#election

I understand personally that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins. ↗

— James Baker

#frustrating #i #lose #margins #narrow

I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

#contest #elections #i #i am #october

The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected. ↗

— Will Rogers

#elections

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better. ↗

— Joan Blades

#better #elections #got #much #percent

I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now. ↗

— Frank Dobson

#elections #expect #go #got #i

God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election. ↗

— James Dobson

#candidates #election #god #his #nation

And we have the most scrutinized election system in the United States, and we have met every test. ↗

— Kenneth Blackwell

#every #met #most #scrutinized #states

In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party. ↗

— Matt Blunt

#contests #day #determine #election #exception

Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call an election at the height of support - that's a little bit of a manipulation of democracy. ↗

— Jim Bolger

#bit #call #democracy #election #height

I'm much more attracted personally to governments going their full term. It's very hard to have a fixed term election I know with ah... a parliamentary democracy, but I've always had an instinct to say there should be a fixed term. ↗

— Jim Bolger

#always #attracted #democracy #election #fixed