It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people. Joe Baca American Politician More Joe Baca Quotes 0
I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today. James Callaghan English Leader More James Callaghan Quotes 0
Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes. Robert A. Dahl American Writer More Robert A. Dahl Quotes 0
I also want to draw attention to the responsibilities that people have to live up to their election promises and to live up to the votes that were cast by the people of Wales, in the General Election, in the expectation that we would deliver this promise. Ron Davies Welsh Politician More Ron Davies Quotes 0
Even if you only counted the votes that actually made it through the hoops in order to be cast, the president was really Al Gore. George Galloway British Politician More George Galloway Quotes 0
History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton. Gwen Ifill American Journalist More Gwen Ifill Quotes 0
Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them. Dean Inge English Author More Dean Inge Quotes 0
I have a very personal interest. I am a Miami-Dade voter. One of the issues is that my vote and so many other votes of women and African Americans in Florida are being discounted or discarded. I want my vote to count. Patricia Ireland American Activist More Patricia Ireland Quotes 0
And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country. Alphonso Jackson American Public Servant More Alphonso Jackson Quotes 0
We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting machine integrity and security not assured. Marcy Kaptur American Politician More Marcy Kaptur Quotes 0
Whether you are from Minnesota, Wisconsin or any other Northern tier state, you are not going to like the reimbursement formula. The problem we face is that we wouldn't have that formula if a majority of the states didn't like it, and they have the majority of the votes. David Obey American Politician More David Obey Quotes 0
Votes are like trees, if you are trying to build a forest. If you have more trees than you have forests, then at that point the pollsters will probably say you will win. Dan Quayle American Vice President More Dan Quayle Quotes 0
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Clinton cost John Kerry more votes than he gained for him whenever they appeared together. Imagine being part of a crowd enraptured by the presence of Bill Clinton, and then having to listen to a speech by John Kerry! Pat Sajak American Entertainer More Pat Sajak Quotes 0
If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money. Lamar Alexander American Politician More Lamar Alexander Quotes 0
Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did. Clay Aiken American Musician More Clay Aiken Quotes 0
If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take. Melissa Bean American Politician More Melissa Bean Quotes 0
The Senate needs 60 votes to pass anything. They have to compromise with liberal Democrats to spend more money. Even though arguably we have control of the Senate, we really don't. Steve Chabot American Politician More Steve Chabot Quotes 0
When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around. Dick Cheney American Vice President More Dick Cheney Quotes 0
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around. Gilbert K. Chesterton English Writer More Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes 0
I think that, on the reconciliation issue, if they had the votes, we wouldn't have had the summit. And if they try to go through reconciliation, it will be a change in semantics. Instead of the American people saying 'stop the bill' or 'kill the bill,' it's all going to be about repealing the bill. That's not the kind of discussion that they want. Marsha Blackburn American Politician More Marsha Blackburn Quotes 0
I don't doubt a number of those ballots, of those votes that were cast for me, probably were intended for Vice President Gore. Pat Buchanan American Journalist More Pat Buchanan Quotes 0
The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions. James L. Buckley American Politician More James L. Buckley Quotes 0
What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes. James L. Buckley American Politician More James L. Buckley Quotes 0
The Florida Supreme Court wanted all the legal votes to be counted. The United States Supreme Court, on the other hand, did not want all the votes to be counted. Vincent Bugliosi American Author More Vincent Bugliosi Quotes 0