“I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972.” ThinkingWinningPresidentMajorsDemocraticDemocratDefeatReasonableDefeatedPresidencyNominationsHurdlePresident Nixon Book:An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern Source: An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern
“President Obama is going to have to run against himself. In tough times, nobody can defeat himself.” RunningPresidentToughDefeatPresident ObamaTough Times Author:William J. Clinton
“Rand Paul is officially running for president. He even revealed his campaign slogan, which is 'Defeat the Washington machine. Unleash the American dream.' It's hard to tell if he's running for president or doing an infomercial for Bowflex.” IfsHardDreamRunningPresidentMachinesDefeatCampaignsAmerican DreamSlogansInfomercials Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I don't know anyone who is more admired and respected in the international community than President Karzai, for his strength, for his wisdom and for his courage to lead this country first in the defeat of the Taliban and now in rebuilding a democratic and unified Afghanistan. And I can tell you I am with foreign ministers and with heads of state all over the world. I sit in the councils of NATO. I sit with the EU. I sit with people all over the world and there is great admiration for your president and also for what the Afghan people are doing here.” PeopleKnowsWorldFirstsI CanCountryStatesPresidentCommunityDemocraticDefeatInternationalMinistersAdmirationAfghanistanCouncilTalibanNatoUnifiedInternational CommunityAfghanHead Of State Author:Condoleezza Rice
“We will not defeat radical Islamic terrorists as long as we have a president [Barack Obama] unwilling to utter the words 'radical Islamic terrorists'.” LongPresidentDefeatTerroristRadicalBarackIslamicUnwillingPresident Barack Obama Author:Ted Cruz