Actually Quote by John Edwards

The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.

— Roy Acuff

I was a Democratic governor with two Republican houses.

— Tim Kaine

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

— Carol Moseley Braun

I was listening to the guy that represented me in the state Senate, and I just got really frustrated. I called my wife and…

— Matt Salmon

People may have their opinions about Senator Helms, but he was highly effective and he took care of his constituency. I learned all those…

— David Rouzer

In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.

— Jerry McNerney

I was a severely conservative Republican governor.

— Mitt Romney

I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse state in…

— Marco Rubio

I ran for president of the student council at my high school in Louisville. And ran against a guy who I thought was better…

— Mitch McConnell

I look at the Senior Al Gore that I had the chance to serve in the Senate with. A great human being. He went…

— Birch Bayh

On the political side, I was the Democratic nominee for the Governor of Tennessee in 1970 and 1998.

— John Jay Hooker

In 2006 it was a horrible election year, and, you know, I lost. But I lost because I continued to be a constant conservative,…

— Rick Santorum