Vote Quote by Charles Schumer

I think we should have the majority of the party's voters decide who they want as their nominee.

— Mitt Romney

And the president is all wrong when he maintains that a nominee should have an up-or-down vote. The Constitution doesn't say that. The Constitution…

— Robert Byrd

Let me just say the rules are what they are in the Republican Party. You have to have X-number of delegates in order to…

— Marco Rubio

I'm not quite certain how you can force a candidate to stick by the rules.

— Gwen Ifill

I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by…

— Brett Kavanaugh

I'll leave it to others to try to determine whether or not that was unfair or not. I'm not the nominee.

— Alberto Gonzales

Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in…

— Brandon Victor Dixon

I am still doing my due diligence. A vote on a Supreme Court nominee is a lifetime appointment and when the court decides, it…

— Bob Menendez

You can't keep changing the rules based upon who holds political power.

— Matthew Dowd

Republicans have used the filibuster to turn the Senate into a de facto 60-vote body.

— Steve Kornacki

The Constitution says the President shall nominate, not maybe he could, maybe he can't, he shall nominate. Implicit in the Constitution is that the…

— Joe Biden