--- title: "12 Election Cycle Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Election Cycle quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Election Cycle sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/david-simon-3189_election_i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-tru_2951703.png" --- > [I think what you've seen from Donald Trump is this whole election cycle, there's been a level of misogyny that has become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-trump-is-this-whole-election/) [David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/david-simon-3189_election_i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-tru_2951703.png) > [Every election cycle there has been some manoeuvre against me, so at some level I am used to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-gyimah/every-election-cycle-there-has-been-some-manoeuvre-against-me-so-at/) [Sam Gyimah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-gyimah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sam-gyimah-18787_cycle_every-election-cycle-there-has-been-some_2875155.jpg) > [The sense that I get is that every election cycle, the mainstream press devolves more and more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-kasparian/the-sense-that-i-get-is-that-every-election-cycle-the-mainstream/) [Ana Kasparian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-kasparian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/ana-kasparian-5500_cycle_the-sense-that-i-get-is-that-every-elect_254913.jpg) > [ I would argue \[Donald\]Trump is the \[Barack\] Obama of this election cycle. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldo-rivera/i-would-argue-donald-trump-is-the-barack-obama-of-this-election-cycle/) [Geraldo Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldo-rivera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/geraldo-rivera-11087_arguing_i-would-argue-donald-trump-is-the-barack_1489444.png) > [God help this country if we're now prepared to vote for someone we don't trust. But every election cycle we do things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/god-help-this-country-if-we-re-now-prepared-to-vote-for-someone-we/) [Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0b/rudy-giuliani-958_country_god-help-this-country-if-we-re-now-prepa_2305872.jpg) > ['Game Change,' the infamous bestseller written by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, has plagued anyone directly associated with the 2008 election cycle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-mccain/game-change-the-infamous-bestseller-written-by-john-heilemann-and/) [Meghan McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/meghan-mccain-4652_change_game-change-the-infamous-bestseller-writ_474327.png) > [In every election cycle that I can recall, there comes a moment - or a few - where charges of elitism and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/in-every-election-cycle-that-i-can-recall-there-comes-a-moment-or-a/) [John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/john-ridley-4100_candidates_in-every-election-cycle-that-i-can-recal_1403986.jpg) > [I suspect I'm the only politician in America who won an election in this last cycle with TV ads saying I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/i-suspect-i-m-the-only-politician-in-america-who-won-an-election-in/) [Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/peter-shumlin-50535_ads_i-suspect-i-m-the-only-politician-in-ame_1801387.jpg) > [I think that it's time for a new generation of leadership. It's been demonstrated in this election cycle with two choices that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-finn/i-think-that-it-s-time-for-a-new-generation-of-leadership-it-s-been/) [Mindy Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-finn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/mindy-finn-49489_be-proud_i-think-that-it-s-time-for-a-new-generat_2057453.jpg) > [What we've learned from the whole election cycle of 2016 President elections is men and women, men particularly, are pretty comfortable talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/what-we-ve-learned-from-the-whole-election-cycle-of-2016-president/) [David Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-simon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/david-simon-3189_believe_what-we-ve-learned-from-the-whole-electi_777346.png) > [“If the DNC was a small business, it was like no small business I’ve ever seen. We change bosses and objectives with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-brazile/if-the-dnc-was-a-small-business-it-was-like-no-small-business-i-ve/) [Donna Brazile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-brazile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/donna-brazile-2392_business_if-the-dnc-was-a-small-business-it-was-l_1098879.png) > [“On November 8, 2016, the world shifted for just about everybody, including me. As strange as Trump’s victory was the realization that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-green/on-november-8-2016-the-world-shifted-for-just-about-everybody/) [Joshua Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/joshua-green-3819_election-day_on-november-8-2016-the-world-shifted-for_1231550.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/election-cycle/#itemlist", "name": "Election Cycle Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think what you've seen from Donald Trump is this whole election cycle, there's been a level of misogyny that has become certain and fixed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Simon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-simon/i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-trump-is-this-whole-election/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/david-simon-3189_election_i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-tru_2951703.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/david-simon-3189_election_i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-tru_2951703.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/david-simon-3189_election_i-think-what-you-ve-seen-from-donald-tru_2951703.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think what you've seen from Donald Trump is this whole election cycle, there's been a level of misogyny…” — David Simon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every election cycle there has been some manoeuvre against me, so at some level I am used to it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sam Gyimah" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-gyimah/every-election-cycle-there-has-been-some-manoeuvre-against-me-so-at/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sam-gyimah-18787_cycle_every-election-cycle-there-has-been-some_2875155.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sam-gyimah-18787_cycle_every-election-cycle-there-has-been-some_2875155.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sam-gyimah-18787_cycle_every-election-cycle-there-has-been-some_2875155.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every election cycle there has been some manoeuvre against me, so at some level I am used to it.” — Sam Gyimah", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The sense that I get is that every election cycle, the mainstream press devolves more and more.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ana Kasparian" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-kasparian/the-sense-that-i-get-is-that-every-election-cycle-the-mainstream/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/ana-kasparian-5500_cycle_the-sense-that-i-get-is-that-every-elect_254913.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/ana-kasparian-5500_cycle_the-sense-that-i-get-is-that-every-elect_254913.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/ana-kasparian-5500_cycle_the-sense-that-i-get-is-that-every-elect_254913.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The sense that I get is that every election cycle, the mainstream press devolves more and more.” — Ana Kasparian", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would argue [Donald]Trump is the [Barack] Obama of this election cycle.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geraldo Rivera" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldo-rivera/i-would-argue-donald-trump-is-the-barack-obama-of-this-election-cycle/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/geraldo-rivera-11087_arguing_i-would-argue-donald-trump-is-the-barack_1489444.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/geraldo-rivera-11087_arguing_i-would-argue-donald-trump-is-the-barack_1489444.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/geraldo-rivera-11087_arguing_i-would-argue-donald-trump-is-the-barack_1489444.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would argue [Donald]Trump is the [Barack] Obama of this election cycle.” — Geraldo Rivera", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God help this country if we're now prepared to vote for someone we don't trust. 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