During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
Quotes about primaries (16 Quotes)
Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren't civil war, they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful.
I've been told that there is no room for this issue in Republican primaries, ... Well, I intend to make room for it. I will call for the reform of our political system everywhere I go in this campaign.
First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one weekend! How many of these things are they going to have?
No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people.
A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States.
I've had primaries before, ... It makes me a stronger candidate.
Bill and Hillary Clinton have one central idea in their uncluttered, ambitious minds: Hillary in 2008. Let Bush get re-elected, use the '04 primaries and general election to clean out the underbrush of competing Democratic candidates, and proceed unimpeded to the '08 nomination.
These odd year elections just don't draw that much attention from people, and we only had four places with primaries, ... A lot of people only vote in the general election.
It's like (former New Jersey Democratic Sen.) Bill Bradley said during the primaries. If we can't trust you to tell the truth as a candidate, how can we trust you to tell the truth as president
For those contemplating a presidential effort, this helps to get out in front of that issue three years before the first primaries, so they are on record and not waiting until the primaries to change. That goes for others who are not running for president as well.
To a great extent, Giuliani is still St. Rudy. He's still riding high on 911, though when it comes down to it, he's going to have a tough time in the Republican primaries as a pro-gun-control, pro-gay rights, pro-abortion rights candidate.
Bob Bennett is as talented a state party chairman as I've worked with. And although he has no magic wands, he has an uncanny ability to avoid primaries.
In this business, the primaries are light years away, ... This is going to be looked at really as just a glitch on the radar screen, and an insignificant glitch at that, once people really begin to focus on the 2000 race.
The primaries are a great chance to discuss politics in depth, to get ready for an electoral campaign that will be very difficult, and one in which money and media won't be on our side,
Different Republicans look at this from different points of view on these two. A lot of Republicans look at Petro and see him as a better manager. But Blackwell has the hard-core conservatives and they are the ones who turn out in primaries. It's a tough choice.