Base Quote by Mark McKinnon

Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His…

— Mark McKinnon

Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance.

— Thomas Hauser

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual…

— Dee Dee Myers

A campaign forms the basis for the public's expectations of how the candidate will govern once in office.

— Neera Tanden

Don't make election popularity largely a matter of which candidate hires the most creative and effective propagandists. Insist that it be, instead, a running…

— Ron Howard

Originally, the main purpose of the convention was to determine who the party would have as the presidential nominee and the vice-presidential nominee.

— Tom Brokaw

The vice presidential candidate does not usually make much difference at the polls. But that may be changing as voters become more aware that…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

During an election campaign the air is full of speeches and vice versa.

— Henry Adams

“The primary elections are the cornerstones of the plebiscitary presidency. They strip away the veneer of party unity and expose the individuality of each…

— Stephen Skowronek

A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get booked for more speeches. You can write…

— John Bolton

A lot of factors go into choosing a vice-presidential nominee.

— Marco Rubio

The greater informational levels of the voters, their decreasing inhibitions in expressing disagreement, and their greater preference for Jeffersonian direct involvement, all make the…

— Dick Morris