Campaign Quotes

767 Campaign quotes by 574 unique authors

Promises to get beyond partisanship are the most perfunctory sort of campaign rhetoric, almost as empty as the partisanship itself. — Thomas Frank
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why… — Thomas Frank
What you see on the campaign trail is me. It's easy being me. — Al Franken
When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation. — Al Franken
Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during… — Al Franken
The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The… — Al Franken
A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that… — Jennifer Granholm
I was at the 1976 Republican Convention in Kansas City. I was running 'Nobody for President' at the time. I printed up these press releases… — Wavy Gravy
Despite my excellent mood, I don't have any sympathy for Romney. If he'd been a good candidate he wouldn't have had a different campaign for… — Gail Collins
I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care debate.… — Gail Collins
Natural Texas politicians make terrible, terrible presidential candidates. Phil Gramm, I remember the 'Phil Gramm for President' campaign. I thought that was the worst thing… — Gail Collins
There's always been that theory that if a candidate can't run a decent campaign, he probably can't run a decent presidency. That might be true,… — Gail Collins
My dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. And when he opened his campaign headquarters back in the early '70s,… — Harry Connick, Jr.
You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. — Mario Cuomo
The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a… — Angela Davis
During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the candidate;… — Everett Dirksen
Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to… — Roger Ebert
The way campaign funds are distributed are all a matter of record. — Elizabeth Edwards
A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory… — Gerald R. Ford
Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party. — William Hague
I'm going to reduce the size of the Cabinet, cut the number of ministers, reduce the size of the House of Commons, campaign for a… — William Hague
But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion. — Stephen Harper
We're not going to scrap the budget and make up some totally new platform the day after the election. So it's certainly willingness to compromise… — Stephen Harper
Every day, President Obama sends a beautiful message about how we should treat our women based on how he treats his wife. When people went… — Steve Harvey
Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners. — Simon Hoggart

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