Elections Quotes

Some of the immediate causes of Jack Abramoff's troubles were some Indian elections that went bad for him.

Oh, I think the biggest lesson in Wisconsin is that 60 percent of the people do not believe that recall elections were proper for policy differences, short of some criminal offense.

I understand personally that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins.

Iraqis have held elections and have recently put together their government, all encouraging developments.

Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.

The labour Party has lost the last four elections. If they lose another, they get to keep the liberal party.

Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.

The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.

All elections revolve around and are often resolved by who raises the most money. That's unfair. I'd like to see that process changed, but it seems once you win and get to Congress, that doesn't happen.

I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with groups and causes. So, I feel like I am a participant and a civically-engaged citizen.

There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly.

Nevertheless, I don't hesitate to say that elections in Germany are decided in the center, not on the fringes and not in the accumulation of minority interests.

Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game.

I've been in a lot of elections.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.

I have won elections and I have lost elections.

Elections are also about the future - the pledges that we are making for this country. For those who care about equality and fairness in the UK, and beyond, Labour really is the only choice.

You talk about the values that you have whether they're in favor or not in favor. That's how you lead. The reality is, we're losing more and more elections.

As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook.

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here will be done.

Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections.

The view that we hold in Iraq now is this - that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.

I have to say that elections, even in the most peaceful region, always make the hardest time for regional state institutions, including security structures.

I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

I find it odd that there's such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions.

In New York, we had primary elections for mayor. To improve their chances, all five candidates changed their name to Rudy Giuliani.

Voters want to know that elections will be conducted fairly and accurately.