“Could one start a Stagnation Party-which at General Elections would boast that during its term of office no event of the least importance had taken place?” TermPartyTakenEventsOfficeImportanceElectionBoastStagnationGeneral Elections Author:C. S. Lewis
“I shall not rest until, once again, the destinies of our people and our party are joined together again in victory at the next general election Labour in its rightful place in government again.” PeopleGovernmentTogetherNextPartyDestinyVictoryElectionLabourTogether AgainGeneral Elections Author:Tony Blair
“The general election of 1983 has produced one important result that has passed virtually without comment in the media. It is that, for the first time since 1945, a political party with an openly socialist policy has received the support of over eight and a half million people. This is a remarkable development by any standards and it deserves some analysis ... the 1983 Labour manifesto commanded the loyalty of millions of voters and a democratic socialist bridge-head in public understanding and support can be made.” PeopleFirstsMadeImportantPoliticalUnderstandingResultsPartyHalfMillionsSupportMediaPolicyDevelopmentStandardsDeserveFirst TimeElectionDemocraticEightLoyaltyBridgesAnalysisLabourRemarkableVotersCommentSocialistPolitical PartiesManifestosGeneral Elections Author:Tony Benn
“As far as party primaries are concerned, both Republican - and Democratic - Party primaries are dominated by the most zealous voters, whose views may not reflect the views of most members of their own respective parties, much less the views of those who are going to vote in the November general election.” MayViewsPartyRepublicanMembersConcernedVoteElectionDemocraticPrimariesVotersDemocratic PartyNovemberZealousGeneral Elections Author:Thomas Sowell
“The key to winning any general election in the USA is to excite your base and then expand your base - get independent voters and voters who haven't been voting for your party to come to your party.” WinningPartyHavensKeysIndependentElectionUsaVotingVotersGeneral ElectionsIndependent Voters Author:Rand Paul
“In a Balkan country, not so many years ago, a party which had been beaten by a narrow margin in a general election retrieved its fortunes by shooting a sufficient number of the representatives of the other side to give it a majority. . . . Cromwell and Robespierre . . . acted likewise.” GivingYearsCountrySidesPartyNumbersYears AgoElectionMajorityFortuneShootingSufficientRepresentativesBeatenMarginsBalkansGeneral ElectionsCromwell Book:Unpopular Essays Source: Unpopular Essays
“That could be the issue that the party - that the party faces as we get ready to potentially nominate someone who`s utterly unelectable in a general election contest.” FacesPartyIssuesReadyElectionContestsGeneral Elections Author:Steve Schmidt
“In that first national election after 9/11 in France, Jean-Marine Le Pen did not win the presidency, but he did get to the final round. He was in the general election. Now, this week, in the first national elections in France after what many people have been calling the French 9/11, the attacks in Paris three weeks ago, this time it`s Jean-Marie Le Pen`s daughter, Marine Le Pen and the National Front, which is still a far right pseudo- fascistic party, they came in first place in France.” PeopleFirstsHas BeensStillsThreeWinningPartyWeekFrontsCallingDaughterElectionFinalsRoundsFranceParisPensPresidencyMarinePseudoMarieGeneral Elections Author:Rachel Maddow