Kayleigh McEnany Quotes
If you think a candidate is electable and has the adeptness to be president, that's one thing. Elect him for these factors, not because he's likeable.
McEnany, Kayleigh. "Voters don't care if a candidate is 'likable'." CNN, Cable News Network, 15 May 2016.
Before Governor Mecham was impeached, Senator John McCain called for his resignation. After Mecham was impeached for misusing State funds and thwarting investigations of death threats, he commented upon McCain's qualifications for a place on the Republican national ticket:
4 years later Roosevelt was so disgusted with Taft that he ran against him in the Republican Primary and the General Election where he polled more votes than Taft but they both lost to Woodrow Wilson when the Republican vote was split.
Jefferson claimed that a President should only ask three questions about a potential appointee.
MacArthur was astounded that the country turned to Eisenhower rather than him. He actually did not think much of Eisenhower. Eisenhower, was very critical of MacArthur. See
She was commenting on the 2016 Presidential Campaign where large numbers of voters did not like each candidate.
Kayleigh McEnany is an American conservative political commentator and author who served as the 33rd White House press secretary for the Trump administration from April 2020 to January 2021.