Quotes about Presidential

Presidential candidates don't chew gum. Votes: 3

Presidential power is the power to persuade. Votes: 3

Presidential coverage used to be a very serious endeavor. Votes: 3

African-Americans have rarely been the beneficiaries of Presidential rhetorical excess. Votes: 3

Presidential leadership is a really tough job, does come not easily. Votes: 3

The Commission on Presidential Debates is a corrupt stranglehold on our democracy. Votes: 3

Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid . Votes: 3

Presidential legacies are valuable things, too valuable to be left up to historians. Votes: 3

I have terrible short-term memory loss, which I like to think of as Presidential eligibility. Votes: 3

Presidential election results in 2008 and 2012 clarified that talk radio was not, in fact, running the country. Votes: 3

Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective. Votes: 3

In the execution of Presidential decisions work to be true to his views, in fact and tone. Votes: 3

The Commission on Presidential Debates must be replaced if we want to have a democracy in this country. Votes: 3

I just want to note that 43 million young people in debt is enough to win a three-way Presidential race. Votes: 3

Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue. Votes: 3

[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections. Votes: 3

Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change. Votes: 3

I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility. Votes: 3

In my lifetime, we have lost a President, a Civil Rights leader and a Presidential candidate - all to gun violence. Votes: 3

There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections. Votes: 3

Democracy needs to start with an open Presidential debate. So come on out and let's take back the promise of our democracy. Votes: 3

Presidential money is almost like the housing bubble. It's growing at such an astronomical rate, you think it can't get any bigger. Votes: 3

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.[Quoting Reverend Phillips Brooks, during Remarks at Presidential Prayer Breakfast, February 7 1963] Votes: 3

When the shadow of the Presidential and Congressional election is lifted we shall, I hope to be in a better temper to legislate. Votes: 3

Did you see the 2000 Republican Presidential Convention? The last time the Republicans had that many Black people on a stage, they were selling them! Votes: 3

Donald Trumps' senior advisor said on CNN that the US Presidential election was the ultimate reality TV show! Appeal to those you want to reach! Votes: 3

Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president. Votes: 3

It's time to override this fraud being committed on the American voter of the two-party tyranny of this private corporation of the Commission on Presidential Debates. Votes: 3

The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled either on the sofa or chairs or remained standing for protracted observations. Votes: 3

The threshold by the Commission on Presidential Debates. In the words of the League of Women Voters, they are a fraud being perpetrated on the American public. Votes: 3

I've focused on making sure we have talented teachers and principals in our schools through proposals like the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act and the Presidential Teachers Corps. Votes: 3

Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has released all of his emails. I'd like to release all of my emails. I've got nothing but emails about low-cost funerals and Viagra. Votes: 3

Presidential candidate Howard Dean is now being attacked for dodging the draft. I never knew this about the guy - but now I know this guy is presidential material. Votes: 3

Many of our elected officials have virtually handed the keys to our schools over to corporate interests. Presidential commissions on education are commonly chaired by the executives of large companies. Votes: 3

[When asked, as a prospective Presidential candidate, whether she had ever committed adultery:] No. But then most congresswomen don't have 25-year-old lifeguards throwing themselves at their feet around this place. Votes: 3

In votes cast, Latinos have increased to five million in the 1996 Presidential election, up from two million in the 1976 election. The number of Hispanic elected officials has not risen so fast. Votes: 3

Donald Trump isn't really running for president, come on! This is obviously a new reality show, Celebrity Presidential Apprentice. It ends with the incompetent celebrity being berated, humiliated, then unceremoniously fired. Votes: 3

The two majority candidates right now, the Democratic and Republican candidates,[Donald] Trump and [Hillary] Clinton, are the most disliked and untrusted Presidential candidates in our history with more than majority disapproval. Votes: 3

Presidential and vice-presidential debates are not about campaign staff or consultants, and it is high time we as a people took control and reminded them and their candidates of that important fact. Votes: 3

Federal elections happen every two years in this country. Presidential elections every four years. And four years just isn't long enough to dismantle all the environmental laws we've got in this country. Votes: 3

When the Presidential virus attacks the system there is a tendency for the patient in his fever to move from the Right or the Left to the Center where the curative votes are. Votes: 3

New Republican Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is fluent in Chinese. In a short period of time the Republicans have come quite a long way. The last Republican president wasn't even fluent in English. Votes: 3

Presidential trust is something, that's perishable and it's precious. And once a president loses it, it's not a question of whether it's conflict of interests laws or there aren't conflict of interests laws. Votes: 3

President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that had helped cushion the blow of a would-be assassin's bullet. Votes: 3

I chaired the 1982 Democratic Party Commission on Presidential Nominations that created certain automatic delegates to the Democratic convention - the 'superdelegates.' It was a good idea then, and it is still a good idea. Votes: 3

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it has not the ballot-box before it; its virtue is gone, and it must wait till its instant of despotism again returns. Votes: 3

I was able to adjust initially by plunging right into the book and the Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University. And it turns out that there is a good way to make a living by giving speeches. Votes: 3

I have commenced my auspicious reign and am in quiet possession of the Presidential Mansion... this winter I intend to do something in the way of entertaining that shall be the admiration and talk of all Washington world. Votes: 3

When contemplating General Eisenhower winning the Presidential election, Truman said, Hell sit here, and hell say, Do this! Do that! And nothing will happen. Poor Ikeit wont be a bit like the Army. Hell find it very frustrating. Votes: 3

Virtually every one of the most far-right neocon Bush officials - including Dick Cheney himself - has spent years now praising Obama for continuing their terrorism policies which Obama the Senator and Presidential Candidate once so harshly denounced. Votes: 3

I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself. I'm trying to step my game up and get a few more of those. Votes: 3

Presidential power was overruled by the high bench in July 1974, when President Nixon was ordered to turn over some audio tapes of his White House conversations, including the 'smoking gun' tape of June 23, 1972, that revealing the Watergate cover up. Votes: 3

Every man needs a good, solid watch. My favorite watch is the Presidential Rolex. I own many watches, but this one is usually the one on my wrist. I buy mine in the Diamond District in New York City. Classic. Votes: 3

Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over everything, including the number, the format, the qualifications, and the moderators. And they've become a circus. Votes: 3

Presidential Democratic front-runner Howard Dean admitted to Chris Matthews on the 'Hardball' show that he got out of the draft because of a bad back. He had a curvature of the spine. Apparently it curved too far to the left. Votes: 3

If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't 'sail' anyway. Send it back for further thought. Votes: 3

Presidential campaigns are exhausting. Once they're over, we all heave a sigh of relief that we have our lives back, the constant emails and news reports no longer harangue us, and the topic even turns at times to something else entirely. Votes: 3

Presidential campaign getting kind of ugly, did you hear about this? Yesterday, a 27-year-old woman came for to deny rumors that she had an affair with Democratic front-runner John Kerry. The woman added, 'I would never cheat on Bill Clinton.' Votes: 3

Presidential candidate Donald Trump had a meeting with Ted Cruz. He said he does not know why he agreed to fly to New York to meet Ted Cruz and then he promised to bring that kind of leadership to the Oval Office. Votes: 3

I am now a member of the private sector. I'm happy. I've got a little foundation. You never say never, but I may have had my last race and that was the Presidential race. I think that you only get one shot. Votes: 3

Over there you think of nothing but becoming President of the United States some day. Potentially every man is Presidential timber. Here it's different. Here every man is potentially a zero. If you become something or somebody it is an accident, a miracle. Votes: 3

The design of the notorious Palm Beach County "butterfly ballot" in the 2000 Presidential election is certainly one of them. But I would say most of the time this is less about a conscious attempt to manipulate an outcome, and more about pure ineptitude. Votes: 3

Bob Dylan, Nobel laureate. A new fact so shocking that even the year's most notable deaths have not outdone it for the volume (in both senses) of instant reaction; so divisive, it makes Brexit, the Labour leadership and the US Presidential election seem lesser ruptures. Votes: 3

What if Barack Obama established a Presidential Advisory Committee that would meet once every couple of months, bringing together the former presidents for a conference in order to seek their collective wisdom? There is a wealth of experience in former presidents that generally goes untapped. Votes: 3

To your left is the marina where several senior cabinet officials keep luxury yachts for weekend cruises on the Potomac. Some of these ships are up to 100 feet in length; the Presidential yacht is over 200 feet in length, and can remain submerged for up to 3 weeks. Votes: 3

I saw that on Small Business Saturday, the president went shopping at a bookstore and bought 17 books, including "The Laughing Monsters," "Being Mortal," and "Heart of Darkness." Or as the cashier put it, "You OK, man? Maybe a little 'Chicken Soup for the Presidential Soul?' Votes: 3

Bush had expertise in one thing: How to run a Presidential campaign. He understands campaigns and Presidential politics. He has no interest or disposition or I think probably - he's not stupid, but he's not bright, he's not a rocket scientist - he isn't interested in policy. Votes: 3

Above all, tell the truth. Votes: 2

A government of laws, and not of men. Votes: 2

I did not have sexual relations with that woman Votes: 2

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. Votes: 2

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Votes: 2

The world is not going to be saved by legislation. Votes: 2

Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination. Votes: 2

We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons. Votes: 2

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. Votes: 2

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed. Votes: 2

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this. Votes: 2

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening. Votes: 2

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. Votes: 2

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Votes: 2

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins. Votes: 2

Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . . Votes: 2

I like the job I have, but if I had to live my life over again, I would like to have ended up a sports writer. Votes: 2

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Votes: 2

Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church and State, and that in my action as President of the United States I recognized no distinction of creeds in my appointments office. Votes: 2

Recognizing and confronting our history is important. Transcending our history is essential. We are not limited by what we have done, or what we have left undone. We are limited only by what we are willing to do. Votes: 2

If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. Votes: 2

America has begun a spiritual reawakening. Faith and hope are being restored. Americans are turning back to God. Church attendance is up. Audiences for religious books and broadcasts are growing. And I do believe that he has begun to heal our blessed land. Votes: 2

To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed. Votes: 2

Economics, as it is often taught today, portrays us as homo economicus-someone who doesn't vote in presidential elections, doesn't return lost wallets, and doesn't leave tips when dining out of town. Julie Nelson reminds us that most people aren't really like that. She helps point the way to a richer, more descriptive way of thinking about economic life. Votes: 2

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world's believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions. Votes: 2

I believe that the presidential term should be limited. Votes: 1

No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling. Votes: 1

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over. Votes: 1

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches. Votes: 1

During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians. Votes: 1

Political discourse has become so rotten that it's no longer possible to tell the stench of one presidential candidate from the stink of another. Votes: 1

Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated best-selling authors, Olympians, presidential candidates, Grammy winners, Peabody winners, Emmy winners, and that's just me! Votes: 1

Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I said, Well, it's like two of the scariest movies I can imagine. Votes: 1

It's going to be interesting to watch presidential elections in around 2040, when voters can dig up candidates' teenage angst pics and posts from old social media and discussion forum archives. Votes: 1

In addition to being extremely expensive, and we have to put up with the stupidities that the candidates repeat, it's really being decided elsewhere who will sit in the presidential seat. Votes: 1

In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well, that was followed by a missile exchange for a couple of weeks in both directions. Votes: 1

The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the perpetual presidential campaign. Votes: 1

If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and not to the Democratic Congress of the Carter years, which rejected it. Votes: 1

It would be a much better country if women did not vote. That is simply a fact. In fact, in every presidential election since 1950 - except Goldwater in '64 - the Republican would have won, if only the men had voted. Votes: 1

Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged Bush to take a stronger stand against what Cheney sees as congressional intrusions into the executive branch. Votes: 1

Obama is a tyrant the same way FDR was a tyrant. He has a view of presidential power that states: the government is in control of the country, and the president is in charge of the government. He's taken an imperial view of the presidency. Votes: 1

In the summer of 1952, when I was 30, the Army assigned me to an infantry unit fighting in Korea. Meanwhile, though, there was other news in my family: My father had become the Republican presidential nominee. As an ambitious young major, I refused any offers for other assignments. Votes: 1

In a presidential campaign, you can't lie. You can't hide what you are and what you want. You can't hide what kind of President you'll be. You can't keep on talking about nothing indefinitely and committing to nothing, you can't keep running away from debate, masking the challenges. Votes: 1

The average GOP presidential vote in these last five elections was 44.5 percent. In the last three, it was 48.1 percent. Give Romney an extra point for voter disillusionment with Obama, and a half-point for being better financed than his predecessors. It still strikes me as a path to narrow defeat. Votes: 1

I've spent quality time in the aerospace community, with my service on two presidential commissions, but at heart, I'm an academic. Being an academic means I don't wield power over person, place or thing. I don't command armies; I don't lead labor unions. All I have is the power of thought. Votes: 1

For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs. Votes: 1

In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore got more votes than George W. Bush, but still lost the election. The Supreme Court's ruling in Florida gave Bush that pivotal state, and doomed Gore to lose the Electoral College. That odd scenario - where the candidate with the most votes loses - has happened three times in U.S. history. Votes: 1

When I joined Bill Clinton's start-up presidential campaign in 1991, I was confident that women would play an ever more important role, but I never gave a minute's thought to what would happen if we won. When we did - and I became the first woman to serve as White House press secretary - it changed my life. But it didn't change the world. Votes: 1

Hillary Clinton doesn't look presidential. Votes: 0

I am suspending my presidential campaign. Votes: 0

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates. Votes: 0

In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins. Votes: 0

I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies. Votes: 0

Donald Trump is not a normal presidential candidate. Votes: 0

American presidential leadership never goes out of style. Votes: 0

My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy. Votes: 0

We are seeing Republicans uniting behind this [presidential] campaign [2016]. Votes: 0

I just don't think Hillary Clinton has the presidential look. Votes: 0

Every presidential spouse is going to be subjected to scrutiny. Votes: 0

A presidential speech is always the work of many hands. Votes: 0

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness. Votes: 0

Anything is possible for women, including being a presidential nominee. Votes: 0

I'm going to the White House to get my presidential kneepads. Votes: 0

The fact is, presidential politics has become a game of inches. Votes: 0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has taken American politics by storm. Votes: 0

An American presidential campaign resembles a forced march through enemy country. Votes: 0

Bought the president the Louis presidential briefcase Never been a cheapskate Votes: 0

Al Gore adopted three utterly different personas in three national presidential debates. Votes: 0

The vice presidential candidate tends to be a bit of an afterthought. Votes: 0

Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken. Votes: 0

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism. Votes: 0

I'm going to be so presidential that you people will be so bored. Votes: 0

The 2016 presidential campaign is heating up. Can you feel the indifference, the apathy? Votes: 0

The West Wing seems to be feeding the myth about how presidential politics are. Votes: 0

I understand personally, ... that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins. Votes: 0

I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today. Votes: 0

I understand personally that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins. Votes: 0

Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential. Votes: 0

Far be it from me to denigrate Senator McCain's advice on vice presidential nominees. Votes: 0

Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns. Votes: 0

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been getting a lot of questions about his wife . Votes: 0

A people fatigued by bad presidential judgment aren't inclined to reward him or his party. Votes: 0

"Is it any wonder somebody like Donald Trump is racing through the presidential primary process?" Votes: 0

100 political parties put together can never defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, come 2015 presidential election. Votes: 0

Republican candidates have won whites with college degrees in every presidential election since polling began. Votes: 0

I think that [James] Comey acted in an outrageous way during the [presidential ] campaign [in 2016]. Votes: 0

"Is it any wonder somebody like Donald Trump is racing through the presidential primary process?" Votes: 0

Lincoln, steeped in the Bible and Shakespeare, set an impossibly high bar for presidential prose. Votes: 0

The typical presidential staff resents the vice-president even more than they do the first lady. Votes: 0

Hurricane Sandy interrupted Mr. Romney’s momentum and allowed Mr. Obama to look presidential and bipartisan. Votes: 0

Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment. Votes: 0

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better. Votes: 0

I don't know if the presidential candidates are running for the White House or Animal House. Votes: 0

Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto. Votes: 0

Egypt has a presidential system. The president runs the state. Who the president is matters profoundly. Votes: 0

If you're not part of that club, as I certainly am not, you are not presidential. Votes: 0

Republicans are having trouble luring Gov. Chris Christie into the presidential race. They should try pie. Votes: 0

The first presidential debate was down in Florida. Residents spent all day putting plywood on their televisions. Votes: 0

I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary. Votes: 0

Aside from Donald Trump, polls find [Hillary] Clinton to be the least-liked presidential candidate in recent history. Votes: 0

Stubbornness is a positive quality of presidential leadership - if you're right about what you're stubborn about. Votes: 0

Barack Obama may be black, but John McCain is the first Albino presidential candidate: he's completely see-through! Votes: 0

No candidate can win a presidential race advocating gay marriage and opposing the military action in Iraq. Votes: 0

The number of American presidential candidates varies with the sunspot cycle and the phases of the moon. Votes: 0

One presidential advisor to another: "If the world made sense, we'd all have to find honest work. Votes: 0

I can be the most presidential person ever, other than possibly the great Abe Lincoln, all right? Votes: 0

The age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now on. Votes: 0

When Uganda got debt relief in 1999, the first item President Museveni bought was a presidential jacket for himself. Votes: 0

If you look at the history of presidential memorials, it takes a long time to get them done. Votes: 0

A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving. Votes: 0

At the presidential level, everybody knows that Hillary Clinton is going to stand up for women's reproductive rights. Votes: 0

Ohio, you're too white, too many white people to be in any way meaningful in a presidential election. Votes: 0

Donald Trump is a candidate who divided his own party more deeply than any presidential candidate has before. Votes: 0

Because liberalism typically doesn't sell in American presidential politics, liberal candidates tend to run as culturally conservative centrists. Votes: 0

WikiLeaks is a service to the population. Assange should get an award for - presidential medal of honor. Votes: 0

There is no more dangerous thing for a democracy than a foreign policy based on presidential preventive war. Votes: 0

Full federal funding for presidential libraries should bring with it new rules of control over papers and artifacts. Votes: 0

I am committed to ensure that our 2008 Republican presidential candidates forthrightly address issues of importance to the African-American community. Votes: 0

If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory. Votes: 0

I'm gonna say that I have followed every presidential campaign since the campaign of President [John F.] Kennedy in 1960. Votes: 0

I'm thinking of a presidential bid; currently indexing and cross-referencing everyone I've tweeted my junk to. 8x10s available. Votes: 0

In America, one of our challenges, historically, is that we have very low voting rates, even during presidential elections. Votes: 0

I regret that a private comment I made to the vice presidential candidate made it through the public airways. Votes: 0

A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president. Votes: 0

No Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise. Votes: 0

We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is that someone will win. Votes: 0

Traditionally vice presidential debates don't move the needle one way or the other. They have largely been irrelevant and inconsequential. Votes: 0

When I hit the skins they all say, 'Damn Kane... You knock out the Bush like a presidential campaign!' Votes: 0

Barack H. Obama is a landmark presidential figure as the first black, multiracial, multicultural president from Hawaii and the Pacific. Votes: 0

Immigration has been [Donald] Trump`s signature issue throughout his entire presidential campaign, and his supporters love him for it. Votes: 0

I'm not a representative of the military establishment. I came in with the Reagan Administration in 1981 as a presidential appointee. Votes: 0

I am the first to admit that were I not a woman, I would not have been the vice-presidential nominee. Votes: 0

Americans have not had a presidential choice since 1932. Roosevelt was our man; every president since Roosevelt has been our man. Votes: 0

It is universally accepted that an admission of atheism would be instant political suicide for any (U.S.) presidential candidate. Votes: 0

As a presidential candidate, Mr. Trump is going to get tough questions from the press and has to answer them. Votes: 0

Today, the L.A. Times accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. I'm telling ya, this guy is presidential material. Votes: 0

Even at the end of a presidential election campaign, we have no way to know what Mitt Romney really believes. Votes: 0

There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign. Votes: 0

I do not subscribe to the school of thought that I am leading the presidential polls because of my beautiful legs. Votes: 0

Today, possible presidential candidate Donald Trump released his birth certificate. It lists his eyes as blue and his hair as ridiculous. Votes: 0

In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights. Votes: 0

I believe that presidential candidates actually have a responsibility to point out substantive differences: to point out perspectives that are different. Votes: 0

As lawmakers, we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election. Votes: 0

Newt Gingrich got in hot water during his 2012 presidential race for using campaign funds to pay himself $47,000 for a mailing list. Votes: 0

A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour. Votes: 0

John Kennedy won the first televised presidential debate among those watching it, while Richard Nixon won among those listening on the radio. Votes: 0

I am sent on assignments just like guys. I have covered presidential campaigns, natural disasters, tragedies, red carpets, medical stories and more. Votes: 0

A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man. Votes: 0

You never fully get over [losing a presidential campaign]. But I've had a good life. I've enjoyed myself 90 percent of the time. Votes: 0

The presidential office is not a rosewater affair. This is an office in which a man must put on his war paint. Votes: 0

The 2004 Election marks the first time in modern political history that Republican voter turnout matched Democratic turnout in a presidential election year. Votes: 0

From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830's really through the 1950's, you had conventions that actually did real business. Votes: 0

In 2016 we are faced with a particularly bizarre and unappetizing choice as regards the two main political parties' presidential candidates, in my opinion. Votes: 0

Third parties in America gravitate not only to the extremes, but to irrelevance. (John Anderson's upcoming presidential campaign will undoubtedly confirm both tendencies.) Votes: 0

I have a job to do. ... If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me. Votes: 0

After [Tomas] Jefferson's defeat of [John] Adams in the presidential election of 1800, they didn't communicate with one another for more than a decade. Votes: 0

I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate. Votes: 0

The weak economy, widening income inequality, gridlock in Congress and a presidential election: Those were perhaps the dominant economic and political themes of 2012. Votes: 0

On Platini's presidential watch... he has to balance all the leagues, all the dreams and needs of hundreds of clubs across his continent. Votes: 0

I give 110% in love. If that seems absurd, just know that I used presidential voting machines to calculate that number. It's totally legit. Votes: 0

If I can get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states and be allowed into the debates, I'd not only run, I'd win. Votes: 0

The lead singer of Creed says he won't endorse President Obama. Well that settles it -- Obama will not win the 1998 presidential election. Votes: 0

Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win. Votes: 0

I am a political junkie. During a presidential campaign, I will often buy a couple of newspapers a day just to keep up. Votes: 0

You can be guaranteed a story on the presidential campaign is gonna lampoon the Republican candidate in every one of those news agencies. Votes: 0

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California. Votes: 0

I keep reading that Donald Trump is the most pro-LGBT GOP presidential nominee of all time - and I actually think that's true. Votes: 0

When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. Votes: 0

I think the Democratic Party realizes, having lost two presidential elections, we need to do a better job of creating a farm team. Votes: 0

Have you seen these Republican presidential candidates? I bet Obama is sorry now that he spent all that money on the new birth certificate. Votes: 0

Political nature abhors a vacuum, which is what often exists for a year or two in a party after it loses a presidential election. Votes: 0

I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race. Votes: 0

The Governor has no presidential aspirations. In fact he just made a tour of 43 states just to tell them he's not running for anything. Votes: 0

It's no surprise I am addicted to all the Republican presidential candidates. They are like crack -- in that they will devastate black communities. Votes: 0

Who can guarantee that he [Alexander Milinkevich, a Belarussian opposition presidential candidate] is the most promising candidate capable of competing with the incumbent president? Votes: 0

The 2007 Labor campaign was the most presidential in Australian history, with a slogan - Kevin07 - exceeded in its banality only by its success. Votes: 0

I enjoy biographies and whatnot. I'm also a fan of presidential libraries. I've visited quite a few of them, especially the more modern ones. Votes: 0

Once every 12 years there is a unique opportunity to reinforce the bonds between Mexico and the United States, when our presidential election cycles coincide. Votes: 0

Patriotism is not necessarily defined as blind devotion to a president's particular agenda - and that to dispute a presidential policy is not necessarily anti-American. Votes: 0

During his runs for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney has done a good job of mimicking Reagan's anti-government diatribes and 'better days ahead' rhetoric. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan, of course, was a Republican governor of California who went through a painful defeat in the 1976 presidential race before winning four years later Votes: 0

Experts are saying that President Bush's goal now is to politically humiliate Saddam Hussein. Why don't we just make him the next Democratic presidential nominee? Votes: 0

[Donald] Trump's behavior during the presidential campaign was often erratic, seemingly based on discernable personality traits, including narcissism, arrogance, impulsiveness, and a lack of predictability. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan, of course, was a Republican governor of California who went through a painful defeat in the 1976 presidential race before winning four years later. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney, two-time Republican presidential candidate, is going to fight Evander Holyfield for charity. I hope they save some of that money for funeral expenses. Votes: 0

I feel the political failings of the U.S.A. are presidential in length, but the aspirant narrative of the States is millennial in length. Votes: 0

I try to avoid saying anything positive about any presidential candidate for fear that if I actually like them then I will kill their campaign. Votes: 0

Let's be clear about what this [presidential] campaign is about. It's not about Donald Trump, he's an entertaining guys, he's the greatest show on Earth. Votes: 0

After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office. Votes: 0

I read the book [My Life by Bill Clinton] completely. And I think it compares very favorably with Ulysses S. Grant's gold standard of presidential autobiographies. Votes: 0

This week Biden said that he will decide on a potential 2016 presidential campaign by the spring or the summer. Then he said, 'Whichever comes first.' Votes: 0

I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing controversy over campaign financing. Votes: 0

I care about the presidential elections. I always vote. Sometimes I've voted more than once, illegally. But you can't anymore. The picture ID has ruined everything. Votes: 0

Tonight the Republican presidential candidates had a big debate, 10 candidates. The last time that many rich white guys got together, I think Exxon merged with Mobil. Votes: 0

When a guy gets elected to the Senate or the governor's mansion, he wakes up the next morning and says to himself, 'You're presidential material,' Votes: 0

It was a presidential election year, and as a member of a consortium of Ivy League radio stations, we participated in 'network' coverage of election night. Votes: 0

Trustworthiness is the thing that you need the most going to a presidential election. Honest and trustworthy is one of the main questions in any presidential election. Votes: 0

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid. Votes: 0

How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key. Votes: 0

Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Votes: 0

It's important for the writers of the presidential daily brief to feel comfortable that the documents will never be politicized and/or unnecessarily exposed for public purview. Votes: 0

Who knows if John McCain could have won that presidential campaign [2008] in any circumstances when George W. Bush the outgoing Republican president had a 22 percent approval rating. Votes: 0

We are all encouraged that Bush appears, really for the first time in his experience on the stage of presidential politics, relaxed. His comfort is our comfort. Votes: 0

When liberals start acting like they're opposed to pre-marital sex and mothers having careers, you know McCain's vice presidential choice has knocked them back on their heels. Votes: 0

Yesterday all five living presidents gathered for the opening of the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. Well, six living presidents if you count Hillary in 2016. Votes: 0

Hawaii's own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Votes: 0

We got a lot of energy. She certainly doesn't look presidential to me, Hillary [Clinton]. I don't think you get to look less presidential actually than Hillary. Votes: 0

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid." Votes: 0

I think it would be an extreme poverty indeed if there weren't more than one person willing to compete for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party. Votes: 0

The presidential news conference is indispensable because it is the only forum in our society where you can be questioned on a regular basis and held accountable. Votes: 0

Everyone knows the presidential candidates and has an opinion about them. But as you get to smaller races, that evaporates and you can win through sheer elbow grease. Votes: 0

Everyone knows the presidential candidates and has an opinion about them. But as you get to smaller races, that evaporates and you can win through sheer elbow grease. Votes: 0

Richard Nixon was a Republican presidential candidate who encouraged crooks to commit espionage against the Democratic National Committee in order to gain an edge in a presidential election. Votes: 0

President Bush gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure out which one was which. Votes: 0

A new presidential poll reveals that Democrats have the edge among voters under 30. The good news for Republicans is that there's only six people under 30 who actually vote. Votes: 0

The coalition is a model that has no place in a presidential regime such as in Mexico. It fits in parliamentary models, but Mexico has a presidential regime. Votes: 0

Ford O'Connell, the guy in the sound bite we just played, he's the guy who said that nominating a conservative presidential candidate would just postpone the GOP nightmare. Votes: 0

There are a number of Americans who shouldn't vote. The number is 57 percent, to judge by the combined total of Clinton and Perot ballots in the 1996 presidential election. Votes: 0

Americans long to be united. After 9/11, we all just wanted to be one nation. Not a single American on September the 12, 2001, cared who won the next presidential election. Votes: 0

Sen. Frist has every right, and indeed the duty, to see that every presidential nominee for the Federal bench at every level gets an up or down vote. Votes: 0

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns. Votes: 0

The recent AP poll that came out last month said that approximately 90% of the American people felt that the two-party system was failing us in the presidential election. Votes: 0

Witness Donald Trump's current presidential campaign. So first people need to find the white spaces, the unexploited or underexploited niches where there is less competition and more opportunity. Votes: 0

You have had presidential candidates over the last 30 years who would have had a very hard time getting nominated under the old system. One example is John Kennedy. Votes: 0

Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues. Votes: 0

'Green' is likely to be a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election - largely in response to George Bush's suicidal refusal to engage with environmental issues. Votes: 0

I welcome the signing by the presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani of an agreement on the formation of a government of national unity in Afghanistan, Votes: 0

In a new poll of Democratic voters, presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee came in with zero percent support. Or in other words: We're all tied with presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee. Votes: 0

Senate Democrats blocked President Obama's trade bill yesterday because they're worried it could hurt jobs. It's not an issue for Republicans, since they've all found work as presidential candidates. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney, two-time Republican presidential hopeful, boxed former heavyweight champion of the world Evander Holyfield for charity. It was a horrible moment when Romney bit off Holyfield's other ear. Votes: 0

I'm defining [presidential courage] pretty narrowly. It's not only taking a big political risk but it's also the risk that in the hindsight of history, people think it's wise. Votes: 0

Ted Sorrenson, JFK's presidential speech writer, when asked how it came about that he wrote the "ask not what you can do..." speech, he would answer 'ask not.' Votes: 0

Donald Trump is an independent presidential candidate who ran on the Republican label. He really did. He took it over. He transformed it into his image, in his likeness. Votes: 0

The stronger Hillary is, the weaker she is. The more she seems like a likely presidential winner, the more difficult the senate race becomes in New York. It's perfect. Votes: 0

Herman Cain has suspended his presidential campaign, but he has asked the Secret Service if they could continue to provide him protection, at least until his wife cools off. Votes: 0

Decisions made in Washington are more important to us than those made here in Dar es-Salaam. So, maybe my people should be allowed to vote in American presidential elections. Votes: 0

The 2008 Democratic presidential candidates would be wise to note that unwarranted negativism is dangerous and badly underestimates the strengths of the American people to adapt to and prosper with change. Votes: 0

After three elections, voters finally caught on that Obama's faults were not in the stars, but in himself. They apparently tired of the usual distractions from a dismal presidential record. Votes: 0

Thirteen years after the end of the Soviet Union, the American press establishment seemed eager to turn Ukraine's protested presidential election on November 21 into a new cold war with Russia. Votes: 0

In my mind, there's no question that Donald Trump has energized the Latino community more than any other presidential candidate. Unfortunately for him, he's done that in a negative way. Votes: 0

Not a season passes without new disclosures showing Nixon's numerous attempts at criminal use of his presidential powers and in fact the scorn he held for the rule of law. Votes: 0

Everybody knows they're on the Obama team: There isn't vice presidential vs. presidential division, there's not a generational pull. People have internalized that this is a real moment in history. Votes: 0

President Obama, by the way, is, I think, making his first presidential European trip. And while he's there in Europe, he plans to fire the CEO's of BMW and Volkswagen. Votes: 0

Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the [US presidential] candidates to cover their clothing, briefcases and staff with the logo patches of their corporate sponsors? Votes: 0

I believe over the long term he's going to have the money, and he's got the message, that this is going to be one of the finalists for the presidential campaign. Votes: 0

Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race. When asked what went wrong, Perry said, I guess America is not ready to elect a dumb guy from Texas. But in time. Votes: 0

I injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson' in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters. Votes: 0

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid marveled at the electability of Barack Obama because, unlike previous black candidates, Mr. Obama was 'light-skinned' and lacked a 'Negro dialect.' Votes: 0

In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns was the highest in our nation's history. Votes: 0

I always run ahead of the ticket [compared to Democratic presidential candidates]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted party line, a lot more than usual. Votes: 0

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz did their best Donald Trump impersonation. All three unleashing an unprecedented string of insults and attacks fit more for a barroom than a presidential debate stage. Votes: 0

Trump did more interviews, he explained his agenda more than any political presidential candidate ever has, in my memory, and he has tried to stick to it as people perceive it. Votes: 0

If this isn't the Fat Lady singing, it's awful close to that. If Ari seriously thought she was a contender for the presidential nomination, he would not walk away right now. Votes: 0

The U.S. unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in nearly seven years. The job sector that has seen the most growth is in the field of Republican presidential candidates. Votes: 0

The Republican presidential candidate [Donald Trump] provoked condemnation from leaders in both parties and around the world. He did that by proposing to bar all Muslims from entering the United States. Votes: 0

President Obama has decided that he wants his presidential library to be in Chicago, not Hawaii. Today Hawaii's governor said, 'Great, who's going to want to come to Hawaii now?' Votes: 0

Today the Washington Post did an article; they compared the 2008 presidential election to the 1932 presidential election. They did a comparison, mainly because 1932 was the first time John McCain ran for president. Votes: 0

It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy. Votes: 0

Sometimes in the middle of a presidential campaign, there's a political movie, and people are sick of hearing about politics, and they don't want to see that movie. They'd rather see "Godzilla." Votes: 0

As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal. Votes: 0

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new. Votes: 0

Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris. Votes: 0

One of the many, many salutary aspects of Barack Obama's impending presidential nomination is the sea change his victory marks in the battle for the mind-set of the American foreign policy establishment. Votes: 0

The people of South Carolina support conservatives who are trying to push real change, and the people of South Carolina expect their presidential candidates to back them up when they show courage. Votes: 0

Allegations that President Clinton pardoned Marc Rich partly in return for donations to his presidential library have raised questions about the value of such institutions and the federal appropriations that support them. Votes: 0

They say John Kerry is the first Democratic presidential candidate in history to raise $50 million in a three-month period. Actually, that's nothing. He once raised $500 million with two words: 'I do.' Votes: 0

President Lincoln was trying to convince some people, he used some arguments, convincing other people, he used other arguments. That was a great - I thought a great display of presidential leadership. Votes: 0

Only in psychiatry is the existence of physical disease determined by APA presidential proclamations, by committee decisions, and even, by a vote of the members of APA, not to mention the courts. Votes: 0

That is enough to win a three-way presidential race. If young people understand they have the numbers and they have the power to come out and turn this election on its head. Votes: 0

The 2004 presidential election that saw George W. Bush win with 51 percent of the vote was the last one Republicans will ever win with the overwhelmingly white and male coalition they have now. Votes: 0

I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong. Votes: 0

It really kind of looks like now that John Kerry is on his way to the presidential nomination. The only thing that can sink John Kerry now is an Al Gore endorsement. Votes: 0

I am suspending my presidential campaign, because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I'm not a fighter. Votes: 0

We need to be more precise in how we talk about these issues. People around the word follow our presidential campaigns so closely, trying to get hints about what we will do. Votes: 0

I heard one presidential candidate say that what this country needed was a president for the nineties. I was set to run again. I thought he said a president IN his nineties. Votes: 0

In an interview, former vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan said he does not have a racist bone in his body. However, he admitted he has three sexist bones and his spine is homophobic. Votes: 0

It is as if Clinton had called one of the most respected character witnesses in all of U.S. history to testify that the primal urge has a most distinguished presidential pedigree. Votes: 0

"The New York Times" is reporting correctly that women had accused a presidential candidate of sexual assault. Now that's news on any level. I mean you can't argue that that's not news. Votes: 0

You're a trivial part in a trivia game. Now what's your aim? A presidential campaign? Like Ross Perot? He lost it though... But he got a billion in tha bank fo' sho'! Votes: 0

Yes, the presidential race is very close, and some public polls show it getting closer as we go into the final hours, but in one sense it's actually been stable for months. Votes: 0

A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years of being on the wrong side of defense issues. Votes: 0

What is happening to Donald Trump in terms of the way he's being reported on and cast with the media is the way every Republican presidential candidate has been treated in my life. Votes: 0

Under the system that we now have to nominate presidential candidates, for instance, I would prefer that we have a system that is closer to, say, the one we had in the 1960s. Votes: 0

I believe Sarah Palin is a true statesman, whose experience as a failed vice presidential candidate, half-term governor and eight-episode reality star has fully prepared her to take control of our nuclear arsenal. Votes: 0

It is true that all of the current presidential candidates once denied that they had any intention of running. But the fact that I am also a liar, doesn't make me a candidate. Votes: 0

On Election Day, Ralph Nader will appear on the presidential ballot in only 45 states. Yeah, Nader said, this is really disappointing, I wanted to embarrass myself in all 50 states. That was the plan. Votes: 0

From 4 to 6 percent of the presidential office is not in administration but in morals, politics, and spiritual leadership . He has to guide a people in the greatest adventure ever undertaken on the planet. Votes: 0

It was Bill Clinton who once pithily captured the contrast between the two parties when it came to selecting a presidential standard-bearer: "Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans just fall in line." Votes: 0

As is always the case with American presidential elections, nobody's talking about the fact that the empire will be ruled from Washington, and foreign policy has just not been on anybody's screen, unfortunately. Votes: 0

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Hucka-BS is attacking actress Natalie Portman for getting pregnant without being married. It could get a little awkward if he runs into Sarah and Bristol Palin at Fox News. Votes: 0

What is happening to Donald Trump in terms of the way he's being reported on and cast with the media is the way every Republican presidential candidate has been treated in my life. Votes: 0

During the Democratic presidential debate Howard Dean started off by apologizing to the crowd for having a cold. Then John Kerry apologized for once having a cold while serving his country in Vietnam. Votes: 0

Every presidential candidate highlights patriotism, but Mr. Romneys is backed by the Mormon belief that the United States was chosen by God to play a special role in history, its Constitution divinely inspired. Votes: 0

Every presidential candidate highlights patriotism, but Mr. Romney's is backed by the Mormon belief that the United States was chosen by God to play a special role in history, its Constitution divinely inspired. Votes: 0

Libertarian presidential candidate André Marrou's idea is that "government power is opposed to individual liberty." Must we still debate such sophomoric notions?... Besides, liberty, although very important, is not the only value. Votes: 0

It should be heart-breaking to every American that we have a frontrunner in the presidential race that suggests there will be a religious test for anybody who wishes to come to our shores. Votes: 0

Whether you're a presidential front-runner, or an Academy Award-winning actor, or head of a TV ministry, if you stay in the public eye long enough they're going to try and find a scandal. Votes: 0

As economists have long noted, the puzzle is not that so few people vote, it's that so many do. After all, no individual's vote has ever tipped the balance in a presidential election. Votes: 0

We often feel a twinge of guilt over our own fascination with presidential candidates' wives - as if we are secretly reading the 'Star' for our campaign information instead of the policy journals. Votes: 0

Political pandering comes in all shapes and sizes, but every four years the presidential primary bring us in contact with its purest form - praising ethanol subsidies amid the corn fields of Iowa. Votes: 0

Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted. Votes: 0

President Obama, by the way, has set a Guinness World Record as the fastest person to get a million Twitter followers. Obama now has as many followers as the Republicans have presidential candidates. Votes: 0

Marco Rubio's presidential campaign has raised $40 million in the last week. When he heard that, Rubio said, 'Hey, any chance I can drop out of the race and just keep the 40 million?' Votes: 0

Bernie Sanders lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton, but he won more than 12 million votes in the primaries and was respectfully and elaborately saluted by Hillary Clinton, whom he has endorsed. Votes: 0

When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision. Votes: 0

In presidential campaign I released a 65-page file from the Syracuse University College of Law that showed poor grades, back in college, also. If I were plagiarizing consistently, my grades would have been better. Votes: 0

I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other. Votes: 0

No two countries are identical, and obviously, there's a difference between a referendum on a very complex relationship between Great Britain and the rest of Europe, and a presidential election in the United States. Votes: 0

We are creating a political demolition derby, not a presidential debate. Those strange impulses in the American soul that have produced mud wrestling and The Gong Show seem to have claimed the national campaign. Votes: 0

Guatemala's ornate presidential palace, once a terrifying fortress whose every corridor was patrolled by heavily armed soldiers in berets and camouflage uniforms, is now a normal public building where ordinary citizens enter without fear. Votes: 0

The Boston Globe is reporting that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry used to date actress Morgan Fairchild but it didn't work out. Apparently she couldn't handle dating someone with bigger hair then she had. Votes: 0

A presidential candidate's great desire is to be seen as pragmatic, and they hope their maneuvering and shifting will be seen in pursuit of some higher purpose. It doesn't mean they are utterly insincere. Votes: 0

Weary of wily politicians who say one thing and do another, voters and advocacy groups insist presidential contenders commit to the cause du jour in writing, but candidates are foolish to comply. Words matter. Votes: 0

It's starting to look like Donald Trump may be a serious presidential candidate. If you're in my line of work, Trump running for president for real is the greatest thing that has ever happened. Votes: 0

Playing sports has always been my greatest pleasure. I don't smoke, I hardly drink alcohol. Sports helped get me into the presidential palace. My first position in the union was that of sports secretary. Votes: 0

At the unveiling at the White House of the presidential portrait, President Bush pointed out that Hillary Clinton was the first sitting Senator in history to have her portrait hanging in the White House. Votes: 0

Any time you get into a presidential campaign and the stakes are so high, all candidates - they want to be in complete control whenever they can. And you can't blame them for that. Votes: 0

Senate races have tightened along with the presidential race. Watch to see how many Republican Senate candidates outperform Donald Trump - and how many hang on to their seats in states that he loses. Votes: 0

The idea of a celebrity endorsing a presidential candidate is nothing new, but the full-throated endorsement for Senator Bernie Sanders from one of the country`s biggest hip hop stars had surprised some political observers. Votes: 0

Jeb Bush announced today on the Internet that he may run for president. The next presidential election could be Bush vs. Clinton. It will be like 1992 all over again except I won't be in rehab. Votes: 0

The Democrats current crudeness is a function of their desperation, and the imminent ratification of Howard Dean, the least charming presidential candidate in recent memory, as their party chairman only serves to punctuate the problem. Votes: 0

This has always been the way of presidential politics. The president rises above the fray while his surrogates go on the attack. They throw the spears and fling the mud; he sits upon the throne. Votes: 0

We... joked a little about presidential portraits. He [Bill Clinton] told me that he and Harrison Ford had been joking recently about how chins drop with age, and he didn't want to look that way. Votes: 0

President Obama's Justice Department won less than half of its total cases before the Supreme Court, which is the lowest presidential win rate since Harry Truman. Average historically for the last 50 years is about 70 percent. Votes: 0

President Obama just made his first presidential trip to the state of Utah. Obama spent his time in Utah just like you'd expect - telling people, 'Uh, no, I don't play for the Jazz.' Votes: 0

It is only the words of the bill that have presidential approval, where that approval is given. It is not to be supposed that in signing a bill the President endorses the whole Congressional Record. Votes: 0

It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America. Votes: 0

The second [presidential] term changes, and I think that John F. Kennedy certainly ran on that and he knew that second term would give him oxygen, and he needed it. Unfortunately, he didn't get there. Votes: 0

In 2007, early in the improbable presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, the young first-term senator began a series of foreign-policy speeches that seemed too general to provide a guide to what he might do if elected. Votes: 0

You may never have heard of Joseph Overton and his proverbial window but you most certainly have heard the Republican presidential campaign in 2015 year not just flinging the window open but shattering all its glass. Votes: 0

Not a day goes by that I don't click on RealClearPolitics at least once, the presidential poll charts, graphs and moving averages are great. If RCP didn't already exist, somebody would have to invent it. Votes: 0

This week, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized control of the Yemeni government, heretofore pro-American. In September, they overran Sanaa, the capital. On Tuesday, they seized the presidential palace. On Thursday, they forced the president to resign. Votes: 0