Potential candidates for political office want to enter at a moment of strength. Campaigns and fundraising are grueling, and most candidates get… — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
Now Mitt is not a perfect candidate. He has a number of problems. It's hard for him, for blue collar families like… — George Pataki Copy Share Image
I don't know who all of his advisers are, but I've seen some of the names and some of them are quite… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own campaigns because of the rather reasonable presumption… — James L. Buckley Copy Share Image
With the millions of listeners to 'Coast to Coast AM,' I get constant feedback from people who are not happy with the… — George Noory Copy Share Image
Europeans forget that one-third of the American people have had a personal conversation with Jesus Christ and that the born-again are not… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
The Republican candidates clashed on terrorism, immigration and foreign policy in their fifth debate.They all said President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton… — Renee Montagne Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton should be president not because she's a woman but because she's the best for the job. I don't think that… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I would not have suffered my name to have been used by my friends on anywise as President of the United States,… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
In the Pro-Eligendo Pontefice Mass, despite knowing that [ Joseph Ratzinger] was a candidate [to become Pope], he wasn't stupid, he didn't… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Barack Obama today is directing every federal agency to make sure we evaluate candidates on the level without regard to their employment… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
If Christians should vote their duty to God at the polls, they would carry every election, and do it with ease. They… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
They [candidates] say, "I don't want to say anything controversial." And so nobody covers them. Then they blame the journalists, saying "Why… — Roger Ailes Copy Share Image
Twenty-five years ago, I created the Taxpayer Protection Pledge at the federal level. Then I brought it to the state and local… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Compelling a man by law to pay his money to elect candidates or advocate law or doctrines he is against differs only… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
If supporters of equality for women want to vote for the best candidate, they must look to a person regardless of gender… — Karen DeCrow Copy Share Image
If [Hillary] Clinton wins, history will also be made: She would be the first female U.S. president, of course, but also the… — Mara Liasson Copy Share Image
Neither this nation nor this party can afford a candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right that we end… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Let me first of all congratulate both of the candidates who have made it through - both Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Rick Perry is the perfect candidate for those who thought George W. Bush was just too dang cerebral. And Adios, Mofo is… — Paul Begala Copy Share Image
I was proud to have been the anti-establishment candidate after more than twenty years in politics, a small town guy fighting for… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
We need candidates who are deeply rooted in their communities, working-class people who understand the struggles their neighbors face. That is the… — Richard Ojeda Copy Share Image
[When asked, as a prospective Presidential candidate, whether she had ever committed adultery:] No. But then most congresswomen don't have 25-year-old lifeguards… — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
The no-secrets era of social media makes one consider the built-in risk factor of nominating high-testosterone men to positions of power at… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
When I listen to candidates spend all their time attacking Barack Obama, I'm glad they're not driving this bus because they'd be… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
I think in theory, Donald Trump could be a formidable candidate, right? The theory of him is, if he ignites working class… — Joy-Ann Reid Copy Share Image
Voters are more than Catholics, Protestants or Jews. They make up their minds for many diverse reasons, good and bad. To submit… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is a fundamental question, Mr. Mayor [ Rudy Giuliani ]. Is the president of the United States legitimate or not? Do… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
[S]ince their candidate lost, many [Democrats] have allowed their hatred of George W. Bush to put them in the tragic position to… — Joe Scarborough Copy Share Image
I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
Russia and Ukraine are candidates for the entry to the WTO and their dispute would be easy to understand and tackle if… — Pascal Lamy Copy Share Image
The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
...the very notion that a candidate should openly solicit votes violated the principled presumption that such behavior itself represented a confession of… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
Why must I run against a Negro? We have had enough of Negroes running against and fighting with each other. The better… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Television has accustomed us to brief, intimate, telegraphic, visual, narrative messages. Candidates are learning to act, speak, and think in television's terms.… — Kathleen Hall Jamieson Copy Share Image
I'm angry that George Bush got to be in the White House, and I'm angry that [Al] Gore wasn't able to be… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Corporations are economic entities or structures, and yet they're allowed to fund political candidates, and when those candidates are elected, guess who… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
We shouldn't deny and sort of ignore that we also have the first female candidate who has really shown that a woman… — Maria Echaveste Copy Share Image
I really found this campaign odious. I couldn't get up for it. The quality of the candidates and the campaign, I just… — Jack Germond Copy Share Image
![“The Republican candidates clashed on terrorism, immigration and foreign policy in their fifth debate.They all said President [Barack] Obama and Hillary Clinton have not kept America safe.” quote by Renee Montagne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6f9/renee-montagne-28505_america_the-republican-candidates-clashed-on-ter_869713.jpg)
![“In the Pro-Eligendo Pontefice Mass, despite knowing that [ Joseph Ratzinger] was a candidate [to become Pope], he wasn't stupid, he didn't care to "make-up" his answer, he said exactly the same thing [that we needed to clean up the dirt of the Church]. He was the brave one who helped so many open…” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c5d/pope-francis-85_answers_in-the-pro-eligendo-pontefice-mass-despi_2274461.jpg)
![“They [candidates] say, "I don't want to say anything controversial." And so nobody covers them. Then they blame the journalists, saying "Why don't they write down what I said?" In congressional races, 90 percent of the time the answer is, "Because you are boring and you don't have anything that…” quote by Roger Ailes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/846/roger-ailes-2123_answers_they-candidates-say-i-don-t-want-to-say_1450924.jpg)
![“If [Hillary] Clinton wins, history will also be made: She would be the first female U.S. president, of course, but also the only candidate in the modern era, other than George H.W. Bush, who managed to follow a two-term president of her own party.” quote by Mara Liasson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc4/mara-liasson-8465_candidates_if-hillary-clinton-wins-history-will-als_977689.jpg)
![“[When asked, as a prospective Presidential candidate, whether she had ever committed adultery:] No. But then most congresswomen don't have 25-year-old lifeguards throwing themselves at their feet around this place.” quote by Patricia Schroeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/40a/patricia-schroeder-13854_adultery_when-asked-as-a-prospective-presidential_931134.jpg)
![“This is a fundamental question, Mr. Mayor [ Rudy Giuliani ]. Is the president of the United States legitimate or not? Do you believe it? If you believe it, why doesn't your candidate state it.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/217/chris-matthews-1682_believe_this-is-a-fundamental-question-mr-mayor_914096.jpg)
![“[S]ince their candidate lost, many [Democrats] have allowed their hatred of George W. Bush to put them in the tragic position to be cheering for the same result in Iraq as Osama Bin Laden and al Zarqawi.” quote by Joe Scarborough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a06/joe-scarborough-14789_als_s-ince-their-candidate-lost-many-democra_1665615.jpg)
![“The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still surging. He is basically killing them all.” quote by Melissa Harris-Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7d0/melissa-harris-perry-10452_candidates_the-leading-non-establishment-republican_589250.jpg)
![“I'm angry that George Bush got to be in the White House, and I'm angry that [Al] Gore wasn't able to be a better candidate after eight years of a great economy and being an incumbent.” quote by Eddie Vedder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/80b/eddie-vedder-2057_able_i-m-angry-that-george-bush-got-to-be-in_2356611.jpg)
