Battle Quote by Nancy Pelosi

What does seem to matter for winning a primary is when candidates get into the race compared with their competitors.

— Harry Enten

Typically, the view of party leaders is that primaries are best avoided. Better to coalesce around a consensus candidate early, help that candidate amass…

— Steve Kornacki

I recognize primaries are difficult things. We had a field of outstanding candidates. And primaries get a little bit rough. And it takes some…

— Mike Pence

The good thing about having a Republican primary is that the voters will decide our nominee - unlike the Democrats.

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.

— Jeb Bush

You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first.

— Katherine Harris

“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

I don't really think it's appropriate for me to be picking and choosing in the primaries. It's pretty dumb politics for a Republican to…

— John Cornyn

As far as party primaries are concerned, both Republican - and Democratic - Party primaries are dominated by the most zealous voters, whose views…

— Thomas Sowell

A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States.

— Pierre Salinger

Vote for the candidate you believe would be the best candidate. That's the way it should work.

— Rudy Giuliani

The point is that you see candidates running in these different kinds of contests. A primary shows you something that's different from a state…

— Michael Beschloss