#presidential

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

— Kate Smith

#before #bless #committee #democratic #during

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. ↗

— Jon Voight

#country #create #demoralize #election #gain

The vice presidential candidate tends to be a bit of an afterthought. ↗

— Mary Cheney

#bit #candidate #presidential #tends #vice

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. ↗

— Eleanor Clift

#clinton #first #hanging #her #hillary

In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year. ↗

— Baron Hill

#analysis #better #close #congressional #final

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

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

#assure #election #experience #lawmakers #must

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#approval #became #measure #national #national unity

After listening to Rick Santorum, I'm now for late-term abortions (say up to age 53). ↗

— Quentin R. Bufogle

#birth-control #presidential-election #rick-santorum #women-s-rights #age

You have two choices, [Plouffe] told Obama. You can stay in the Senate, enjoy your weekends at home, take regular vacations, and have a lovely time with your family. Or you can run for president, have your whole life poked at and pried into, almost never see your family, travel incessantly, bang your tin cup for donations like some street-corner beggar, lead a lonely, miserable life. ↗

— John Heilemann

#politics #president-obama #presidential-election #change

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

— David Axelrod

#denigrate #far #mccain #me #nominees