“A presidential debate is a job interview. And voters look for certain traits in people applying to be president.” PeopleLooksJobsCertainPresidentDebatePresidentialInterviewsVotersTraitsJob InterviewPresidential Debate Author:Ron Fournier
“You know a Senate race is obviously a much smaller deal than a presidential race. What I think makes a very hard job considerably easier when you're going to debate is if you have reminded yourself - or somebody has reminded you during the course of your campaign - that consistency is enormously important. That people don't want to hear you say one thing in one part of the state and another thing in another part of the state.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantImportantHardStatesJobsCoursesDealsRaceOne ThingEasierCampaignsDebatePresidentialSenateConsistency Author:Michael Bennet
“Parliament has become so undermined it is almost unable to do the job that people expect of it. A glaring example is the budget bill, where there was no thoughtful debate or scrutiny of the legislation.” PeopleJobsExampleBillsDebateBudgetsThoughtfulLegislationParliamentScrutiny Author:Sheila Fraser
“If I believe in something, I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glory in defeat. The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position.” IfsWantBelieveTodayJobsFightingI BelieveEasyPositionPoliticianDemandGloryDefeatExtremesI Believe InDebateHardestModeratesFieryHardest Job Author:Hubert H. Humphrey