Democracy Quote by William M. Daley

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

— Mitt Romney

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

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Winning Democratic primaries is not a qualification or a sign of who can win the general election. If it were, every nominee would win…

— Mark Penn

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

I normally don't endorse in Democratic primaries.

— Ed Rendell

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

The RNC, per our bylaws, cannot engage in primaries. That is not our role. We actually have a rule that prohibits us from picking…

— Ronna McDaniel

Typically, the view of party leaders is that primaries are best avoided. Better to coalesce around a consensus candidate early, help that candidate amass…

— Steve Kornacki

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

Republican primary voters, whether they're close primaries or open, are voting for anybody but candidates attached to the Republican establishment.

— Rush Limbaugh

I believe that it is preferable sometimes to have one candidate rather another candidate, while you understand that that is not the solution. Sometimes…

— Howard Zinn

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

— Thomas Sowell