Todd Young Quotes

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This is how we elected John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; two George Bushes; Bill Clinton; and Barack Obama. It has worked for decades.

If the Election be made by the People in large Districts, there will be no danger of Demagogues.

The very foundation of our democracy depends on the integrity of our elections.

I don't think there is anything more bitter in American politics than a close election.

In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

It's not clear in the U.S. at the moment, either. We're going through another election.

Organising free and fair elections is more important than the result itself.

Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman.

Have election day on a weekend so that people can vote.

... elections are no longer representative.

We already have term limits. They’re called elections.

We should make election day a national holiday.

There's only one problem with this year's upcoming Presidential election—one of the candidates has to win.

If people don't like me, I insist they can vote for someone else. The only stupid thing we can do is to stay at home. I don't know a single election in the world that was changed by staying at home.

Whether you're Democrat or Republican... you want everybody who's eligible to vote to vote, and that's how you want to win elections.

America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

I think I've had my fill of electoral law.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

The machinery of the democratic process is really no different today from what it was 150 years ago.

Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.

I reassure all Nigerians and the international community of our firm commitment to free, fair and credible elections. My commitment to free elections and one man, one vote remains unwavering.