African american Quote by Leah D. Daughtry

I think that the person who is going to be nominated will be nominated by the convention.

— Marco Rubio

I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this…

— Susan Estrich

I look forward to their convention and look forward to hearing the President talk about what he will do for the next four years.…

— Anonymous

Let's give the conventions back to the politicians. If we think there's any news, we can tack it on afterward as commentary. But the…

— Don Hewitt

I am impressed by the progress the RNC has made in the last year to engage Latino communities across the country. I look forward…

— Luis Fortuno

The convention is the voice, the bone and the sinews of a political party-and sometimes it even nominates an Abraham Lincoln.

— Fletcher Knebel

Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have…

— J. C. Watts

Race has been a big issue in this [presidency] campaign [2016].

— Lester Holt

As both Republican Study Committee Chairman and Majority Whip, I've made it a top priority to bring openness and inclusiveness into the legislative process…

— Steve Scalise

Instead of wasting time on proposals which are difficult to forge consensus on, such as public nomination and party nomination, it's better to focus…

— Carrie Lam

Having been heavily involved in the planning of a couple of G.O.P. conventions, my view is, we should just scrap 'em. Cancel 'em. Just…

— Mark McKinnon

I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community.

— Ken Mehlman