Democracy Quote by Adam Cohen

Important state legislative races and statewide elections for offices like Lt. Governor and Attorneys General are often overshadowed by gubernatorial and federal elections.

— Ronnie Musgrove

That's a fact of our federal system of government: each state runs their election differently - and that's OK.

— Josh Shapiro

Finally, it occurs to me that the biggest problem with our elections is that however you vote, you wind up electing a politician.

— Burt Prelutsky

Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'

— Jessica Mitford

I think the interesting thing about elections, as someone who has run through a couple of them, is that people are so busy in…

— Michelle Wu

If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of…

— Marco Rubio

Frequently people just vote for the party out of power because they're disappointed or angry at what is happening at the moment.

— Gloria Steinem

Usually, a state's voters don't want their politicians to run for president.

— Harry Enten

Elections are so crazy.

— Paul F. Tompkins

Elections have a way of cooling passions, especially when voters get what they want.

— Charles M. Blow

Elections are about the voters who vote in them.

— Steve Schmidt

Because Washington state now votes by mail, elections here tend to play out, at an agonizingly slow speed, over many days and, sometimes, weeks.

— Jonathan Raban