Steve Schmidt : (6) " Birtherism is a fringe issue that’s way out of the mainstream, and it’s disturbing when you see people you… have some level of respect for, whether it’s members of Congress or even Donald Trump, falling into that category. " - Steve Schmidt " My role in Palin is something that there’s not a day that has gone by that I don’t have regret about. " - Steve Schmidt " Trump is what the Russians call a useful idiot, someone in service to the Russian Federation, either unwitting or wittingly. " - Steve Schmidt " I’ve spent my life in the Republican party, it gives me no pleasure to say this. This party has demonstrated a complete incapacity to govern. Period. " - Steve Schmidt " I just want to say about Beto O’Rourke and Andrew Gillum, I mean, every superhero has to have the right nemesis. And for Beto O’Rourke, he’s been very lucky in his choice of oppositional villains to run against. " - Steve Schmidt " I’ve been involved in a lot of victories and I’ve been involved in defeats. " - Steve Schmidt