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> [One of the problems in Washington is there are far too many politicians who desperately just want to get re-elected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/one-of-the-problems-in-washington-is-there-are-far-too-many/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/if-you-want-to-get-elected-shake-hands-with-25-000-people-between-and/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

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> [You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-klobuchar/you-want-to-represent-the-country-and-you-want-elected-officials-that/)

[Amy Klobuchar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-klobuchar/)

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> [There are many Israelis who are not keen on Barack Obama - they did not want to see him elected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-engel/there-are-many-israelis-who-are-not-keen-on-barack-obama-they-did-not/)

[Richard Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-engel/)

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> [It's the age old thing: If you want to get elected, blame immigrants. It worked in the 20th century and it works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moby/it-s-the-age-old-thing-if-you-want-to-get-elected-blame-immigrants-it/)

[Moby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moby/)

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> [The public may want an elected opposition in Parliament, but we have to earn our place and work hard both in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pritam-singh/the-public-may-want-an-elected-opposition-in-parliament-but-we-have/)

[Pritam Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pritam-singh/)

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> [The public is tired of politicians professing certain beliefs and not acting on those beliefs. They want elected officials who have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colonel-tom-parker/the-public-is-tired-of-politicians-professing-certain-beliefs-and-not/)

[Colonel Tom Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colonel-tom-parker/)

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> [I just think the mood of the country is now that people don't necessarily want an elected official to tell them how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/i-just-think-the-mood-of-the-country-is-now-that-people-don-t/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

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> [I don't want to be elected president to sit around and see gridlock just become so dominant that people literally decline in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-don-t-want-to-be-elected-president-to-sit-around-and-see-gridlock/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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