Appeal Quote by Diana Taylor

I recognize primaries are difficult things. We had a field of outstanding candidates. And primaries get a little bit rough. And it takes some…

— Mike Pence

You don't feel you have the same voice in a presidential election if you live in a solid blue or a solid red state.…

— Frank Bruni

What does seem to matter for winning a primary is when candidates get into the race compared with their competitors.

— Harry Enten

The RNC, per our bylaws, cannot engage in primaries. That is not our role. We actually have a rule that prohibits us from picking…

— Ronna McDaniel

I don't really think it's appropriate for me to be picking and choosing in the primaries. It's pretty dumb politics for a Republican to…

— John Cornyn

Winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee would win…

— Mark Penn

I think there are districts - a lot of them - where Donald Trump is deeply unpopular, and tying your opponent to Donald Trump's…

— Brian Schatz

Typically, the view of party leaders is that primaries are best avoided. Better to coalesce around a consensus candidate early, help that candidate amass…

— Steve Kornacki

If you look at why do we end up with the nominees that we get often? It's because you have only a very small…

— Frank Bruni

Incumbents rarely face major primary challengers. Those who even get one do so because they're not beloved within at least part of their party.

— Harry Enten

The good thing about having a Republican primary is that the voters will decide our nominee - unlike the Democrats.

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

The point is that you see candidates running in these different kinds of contests. A primary shows you something that's different from a state…

— Michael Beschloss