Democracy Quote by Deng Xiaoping

The American political system is based on the president taking the initiative and Congress responding. With President Trump, it's been the opposite.

— H. W. Brands

The election moment is merely the American public saying, "We'd rather you be President than that guy." That's it.

— Jon Stewart

Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am.

— Brian Wilson

Midterms behave very differently than presidential elections. Midterms, for a federal candidate, often times are a referendum on the president, where in presidential years,…

— Mike Coffman

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.

— Tony Blair

The president is the one person who potentially could be the unifying figure in the country. And if the president or a presidential candidate…

— H. W. Brands

Trump's election means that you have a US government that will no longer do one thing and say another.

— Lawrence Davidson

When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party votes gets…

— Warren Buffett

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.

— Grover Cleveland

I have already spoken to three US Presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times. Do you know why?…

— Vladimir Putin

Elections are about choices. They're about distinguishing one from the other. There is a political element to that, and of course it has to…

— David Gregory

We all say things when we are trying to get elected.

— Christy Clark