Quotes About Elections

Partidos y elecciones han sido ventanillas preferentes de asignación y captura de recursos públicos, pues en el México democrático sólo ellas dan acceso al poder y al dinero público suelto que este trae consigo.

Los mexicanos descubrimos poco a poco, sin embargo, que la nuestra era una democracia sin demócratas. Del fondo de las costumbres políticas de la nación, más que de las leyes vigentes, surgió un régimen de partidos que acabó siendo una red de complicidades y clientelas cuya especialidad fue encarecer las elecciones y llevar a ellas ríos de dinero ilegal

that sounds like a real live issue to the people who don't think and have nothing to think with, which means a large majority of the voters.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

Women face a very, very difficult time when they run for higher elected office, unfortunately, especially against a guy like Donald Trump.

Partisanship particularly increased after the 1994 elections and then the appearance of the first unified Republican government since the 1950s.

The elections that have taken place in these countries are a reflection of the lure of Democracy, and the resilience of our men and women in uniform who helped bring freedom to many who never knew what the word truly meant.

Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.

When you buy toothpaste or detergent or gas, that is now used for the first time in your lifetime or my lifetime to support candidates in so-called 'independent ads.' Same thing for unions.

Unions and their supporters in Congress claim that when employees vote on whether to unionize, the elections are tainted by employer intimidation. They're wrong.

The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice.

What makes America's election system unique is the fact that even when elections are close, we find a resolution, which leads to the peaceful transition of power that remains one of the most important tenets of our democracy.

But being in the closet uniquely assisted me in politics. From my first run for the state legislature until my election as governor, all too often I was not leading but following my best guess at public opinion.

If we want to defeat Hillary Clinton and have a chance to change the trajectory of our country, we need to unite behind the Republican ticket this November.

Here is what the practical impact of Citizens United means. What Citizens United means is that corporations call hundreds of millions of dollars into television ads, radio ads, and other forms of advertising to defeat those candidates who stand up and take them on.

We agree that Citizens United is a very bad decision. We don't believe outspending your opponent is the way to go, since we don't believe we will ever be outspending our opponents!

The E.U. elections provide an opportunity for the people of the United Kingdom to knock some sense into the heads of their political leaders.

The United Nations has no business in our elections.

Every day, we learn of more cyber attacks in our nation and around the world. In the United States, these attacks have the potential to destroy our military and economic security and, perhaps, impact the process we use to elect our leaders.

In the United States, we've put our elections on Tuesday. That's dumb. In modern life, it makes absolutely no sense.

Hillary Clinton cannot be the president of the United States.

I made it very clear that the United States will not tolerate foreign interference in our elections, and the Russian side committed not to do so.

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.

Donald Trump is a good man, and he will make a great president of the United States of America.