Battle Quote by Steve Lonegan

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

— Jeb Bush

A primary campaign can get very intense and times nasty. But it's never going to be quite as vicious as between-parties rivalry.

— Ruth Marcus

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

— Sean Hannity

It is those same so-called experts who said we had no chance of winning the primary. It will be hard work, but we can…

— Christine O'Donnell

History has shown that challenging an incumbent president in the primary almost inevitably leads to defeat in the general election.

— Mercedes Schlapp

A national primary election would electrify the people and give them a larger stake in the outcome.

— Leopoldo Lopez

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

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

I am hoping very much to get re-elected but it is going to be a tough fight.

— Boris Johnson

But all should know that the people's participation in the elections will take the country forward ... an election full of excitement will be…

— Ali Khamenei

My preference is that we beat him [Donald Trump] outright in the primary process. And I believe that's exactly what's going to happen here…

— Marco Rubio

National campaigns are tough. Yes, you have to be prepared to be attacked, and I have to tell you, if you get elected, you…

— Geraldine Ferraro

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

— Arlen Specter