Attention Quote by Steve Kornacki

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

— Thomas Sowell

“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 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

I think a primary always makes the other candidate a better candidate because you're battle-tested and you have to think in ways that other…

— Nancy Pelosi

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

— Harry Enten

I think that non-partisan primaries would be great.

— Diana Taylor

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

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

This is America. We pick our leaders through democratic politics - ballot boxes, campaign stops, and good old-fashioned retail electioneering. It's a system that…

— Lara Trump

If you look at why do we end up with the nominees that we get often? It's because you have only a very small…

— Frank Bruni

I support selecting as many candidates as early as possible for lots of reasons. First of all I think it is important that every…

— Theresa May

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

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

— Jeb Bush