#par

In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#american #american politics #between #characterized #competition

Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#implementation #law #many #officials #outcome

The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#competitive #congressional #depending #increase #means

I never can understand how anyone can not smoke it deprives a man of the best part of life. With a good cigar in his mouth a man is perfectly safe, nothing can touch him, literally. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#best #best part #cigar #deprives #good

It's really hard for actors to cross over and get any respect as a singer, and if I could just keep it separate and not use my music in movies, it's cool. ↗

— Taryn Manning

#cool #could #cross #get #hard

We wanted to write a whole song about partying and then taking Yellow Cabs home. That's the weirdest topic we've ever thought of centering a song around. ↗

— Taryn Manning

#around #ever #home #partying #song

The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault on the protection of the rights of people who work in the fields of our country, in the factories of our country, in the offices of our country. ↗

— Ed Markey

#assault #bringing #congress #country #factories

For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike. ↗

— Edwin Markham

#anvil #be prepared #bear #days #ever

When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise. ↗

— Ziggy Marley

#come #jamaica #paradise #people #problems

The hardest part was getting the window net hooked back. I didn't think I was ever going to get it hooked. I finally got it hooked. If I'd known that I wouldn't have tried to hook it. ↗

— Sterling Marlin

#ever #finally #get #getting #going