Close Quote by John Ensign

I knew that if we were going to actually defeat Harry Reid, we had to have a candidate who would offer a sharp policy…

— Sharron Angle

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

— Tammy Baldwin

In 2010, I ran for Congress in a Democratic primary against someone who had been there for 18 years. 'The Daily News' endorsed me.…

— Reshma Saujani

I ran in the reddest state of the United States of America. I turned almost 35 percent of the people that voted for Donald…

— Richard Ojeda

In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in…

— Dick Gephardt

By all accounts, the senate race I ran in was a quality race in the wrong year.

— Mike McGavick

I lost my first mayor's race. I lost the primary. But we came back and won that. So I know you've got to play…

— Jim Gray

Sometimes it's important to vote - you know, to make a statement, to make a point; certainly, many of us who were involved in…

— Michael Moore

The really amazing part, to me, was when Florida made it into the Final Four, the Democrats didn't demand a recount.

— Ann Coulter

I've never seen anything so abhorrent in my life as Harry Reid. He's an equal opportunity basher. He goes after everybody, and I think…

— Dana Perino

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had gotten the final polling numbers. He had a comfortable…

— Paul Begala

I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is…

— John Edwards