Famous Election Campaigning Quotes

There's all this talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger. Well, you know where he is now? Visiting Mexico, which I think means that he is definitely going to run for governor. Arnold is smart. He's in Mexico campaigning with the very people who'll be living here by election time. ~ Jay Leno

When you say politics, you conjure a whole bunch of associations: elections, campaigning, debates, fundraising. None of this exists in Russia! We are still fighting not for election victories but for having elections at all. ~ Garry Kasparov

Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections. ~ George McGovern

For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts; and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in. ~ Lucy Powell

I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills. ~ Peter Mandelson

Governing is one thing, campaigning is another - and the latter becomes far more pronounced in an election-year State of the Union. ~ Robert Dallek

Barack Obama is uniquely qualified to speak about the knowledge, experience and temperament that the presidency requires. And I know he is raring to get out there and start campaigning and I really look forward to campaigning with him. ~ Hillary Clinton

Ever since Obama's election team and media thugs made me famous for asking a simple question in 2008, I've had more than my share of death threats by people who are by definition at least a little crazy. ~ Joe Wurzelbacher

Dating is like campaigning: you don't reveal who you really are or what you're really up to until you get elected. ~ Jane Stanton Hitchcock

Baseball is our national pastime, that is if you discount political campaigning. ~ Ronald Reagan

Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning. ~ Chuck Todd

The Republicans have their splits right after election and Democrats have theirs just before an election. ~ Will Rogers

Since all signs indicate that we shouldn't participate in this election, participating in the election has no meaning. ~ Mohammad Khatami

I don't want to be famous for being famous. ~ Kelli O'Hara

Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this. ~ Mangosuthu Buthelezi

The Republicans' plan is that if they can't buy the 2012 election they will steal it. ~ Elizabeth Drew

I represented the 4th District of South Carolina ... from the election '92 until election '98. And then I was out six years and then came back for another six years between the election 2004 and the election 2010. ~ Bob Inglis

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception. ~ Van Morrison

But he's looking for love in all the wrong places. Like fancy under catalogs
At least he knows enough not to date while he's campaigning ~ Meg Cabot

In seats where perhaps we don't expect to win at the next general election, the new infrastructure gives us a chance to win local council seats and to build a campaigning base which could help us to win in the future. ~ Theresa May

And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election. ~ Kenneth Blackwell

Congress can't take the year off, election or no election. ~ Kay Bailey Hutchison

The cost of campaigning has skyrocketed in recent years because of the falloff in TV viewership. With only one-third as many people watching TV as did 20 years ago, politicians have responded by buying three times as many ads, driving the cost of campaigning to levels which only favored candidates can afford. ~ Dick Morris

Most pundits regard an election year session as an opportunity for the two parties to frame issues and garner political advantage in advance of the approaching election. ~ Bob Ehrlich

Trustworthiness is the thing that you need the most going to a presidential election. Honest and trustworthy is one of the main questions in any presidential election. ~ Dana Perino

Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh's 2006 attacks on Michael J. Fox for campaigning about stem cell research. ~ Christine Pelosi

In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly. ~ Avi Rubin

Both sides know the last election was just the beginning of the next election. It's clear there has been no attempt to have any kind of getting along. ~ David Keene

Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality. ~ Louis De Bernieres

The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because that makes them worthy of the attention. But I think many of those famous people just want to be famous. ~ Bo Burnham

Even at the end of a presidential election campaign, we have no way to know what Mitt Romney really believes. ~ Carl Bernstein

I want to do public speaking and cause campaigning. I want to write a book. ~ Bristol Palin

Hacking a national election is simple. Exploit a vulnerability in the manufacturer's network, poison the tabulation software update with self-deleting malware and let the manufacturer send to their field reps and election consultants who update the election systems. ~ James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute For Critical Infrastructure Technology

For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election. ~ Glenn Greenwald

I think most people would be surprised at the length of the day whilst you're campaigning and then the variety of things that you do and you're asked to do. ~ Eric Abetz

In votes cast, Latinos have increased to five million in the 1996 Presidential election, up from two million in the 1976 election. The number of Hispanic elected officials has not risen so fast. ~ Bill Dedman

Today the Washington Post did an article; they compared the 2008 presidential election to the 1932 presidential election. They did a comparison, mainly because 1932 was the first time John McCain ran for president. ~ Conan O'Brien

Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame. ~ Peter Carey

The election of the nationalist Chen Shui-bian as president in 2000 and his re-election in 2004 was a nadir in the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland. ~ Martin Jacques

Be a famous musician. Be a famous act or. Be a famous write r. Be a famous basketball player. Be famous. ~ Dallas Clayton

A right election can only be made by those who have knowledge; ~ Aristotle.

I never wanted to be famous. I want to be more famous than I am so I can get the roles. I hate losing the roles. I was famous more for being around people who were famous, and I hate that kind of fame. ~ Johnathon Schaech

I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day. ~ Benjamin Netanyahu

In a year of re-election he was desperate to impress. ~ Rod Stewart

Mark in what order: first, our calling; then, our election; not beginning with our election first. By our calling, arguing our election. ~ Joseph Hall

If it's a close election, then it's better for the Supreme Court to pick the president, whether or not he won the election. It's just insane on its face. ~ Vincent Bugliosi

It's almost a very rough rule of thumb: when Democrats are able to successfully frame the meaning of an election season around middle-class fears, Democrats win the election; when Republicans are able to successfully frame the meaning of an election season around cultural fears, Republicans win the election. ~ Rick Perlstein

I will do what it takes to help Ed Miliband win general election ~ Tony Blair

Since the majority is always wrong, might we try one election day where all the losers take office? ~ Robert Breault

If you're famous, you suck, just for being famous. People in England totally get that; Americans don't. ~ Trey Parker

Perhaps one day even I will be famous. Perhaps more famous than you."
"I doubt it. ~ Madeline Miller

I think most Republicans would rather win this election than have transformation. ~ Lawrence O'Donnell

I do honestly believe the Republicans have reformed and want to do better. But whether they have done it in time to win the election is another thing. The old voter is getting so he wants to be saved before October every election year. ~ Will Rogers

I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous. ~ Noomi Rapace

Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think. ~ Dolph Lundgren

Tomorrow is Election Day. That's the day we Americans wake up, consider our options, and then remember we didn't register to vote. ~ Conan O'Brien

Sometimes the results of a first free election will find the moderates so poorly organized that extreme groups can eke out a victory, as Hamas did when it gained a 44-to-41 percent margin in the Palestinian election of 2006. ~ Elliott Abrams

Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet. ~ Donald Rumsfeld

This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more. ~ Helle Thorning-Schmidt

We have a system that allows us to manage a free and fair election, free of fraud, free of intimidation, and that's what we delivered on election day, and we're very very proud of it. ~ Kenneth Blackwell

A movement election is a different type of election. It's an election where the people start moving into a direction because they think the country is failing or going down the tubes or the establishment has failed them. ~ Laura Ingraham

You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida. ~ Corrine Brown

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

Christians must understand the nature of the change that has occurred in our culture. No longer do the secularists just mock Christians from afar. They are now actively campaigning to indoctrinate children in an anti-God philosophy
to teach them to be secularists and atheists. ~ Ken Ham

There is this power that comes with being famous. ~ Rod Stewart

The only true allegiance a politician has is to his own re-election. ~ Michelle Malkin

Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls ~ Kevin Rudd

If you've got a business - you didn't build that. ~ Barack Obama

There's a tendency, when the offspring of a famous person does something notable, to define them by their more-famous parent. ~ Rachel Sklar

Election is always to sanctification. Where there is no visible fruit of sanctification, we may be sure there is no election. ~ J.C. Ryle

George W. Bush loves golf because it's like the election
low score wins. ~ Jay Leno

The 2014 election was not a repudiation of government in general. ~ Chuck Schumer

The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense, it apparently is a free and fair election, so it's a real milestone and one of the things we can take some little confidence in. ~ Warren Christopher

The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street. ~ Kin Hubbard

I've had to deal, a lot, with my own sense of intimidation at meeting famous people - especially actors, but really any famous people. ~ Charlie Kaufman

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent. ~ Kat Dennings

I would not want to be a politician ... Let me tell you this: If I was campaigning, and I go against my opponent and he started attacking my character, and I leap over the table and choke him unconscious, would that help my campaign? ~ Chuck Norris

I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform in Philadelphia. Actually, a recent election was thrown out by a federal judge because of corruption with the voting process in Philadelphia. ~ Patrick McHenry

Everybody want famous, like me to be a famous director. ~ Andrew Lau

Consider all tabulation systems infected by bad actors until a third party, not affiliated with the manufacturer or election officials, proves they are secure. ~ James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute For Critical Infrastructure Technology

Back then, before it became clear that democracy was best served by a drunken electorate, the bars in New York City were required to close on Election Day. ~ Lawrence Block

USA Today reports that the number of death row executions this year has hit a 35-year low. They attribute that to DNA evidence clearing more people and the fact that Rick Perry has been on the road campaigning. ~ Jay Leno

The trade unions in the UK are campaigning around zero-hours contracts, which isn't about feminism, but it's a feminist issue. Women are affected by zero-hours contracts, and the recession has and is affecting women more than men. ~ Rachel Holmes

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. ~ Tom Felton

Take it from me-elections matter. ~ Al Gore

I don't think we'll win every election. ~ Lee Scott

Are you excited about the recall election? Arnold's campaign has a new slogan: 'Win one for the groper.' ~ David Letterman

Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken. ~ Nate Silver

It was never about winning medals or being famous. ~ Nancy Kerrigan

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid. ~ Ron Fournier

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession. ~ James Carville

People are what this election is all about. ~ Patty Berg

This election ain't no stinkin' TV show. ~ Bradley Whitford

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity. ~ William Hurt

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself. ~ Vanessa Paradis

If there were two candidates, a Democrat and a Republican, who each committed to the same kind of fundamental reform, then the election would be an election between the vice presidential candidates. It'd be just like the regular election, except it would be one step down. ~ Lawrence Lessig

I absolutely loved being famous. It was all great, up until the point when it wasn't. ~ Noel Gallagher

I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say. ~ Richard Lewis

A time-tested political tactic guaranteed to raise a president's popularity rating by at least 30 points. It is especially useful during election years and economic downturns. ~ Chaz Bufe

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