“You believe that you can win the nomination of your party, and then you believe that you're the strongest candidate to win the election for your party.” BelieveWinningPartyElectionCandidatesStrongestNominationsYou Can Win Author:Rudy Giuliani
“It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents.” HumorPoliticalPresidentPartyVicesVice PresidentNominationsPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“Hawaiis own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination.” FirstsHousePartyColorDemocraticPresidentialHawaiiAsianDemocratic PartyNominationsAmerican WomanAsian AmericanMink Author:Colleen Hanabusa
“Her nomination for vice president in 2008 represents the most desperate inclinations of the Republican Party. In two hundred years, I suspect historians will use Palin as an example of how insane America became in the decade following the destruction of the World Trade Center, and her origin story will seem as extraterrestrial and eccentric as Abe Lincoln jumping out of a window to undermine a voting quorum in 1840.” WorldYearsTwoStoriesUseSeemsAmericaPresidentPartyExampleRepublicanHundredWindowDestructionTradeVicesFollowingDecadesInsaneDesperateVotingSuspectsHistorianRepublican PartyJumpingInclinationEccentricVice PresidentPalinNominationsWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterExtraterrestrialAbe Book:I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) Source: I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)
“Barack Obamas official nomination as the Democratic Partys standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white major party nominee, Obama is carrying a big load on his shoulders. Hes holding the hopes and dreams of a lot of folks who thought the presidency was only reserved for white men.” MenFirstsMomentsDreamBigsWhitePartyMillionsMajorsStandardsDemocraticFolksShouldersBarackOfficialsLoadPresidencyWhite ManDemocratic PartyReservedNominationsHopes And DreamsPoignant Author:Chuck Todd