Quotes about Election Contest

Ted Cruz

If you look at that 2008 Democratic primary, there was no more formidable, unstoppable candidate - other than an incumbent President - in modern times than Hillary Clinton.

John Ensign

In 1998 Harry Reid and I had a very close race. It was less than a tenth of a percentage point. We had a reasonable recount. There were a lot of things that I could have pursued at the time, but I just felt that at the time that I should have, you know, conceded the race.

Bill Luther

It could potentially be a very competitive race.

Jerry McNerney

In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.

Thomas Jefferson

In consequence of a division of opinion existing among our fellow-citizens, as to the proper constitution of our political institutions, and of the wisdom and propriety of certain measures which had been adopted by our government, that portion of our citizens who approved and advocated one class of these opinions and measures selected you as their candidate for the Presidency, and their opponents selected me. If you or myself had not been in existence, or for any other cause had not been selected, other persons would have been selected in our places, and thus the contest would have been carried on, and with the same result, except that the party which supported you would have been defeated by a greater majority, as it was known that, but for you, your party would have carried their unpopular measures much further than they did.

Adams bitterly blamed Jefferson personally for his failure to win reelection for a second presidential term. See {629219}. Jefferson tried to argue in this quotation that the issues of the election were so great that it was irrelevant who the candidates of the two parties were. In actuality, both were right. The issues were huge, but it was Jefferson who was the most effective critic of the Federalist program and philosophy. Adams had become a bit of a pompous ass as President and this didn’t help his own cause. He and the Federalists believed that the President needed to be treated with great respect and have many of the trappings of monarchy so he would be a credible leader. Jefferson was completely opposite in philosophy and personality. Note that Jefferson, trying to be positive with Adams, tells him in effect, “The Federalists were such right wing ideolo, that if I had been running against any other Federalist candidate I would have won by a much larger margin, but you at least were able to moderate the extreme views so my task was much harder.” Years after this, the two men reconciled.

Raj Thackeray

The Lok Sabha election is not a contest between political parties. It is a fight between Modi-Shah, and the country. Only when these two people are removed, will it be a proper contest between parties.

Steve Schmidt

That could be the issue that the party - that the party faces as we get ready to potentially nominate someone who's utterly unelectable in a general election contest.

Balachandra Menon

As I am a film personality, I feel it would be best to be an independent candidate. Thus if I decide to contest it won't be under the symbol of any political party.

Marco Rubio

I will support whoever is nominated and named by the party. I, at this time, don't plan to get involved in the contest and let it go forward. I had my own contest, it didn't result in victory, and I will let voters decide what will happen. But I will support the Republican candidate.

Election Contest Quotes