Election Quote by Steve Kornacki

We've got to be willing to lose the primary in order to win the general election.

— Jeb Bush

There is a reality to the primary process, and you don't win primaries by being ahead in national polls. You win them by winning…

— Rudy Giuliani

Look at Jeb Bush, $115 million and Jeb actually stated in December 2014 that he was going to win this primary by not winning…

— Rush Limbaugh

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

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Sometimes the media says, well, this state had an election, it's the end of the campaign. It is not. We have dozens of more…

— Bernie Sanders

Throughout this primary process the voters have vetted each candidate and after a spirited contest they have made clear who they believe is right…

— Candice S. Miller

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

— Arlen Specter

We have got to lose the primary in order to win the general.

— Sean Hannity

I think you'll find that these are measures that have great bipartisan support, and so I expect, not only did we do well in…

— Rand Paul

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

— Harry Enten

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

For people who write about electoral, or 'horse race,' politics, few things are more enjoyable than an exciting presidential primary season.

— Harry Enten