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Democrats can hardly stand on principle regarding election year nominations when they were more than willing to engage in a partisan, election-year impeachment fiasco…

— Tom Fitton

I think we should have the majority of the party's voters decide who they want as their nominee.

— Mitt Romney

There is a dangerous chasm between what those seeking election claim they could do in office and the stark reality that once in power…

— Grant Shapps

Donald Trump's talking down our democracy. And I, for one, am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major…

— Hillary Clinton

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 don't care who does the electing, as long as I get to do the nominating.

— Boss Tweed

Thanks to guys like Boss Tweed, famous for saying, 'I don't give a damn who does the voting, as long as I do the…

— L. Neil Smith

I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.

— Boss Tweed

NOMINATE, v. To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.

— Ambrose Bierce

We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is that someone will win.

— Barry Crimmins

Just look at the Judiciary Committee, You have some people on the Judiciary Committee who may well decide not to send the nomination to…

— Barbara Boxer

It is often just as important to be perceived as something as actually to be that something and, as a matter of fact, a…

— Jimmy Carter