#elect

Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

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If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as long as they get it. I'm just doing it my particular way and I feel lucky I can do it the way I want to do it. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

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The Pentagon still has not given a name to the Iraqi war. Somehow 'Operation Re-elect Bush' doesn't seem to be popular. ↗

— Jay Leno

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Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers. ↗

— Jay Leno

#basketball #basketball player #days #election #former

The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government. ↗

— Gerald F. Lieberman

#delude #elections #government #held #into

I direct with energy. I believe in energy. I think energy is an electric thing in actors. I try to inspire, encourage, and make choices with lots of energy. And truth. I'm big fan of truth and being funny. I like leading 50 people into battle every day. ↗

— Matthew Lillard

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This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

#american idol #any #election #frightening #idol

Let me tell you the polls that count, and those are the polls a couple of weeks before the election. That's when the pollsters worry about holding onto their credibility. Those are the polls that everybody remembers. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

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Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed. ↗

— Blanche Lincoln

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