Election Quotes

And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election.

Since Ronald Reagan's election in 1980, conservatives of various sorts, and conservatisms of various stripes, have generally been in the ascendancy. And a good thing, too! Conservatives have been right more often than not - and more often than liberals - about most of the important issues of the day.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

In 2001-2002, I told the president that the election was supposed to take place when the war was over, at a time when we could return to peaceful life. We agreed upon that. However, I can see now that the election cannot be delayed any longer.

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

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.

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.

We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.

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.

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.

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.

I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.

I remember Nazi election propaganda posters showing a hateful Jewish face with crooked nose.

I also want to draw attention to the responsibilities that people have to live up to their election promises and to live up to the votes that were cast by the people of Wales, in the General Election, in the expectation that we would deliver this promise.