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You can get elected to Congress without ever talking to black voters at all, and I think that's bad for the party.
To get elected in Mexico today, you have to compete like any democracy, and you don't do that by being manipulated.
We were elected to serve our districts, and that demands putting bygones aside. That's what leadership's all about.
As a legislator, I was elected to make the tough decisions and produce solutions to the problems facing our country.
As an elected official, an advocate for children, and an educator, Glenn Poshard has always fought for what's right.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.
In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.
You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government.
I think people really liked Bill Clinton. They'd like to see him get elected, but Hillary's just a different animal.
I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections.
If Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan get elected to the White House, Medicare will be bankrupt by the end of their first term.
If our elected representatives want to further increase the gas tax, they should have to take a vote each time they do.
It is a travesty for anyone who is elected to office, who serves in an elective office, to engage in voter suppression.
Fulfilling your promises is the easiest way to get elected, and breaking your promises is the easiest way to get fired.
Donald Trump got elected because, in his twisted way, he pointed out the huge troubles in our economy and our democracy.
And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.
The majority of Americans, the ones who never elected George W. Bush, are not fooled by his weapons of mass distraction.
I got elected as the mayor of Philadelphia and yes I am black. But my responsibility is to all the citizens of the city.
A prime minister's job is to make sure the government works for those who have elected him, and not for big corporations.
Many voted in 2008 with the desire to see racism and racists humiliated by having a qualified black man elected president.
I was in the drama club, and I was one of seven co-presidents of the student body. Students elected me - I don't know why!
I think we are elected with a responsibility to take tough votes, tackle tough challenges today. There's too much punting.
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.
I think it is a mistake for candidates, or once they get elected in office, to be dwelling too much on the topic of markets.
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
Governance under a chief executive elected by universal suffrage will give fresh impetus to economic and livelihood policies.
Getting elected as a Republican in Massachusetts is very, very different from being elected as a Republican in New Hampshire.
I think maybe the people in elected positions are more interested in preserving their jobs than in doing the best job possible.
The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies.
In 2005 in Iraq, the constitution was written. A new government was elected. That government was trying to take office in 2006.
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.
All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.
That would be the biggest shake-up Washington ever had, if big money didn't dictate who the candidates were and who got elected.
I am proud to be the first Hindu American to have been elected to Congress and now the first Hindu American to run for president.
Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention.
My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.
It's a great honor to me to be named to the Hall of Fame. It's very hard for me to even imagine that I would ever be elected to it.
If elected president, it will be my solemn duty to always hold myself accountable to the American people. They deserve nothing less.
Joe Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 at age 30. Somewhere around 1992, he should have had to go out and get a real job.
But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.
When elected officials and others contribute to a climate and culture that fosters hyper-partisanship, we've got to blow the whistle.
I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of them didn't care.
You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.
For our veterans to have to wait long periods of time to receive care is not only unacceptable to us, but to elected officials as well.
People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.
Only native male citizens with a wife and children, a property, and a military rank should be allowed to vote and be elected for office.
Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official, and that's about enough.
I supported Hillary Clinton. She would have made an excellent president. I didn't think she could get elected. I thought it was too soon.