#electoral

My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics. ↗

— Jack Kemp

#ideas #matched #partisan #passion #politics

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system. ↗

— Sheikh Hasina

#election #electoral #hold #impossible #reforming

I hear of a convention to be held at Baltimore, or elsewhere, for the selection of a candidate for the Presidency, made up chiefly of editors, and men who are politicians by profession; but I think, what is it to any independent, intellegent, and respectable man what decision they may come to? Shall we not have the advantage of his wisdom and honesty, nevertheless? Can we not count upon some independent votes? Are there not many individuals in the country who do not attend conventions? But no: I find that the respectable man, so called, has immediately drifted from his position, and despairs of his country, when his country has more reason to despair of him. He forthwith adopts one of the candidates thus selected as his only AVAILABLE one, thus proving that he is himself AVAILABLE for any purposes of the demagogue. His vote is of no more worth than that of any unprincipled foreigner or hireling native, who may have been bought. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#independence #independent-vote #politicians #politics #presidency

Every democracy is constructed day-to-day. And the electoral process reduces and minimalizes every single aspect of human complexity. We're putting it into pamphlets. We're doing a publicity show. We're becoming symbols. ↗

— Gael Garcia Bernal

#becoming #complexity #constructed #day-to-day #democracy

General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me. ↗

— Benazir Bhutto

#electoral #electoral process #fundamental #fundamental right #general

I would anticipate that the Electoral College will be held on the 13th of December, and our 20 electorate votes will go to the certified winner. ↗

— Kenneth Blackwell

#certified #college #december #electoral #electoral college

I'm not ready to give you a clear answer on whether electoral politics holds any particular hope for progressives. It would mean that nothing I did ever mattered. ↗

— Tom Hayden

#any #clear #did #electoral #ever

My sense is that economic anxiety means electoral volatility. ↗

— Tim Kaine

#economic #electoral #means #sense #volatility

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process. ↗

— Ginny B. Waite

#electoral #electoral process #given #participate #process

Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans. ↗

— Ed Gillespie

#cornerstone #electoral #electoral college #now #republicans