Election Quotes

And we've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and about how we live our life. And so, the election, again, will not be decided on that. It will be decided on who is gonna turn the economy around and how are jobs gonna come back to America.

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

I didn't have the base I needed to win the election.

The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment that is safe and allows them to reach their full potential as human beings, whatever that potential may be.

There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream. One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of America for the next generation. And that's why we must stand up and make Mitt Romney the next president of the United States.

How it is that within 60 days of a general election issue, groups can no longer tell voters that a Member of Congress votes pro-abortion, against guns, against the environment or whatever else is beyond me.

I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three months before the election. Till then, it's like watching preseason football.

Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.

George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.

During the election in 1989, there was the first Soviet election with alternative candidates to local government. I myself arranged special training for them.

We will not lose this election for lack of money.

Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers.

The Reagan Administration, generally regarded as having conducted the most successful Transition of modern times, had managed during the election campaign to build bridges to the Democrats in some areas, notably foreign and national security policy.

It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

I think we do want a front-runner from the Republican Party who can win the general election.

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.

Like I said in my election manifesto - why don't they legalise the whole thing and let people like me work?

Certainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were expecting you to win.

I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman.

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

It would have been a very, very good thing if the next election after Margaret went we had lost.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.

As much as the Democrats try to change the subject, this election will be about Barack Obama, period. Mitt's speech last night hit all the right notes, but this fight is not about him. He's just the vessel. Now the question is, does this guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. who thinks the private sector is doing fine get another four years?

The Democratic party of Florida has put a temperance plank in its platform and the Republican party of every state would nail that plank in their platform if they thought it would carry the election.

Let me tell you the polls that count, and those are the polls a couple of weeks before the election. That's when the pollsters worry about holding onto their credibility. Those are the polls that everybody remembers.

It just seemed the timing of it was a little bit of pandering to the public at a time of an election.

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.