“The best thing about this group of candidates is that only one of them can win.” GovernmentPoliticalWinningGroupsBest ThingsCandidates Author:Will Rogers
“Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain to be some minority group offended.” IfsShouldCertainGroupsJokesCandidatesMinoritiesSense Of HumorOffendedCautiousMinority Groups Author:Jack Germond
“I don't hide my emotions from people. I am not a focus-group tested, blow-dried candidate or governor.” PeopleEmotionFocusGroupsBlowCandidatesGovernorsTestedFocus Groups Author:Chris Christie
“Unfortunately, the greater consciousness among Whites about Black equality has not carried over to the new victims of racism - Muslims and Immigrants. There is no racial enlightenment for these groups, which are huge. Millions of Muslims and an equal number of immigrants, who whether legal or illegal, face discrimination both legally from the government and extra-legally from White Americans - and sometimes Black and Hispanic Americans. The Democratic Presidential candidates are avoiding these issues in order to cultivate support among White Americans.” SometimesGovernmentFacesOrderBlackWhiteNumbersConsciousnessMillionsSupportIssuesGreaterGroupsHugeEqualRacismEnlightenmentVictimDemocraticDiscriminationPresidentialExtrasCandidatesImmigrantsIllegalAvoidingHispanicPresidential Candidate Author:Howard Zinn
“Much of what candidates have to do is raise money and appeal to constituencies or interest groups that can provide that money.” InterestGroupsRaisesAppealsCandidatesInterest Groups Author:Robert Scheer
“I feel passionately about issues, and I don't hide my emotions from people. I am not a focus group-tested, blow-dried candidate or governor. Now that has always made some people, you know, uneasy. Some people like that style, some people don't. [...] But I am not a bully.” PeopleKnowsFeelsMadePoliticalPoliticsCommunityPartyEmotionIssuesFocusGroupsStyleHuman NatureStrategyBlowIdeologyCandidatesGovernorsBullyTestedPolitical PartiesCivilityUneasyFocus Groups Author:Chris Christie
“If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.” IfsFirstsWellsLooksBigsChanceRecordsGroupsAchieveAchievementVery GoodCandidatesBig ThingsSmall ThingsGood Chance Author:Edmund Hillary
“What's the job of the candidate in this world? The job of the candidate is to raise the money to hire the consultants to do the focus groups to figure out the 30-second answers to be memorized by the candidate. This is stunningly dangerous.” WorldJobsAnswersFocusGroupsDangerousFiguresThis WorldRaisesCandidatesConsultantsFocus Groups Author:Newt Gingrich
“I'm not sure I want to sound like a candidate. I just want to sound like an American who's trying to make this country a heck of a lot stronger. Not a politician typical, but somebody that's going to go and do the job, not pay attention to all the special interest groups, change the status quo, shift power out of Washington and get America on the track again with strengthening our military as well.” WantTryingWellsCountryJobsAmericaSoundInterestChangePayAttentionGroupsSpecialMilitaryStrengthPoliticianStrongerTrackPay AttentionNot SureCandidatesTypicalStatus QuoSpecial InterestsInterest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups Author:John Kasich