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Election Quotes
Most Famous Election Quotes of All Time!
Elections bring out strong opinions in this collection, including a pointed critique of a campaign's core messaging measured against founding ideals. It's a reminder that election language is scrutinized closely, a theme also found in our Elections collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- General Election
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- Nov 07, 2020
There wasn't a Scottish nationalist MP elected at any general election when we were outside the E.U.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
At 10 A.M. on the Friday after the election in 2010, David Cameron's team met in his room at the Westminster Bridge Park Plaza Hotel. Cameron was clear that, unable to form a majority government, they had to begin talks with the Lib Dems about forming a coalition. But in a rare example of strategic discord, George Osborne disagreed.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1990s, the Lib Dems won a string of byelections at the expense of struggling Conservative governments. Christchurch, Ribble Valley and Eastbourne went straight back to the Tories at the next general election, but the Lib Dems held their later byelection gains - Eastleigh, Newbury and Romsey - in at least two subsequent general elections.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Conservatives do not want to go into an election with the leaders' relative ratings as they are - but it is depressing to hear that plans are afoot to paint Miliband as the Michael Dukakis of British politics: part of a metropolitan elite with no understanding of mainstream concerns.
- Happens
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I yell at my TV, it's usually watching... usually it happens during the election. There's when I'm watching CNN and MSNBC.
- Nov 07, 2020
It just seemed the timing of it was a little bit of pandering to the public at a time of an election.
- Joy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity.
- President
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- China
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the election of Shinzo Abe as the new Japanese prime minister, by reputation a fervent nationalist, relations between Japan and China have paradoxically improved a little.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pennsylvania is one of the most important states in the country when it comes to the election of the president of the United States.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns was the highest in our nation's history.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
One might have thought that Brexit would be a wake-up call for the American media. Yet, just as in the U.K. referendum, 'Russia' became the buzzword in the U.S. election that the political and media establishments thought would scare people into voting for the status quo.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The word 'populism' was everywhere in 2016. Political leaders claiming to speak for the people have achieved significant victories in Europe, Asia, and, with the election of Donald Trump, the United States.
There's also a sober note that undoing an election requires meeting a real constitutional standard, not just dissatisfaction with the outcome, alongside a lighter jab at how a single evocative word can carry a whole campaign. See our Election Day quotes for more.