I'm not going to advocate for a female leader who I'm voting for solely on the basis of gender. And I think a lot of people feel that way.
The voters of the country decide who they want to support, and the delegates are elected to also make a determination of who would be in the best interest of the party and the country to be our nominee.
Millions of people walk into the voting booth and vote for someone they like.
The voters are going to decide in November who is going to fix their personal family dismay over not having jobs in America. They are going to pick Mitt Romney.
I think the research evidence on the benefits of early childhood programs for the local economy is extremely strong. However, the moral and political choice is still up to us, as citizens and as voters.
The case for democracy is that voters in the aggregate will make better decisions than a lone monarch or dictator would.
I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has gone on the ballot, the people have voted to retain the traditional definition of marriage as recently as California in 2008.
There are certain elections where policy matters more than others….Personality without a platform will not cut it.
I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if it's just a matter of conning the public. Actually, it's a matter of persuading the public, and in my experience, usually, the public gets it right.
There's no question that many factors contribute to voters' perceptions about debates and who wins and who loses.
We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.
I think we should have the majority of the party's voters decide who they want as their nominee.
American voters tend to make their decisions based on a variety of vectors. Professional political satirists employ rather more scientific criteria. Namely: who will provide us with better material over the next four years?
It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.
Pre-poll surveys receive different reaction in the media among voters and political parties. For example, the more undecided voters are, the greater the role and effect of pre-poll surveys. Similarly, greater the decline of the party system, the more influential their role.
The outcome of an election depends on the candidate, not the people on the sidelines [advisors, handlers, etc.]
Presidential elections are always pocketbook elections.
The judgment that every voter is making of every one of us [running for presidency] who has the experience, who has the vision, who has the judgment to be commander in chief. That is the most important decision for the voters to make. That's a standard I'm held to. And it's a standard everyone else is held to.
No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to a citizen's decision in voting.
You have to deal with the reality that in the political process, people are going to vote based on what they're hearing from their constituents and others.
The good thing about having a Republican primary is that the voters will decide our nominee - unlike the Democrats.
Everybody has their manifesto; let them talk their language, come to the people, and the people will decide. In a democracy, no party or candidate wins or loses. If you, the people, chose a wrong man, you lose; if you chose the right one, you win.
I do think voters do take into consideration - particularly early state voters - take into consideration a wide range of factors, including electability, and they know that part of electability is the total package that you're presenting.
I may not be the favourite candidate of some people within the Republican establishment, but the voters made a decision.
It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.
