I will support the Republican nominee.

Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow - people will wake up and we're not…

— Marco Rubio

A nominee [to Supreme Court] must possess the competence, character and temperament to serve on the bench.

— Herb Kohl

The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the…

— Rani Mukerji

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton.

— Dan Quayle

I write to withdraw as a nominee to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. ... I am…

— Harriet Miers

And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that. The Constitution…

— Robert Byrd

Our post-denominational age should be the perfect time for a Mormon to become president, or at least the Republican nominee. Mormons share nearly all…

— Noah Feldman

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we…

— Paul Begala

If the president comes forward with a strong, qualified nominee, if he, you know, addresses the agenda, if he takes actions, including dealing with…

— Trent Lott

I am the first to admit that were I not a woman, I would not have been the vice-presidential nominee.

— Geraldine Ferraro

Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

— Herb Kohl

The former secretary of State is the nominee. She is also the Willie Sutton of classified data. And there is going to be a…

— Hugh Hewitt

I know what the Giller nominee effect is, but we'll see what the next level is.

— Lynn Coady

I was an Emmy nominee and an Emmy snub.

— Carrie Coon

There will be that zip-a-dee-doo-dah after the nominee is chosen. I guarantee there will be that enthusiasm. But to be brutally honest, with all…

— Sarah Palin