Always Quote by Timothy Noah

There's always a risk when the candidate becomes president: Will he deliver what is expected of him?

— Francois Hollande

I think that the person who is going to be nominated will be nominated by the convention.

— Marco Rubio

But might not his [the president's] nomination be overruled? I grant it might, yet this could only be to make place for another nomination…

— Alexander Hamilton

Presidential candidates don't get quite the upward favorable rating surge they used to after their nominating conventions.

— Michael Caputo

The President is responsible to the public for the conduct of the person he has nominated and appointed.

— James Madison

Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.

— Herbert Hoover

I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president.

— Jon Huntsman, Jr

Donald Trump is never going to be the nominee. So, I'm not worried about a hypothetical that's never going to happen.

— Marco Rubio

It is difficult to predict the outcome of any Presidency, but with Donald Trump the worst-case scenarios seem particularly plausible, because he is so…

— Kelefa Sanneh

In general, any incoming administration must carefully examine ('vet') its nominees for high public office.

— Richard V. Allen

If no one can do that, yeah, Donald Trump better man the lifeboats, because there's some significant chance he'll win the nomination.

— Dalia Mogahed

One of the biggest sacrifices in running for President, if there is one, is the loss of anonymity.

— George W. Bush