#voters

When considering a candidate for office, almost right up until they enter the polling booth and sometimes even in the booth itself, most voters rely more on what they see and hear themselves in real time than on facts, history, logic, or learned experience. ↗

— Quin Hillyer

#experience #facts #history #logic #political-candidates

Women are not all single-issue voters. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#women #women are

I've often heard the complaint from both Democrat and Republican voters alike that they hate the fact that politicians get into office and they - and they're fearful, they're fearful to make tough decisions because they think more about the next election than they do about the next-generation. ↗

— Scott Walker

#alike #because #both #complaint #decisions

Since the heady days of the 2009 Inauguration, middle-class independents have grown increasingly distant from Obama. Working-class voters - always more enamored of Clinton - have grown even more wary and distrustful of the Chicagoan. Both voting blocs pose the danger of serious defection in 2012. Without their support, Obama cannot win. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#blocs #both #cannot #clinton #danger

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#candidates #how #impressions #just #lasting

Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away at that. ↗

— Mara Liasson

#among #away #campaign #chip #confident

Bill Clinton was a liberal who could appeal to conservative-leaning Bubba voters. ↗

— Rich Lowry

#bill #bill clinton #clinton #could #liberal

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#congressmen #country #democracy #forget #government

I think he intends to run for president... I think Senator McCain cares about the opinions of New Hampshire voters. ↗

— Pat Toomey

#cares #hampshire #i #i think #intends

Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#evaluating #far #important #important thing #leadership