Election Quote by Mark Halperin

“they were talking about whether the Chicago outfit should or should not fix a presidential election. Growing up wherever you grew up you knew…

— Charles Brandt

“I did not parade with either party, but occasionally met with the “wide awakes"—Republicans—in their rooms, and superintended their drill.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

“The Democrats, fearful of his grassroots campaign, blamed him for the election of George W. Bush, an absurdity that found fertile ground among those…

— Chris Hedges

“I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, 'We must broaden the base of our party'- when…

— Ronald Reagan

“Disoriented, Brookings and the Times rushed to add conservatives to their ranks in hopes of demonstrating their nonpartisanship. Brookings”

— Jane Mayer

Republicans spent too much money, borrowed too much money, earmarked too much. In this race, I'm the only guy who hasn't spent time in…

— Mitt Romney

“As the polls began closing in the East, with states like New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Virginia going for Barack Obama, it was quickly becoming…

— Al Franken

We had to get out of Chicago so quick. Election night happens, suddenly I'm talking to Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson and trying to…

— Barack Obama

“The next thing I knew, the season of politics was over. Like a drooping flag on a windless day, the gigantic shock waves that…

— Haruki Murakami

“I kept that Armey-Archer T-shirt so that I could remember a time when Republicans thought about ideas and enjoyed those good-spirited and consequential debates.…

— Jeff Flake

There were two Republican responses to the State of the Union. So if you watched the whole night, it was kind of evolution in…

— Bill Maher

“I had reason to believe that the administration was a little afraid to have a decisive battle at that time, for fear it might…

— Ulysses S. Grant