#votes

In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes. ↗

— Paul Lazarsfeld

#breeds #contempt #familiarity #politics #votes

You know, there were 29 Democratic votes for censure in the Senate. And if the Republicans had any sense, they would have censured him before the '98 midterm election, and they would have won the election. ↗

— Chris Matthews

#before #censure #censured #democratic #election

Our party for the longest time has relied on the votes of white guys. I think that all of these candidates are going to improve our party, our policies, and our nation. ↗

— Ken Mehlman

#going #guys #i #i think #improve

Twenty years of votes can tell you much more about a man than twenty weeks of campaign rhetoric. Campaign talk tells people who you want them to think you are. How you vote tells people who you really are deep inside. ↗

— Zell Miller

#campaign #deep #deep inside #how #inside

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved. ↗

— Edward R. Murrow

#country #exceptions #few #loved #men

We've all seen the mom who devotes all her time and attention to her child and is so hungry for adult interaction that as soon as she's around another adult, she's not paying attention anymore. ↗

— Cynthia Nixon

#another #anymore #around #attention #child

Whether you are from Minnesota, Wisconsin or any other Northern tier state, you are not going to like the reimbursement formula. The problem we face is that we wouldn't have that formula if a majority of the states didn't like it, and they have the majority of the votes. ↗

— David Obey

#face #formula #going #like #majority

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves. ↗

— James K. Polk

#among #congress #create #disreputable #embarrasses

One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted. ↗

— Thomas Reed

#been #being #burned #counted #god

January 30th will be a historic day for the Middle East and the world. The Iraqi people will take the next step toward a free and democratic society as they place their votes for a transitional Iraqi government. ↗

— Dana Rohrabacher

#democratic #democratic society #east #free #government