Better Quote by Mark McKinnon

Honestly, if you are going to run for public office, I think it's incumbent... to speak up.

— Tom Tancredo

It's just a lot safer to be an incumbent. So I think they have used the campaign finance reforms. They have passed laws that…

— David Brooks

Anytime you have a reelection campaign against an incumbent president and you're the party out of power - on the one hand it's wide…

— Bob McDonnell

There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.

— Rush Limbaugh

A lot of people disagree with me on this, but the people who want somebody not of Washington, it's serious this time. It's -…

— Rush Limbaugh

If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of…

— Marco Rubio

We have been frustrated that there are a number of incumbents in Maryland offices who have been in office for years and years and…

— John Mahoney

Beating an incumbent president isn't easy. The majority do win reelection when they run.

— Harry Enten

If you see a candidate that Washington embraces, run and hide.

— Ted Cruz

There are some in the establishment who dislike a candidate who thinks for himself and isn't easily controlled by the Washington establishment. I will…

— Kris Kobach

Well, I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment, and I've learned quickly these last few days that if you're not a member…

— Sarah Palin

We're saying the Washington establishment run behind Donald Trump.

— Ted Cruz