Pat Paulsen Quotes

I ran for president in 1996.

In 2004, I joined my father, John Kerry, on the trail in his bid for the United States presidency.

I don't think that winning the presidency of the United States is a matter of a single issue.

Running for President of the United States requires everyone on the family working on it.

The outcome of an election depends on the candidate, not the people on the sidelines [advisors, handlers, etc.]

I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change.

The fact was, Ford kept stumbling around. I didn't want him in the White House. I wanted Carter in, and I had a forum of 20 million people watching.

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.

If elected, I will win.

I'm up for re-election in 2014, and yes I do plan to run for re-election.

I have decided not to run for president.

I never like to talk about my own politics, but whether you're left, right or center, the 2008 race was definitely good drama.

Presidential candidates don't chew gum.

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

I can't believe George Bush might be president.

The hardest thing about a presidential election is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

Dewey has thrown his diaper into the ring.

I think that winning the White House is about more than just entertaining a large audience.

The first presidential election I really paid attention to was in 1988 when George H. W. Bush ran against Michael Dukakis.

Popularity has always been the key currency in choosing a president.

That Mitt Romney, he is a master campaigner. This week he was introducing his wife, and he said, 'She is the heavyweight champion of my life.” Which may explain why on the ride home, he was strapped to the roof of the car.

President Obama announced his re-election campaign, though it’s not really a surprise. He did all the things that make it official: He filed the paperwork, redesigned his website, and printed another fake birth certificate.

I’m dead ass running for president in 2016.

Rick Perry is the perfect candidate for those who thought George W. Bush was just too dang cerebral. And Adios, Mofo is the perfect guide to his record, his rhetoric and his remarkable hair. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll vote.

Obviously, we have a political season in the United States, and there's always different winds that blow on that.