Pam Bondi Quotes
I don't believe I should be out running for another office instead of running my office.
Bondi, Pam. Quoted in "Bondi focuses on re-election as Attorney General" by Jeremy Wallace. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2013.
Stimson had been a key member of the Theodore Roosevelt national administration, and Roosevelt, before he became Vice President and then President had been a very popular governor of NY. Stimson, although a brilliant administrator, and statesman was a bit stuffy and aloof and was a terrible campaigner. He thought it immodest to refer to himself in public or to talk about his record. See {589269}. So the Republicans tried to tie him to Roosevelt who was still very popular. See {589268}. It was not enough. Stimson lost.
Commenting on the fact that fewer women are running for higher offices:
Pamela Jo Bondi is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician. A Republican, she served as the 37th Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019.