what we really need to realize is that social movements are the moral compass--and should be the moral compass--for our politics."

Donald Trump: 2016: Sought to nullify election after losing Iowa primary

"One of the losers in Iowa, the developer and television personality Donald J. Trump, soon accused Mr. Cruz of electoral theft. He fired off several inflammatory tweets, including this foreshadowing of our current democracy-testing moment [where Trump calls to nullify state results where Biden won]: 'Based on the fraud committed by Senator Ted Cruz during the Iowa Caucus, either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified'."

"The episode vanished in the tsunami of political vitriol to come during the Trump presidency. Still, it reflects what those who have worked with Mr. Trump say is his modus operandi when trying to slip the humiliating epithet he has so readily applied to others: Loser."

Jeff Flake: Impeachment appropriate is Trump fires Special Counsel

Said Flake: "We're begging him: 'Don't go down this road. Don't create a constitutional crisis. Don't force the Congress to take the only remedy that Congress can take. To remind the president of that is the best way to keep him from going down that road. To fire Mueller without cause, I don't know if there is any other remedy left to the legislative branch."

John Kasich: Two-party system no longer appeals to majority of voters

Kasich appeared with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D), which only sparked speculation that they may try to form a third party ticket to challenge President Trump in 2020. While this idea appeals to some--particularly Republicans who feel their party has morphed into something they no longer recognize--history suggests it faces steep odds.

The Electoral College makes a viable third party nearly impossible. Multiple parties just don't work under our system. It's more likely that one of the existing parties will fade away and a new party will replace it.

Justin Amash: President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct

• Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller's report.
• President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
• Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
• Few members of Congress have read the report.

Rick Perry: Trump Is imperfect, but perhaps he's the 'Chosen One'

Mitt Romney: I don't want Trump for President, but I won't endorse Kamala

Said Romney: "I've made it very clear that I don't want Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States."

But, he added later: "I want to continue to have a voice in the Republican Party following this election. I think there's a good chance that the Republican Party is going to need to be rebuilt or reoriented."