“Self-deport? What the heck does that mean? I have no doubt Hispanics have been alienated during this campaign. But now there's an opportunity for Gov. Romney to have a sincere conversation about what we can do and why. I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that.” WantMeanDoeHas BeensSelfOpportunityCan DoAnswersGoneDoubtRepublicanConversationToughComplexesCampaignsImmigrationReformNo DoubtSincereRomneyComprehensiveImmigration Reform Author:Susana Martinez
“I've got a great sense of where I want to lead and I'm comfortable with why I'm running. And, you know, the call on that speech was, beware. This is going to be a tough campaign.” KnowsWantHumorRunningPoliticalSpeechComfortableToughCampaignsPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush
“Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean was all smiles, well smirks, after picking up the endorsement of former Vice President Al Gore at a rally in Harlem ... Gore went on to praise Dean for taking a tough anti-war stance before the invasion of Iraq and he praised Dean supporters in hopes that will ease his concerns over lack of foreign policy experience, and his lack of support among blacks and Latinos, and his hot temperament, and perceived arrogance, and policy flip-flops, and campaign glitches. Well, there's a lot going on here.” WellsWarPresidentSupportPolicyToughConcernPraiseHotIraqVicesCampaignsFormerEaseArroganceAlsAnti WarForeign PolicyGovernorsSupporterTemperamentInvasionLatinoGoreFlipDeanVice PresidentStanceHarlemEndorsementsVermontFlip FlopsSmirkAll SmilesGlitchesLack Of Support Author:Jon Stewart
“We are neck and neck but there will be a very - it will be a very tough campaign in the last ten days. We must be very open and sincere with the Greek people. They should know what they could really expect. I think all of these old political logic is dead. We have to be honest, open and determined to get the Greeks out of this crisis.” PeopleThinkingKnowsShouldLastsPoliticalHonestTenToughLogicCrisisDeterminedCampaignsBeing HonestGreekNecksSincere Author:Dora Bakoyannis
“I think our message,the Clinton campaign was very strong. Remember, this is their fourth campaign in South Carolina. Two for Bill Clinton. Two for Hillary Clinton. They had it well organized. They did well. And Icongratulate them. We came into that state at something like 7 or 8 percent in the polls. It was a tough road for us to hoe. But I want to thank all of our supporters, the members of the South Carolina state legislature.” ThinkingWantWellsTwoStatesRememberStrongMembersMessagesPercentToughBillsClintonSouthCampaignsOrganizedVery StrongFourthSupporterPollsLegislatureCarolinaSouth CarolinaHoeState Legislatures Author:Bernie Sanders
“Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it. New York is probably the leading site for contributions for fundraising for candidates on both sides of the aisle, and it's also our economic center. And there are a lot of people here who should ask some tough questions before handing over campaign contributions to people who were really playing chicken with our whole economy.” PeopleShouldCountryWholeRunningAsksSidesEconomyEconomicNew YorkOfficeToughRaisesCampaignsOur CountryCandidatesContributionChickensLots Of MoneySiteBoth SidesAisleFundraisingRunning For OfficeHanding OverTough QuestionsCampaign Contributions Author:Hillary Clinton
“want to get to the substance of the book ["Thank You for Being Late"], but it is so closely connected to this presidential election. And you also wrote a series of columns during the campaign, very tough on Donald Trump. You called him a disgusting human being and now you're calling the election a moral 9/11 only 9/11 was done to us from the outside. We did this to ourselves.” WantHumansBookDoneHuman BeingsMoralTrumpCallingLateToughElectionSeriesConnectedCampaignsSubstancePresidentialDisgustingColumnsPresidential Election Author:George Stephanopoulos
“National campaigns are tough. Yes, you have to be prepared to be attacked, and I have to tell you, if you get elected, you have to also be prepared.” IfsToughPreparedCampaignsBe Prepared Author:Geraldine Ferraro
“If I may, to underline first of all that I am very much impressed that in spite of the very tough election campaign, this transition period in the United States of America follows democratic principles and is all about the American people. It's about the destiny of the American people.” PeopleIfsFirstsMayStatesAmericaUnitedPrinciplesDestinyUnited StatesPeriodsToughElectionDemocraticCampaignsSpiteTransitionImpressedUnited States Of America Author:Angela Merkel
“The tough thing about a campaign being over is, you lose your enemy.” LosesEnemyToughCampaignsTough Things Author:Mark Shields
“I worked for a lot of candidates, in tough campaigns that lost. Most of my candidates lost until Bill Clinton. There was always a point where you look in their eyes and they knew it was over. And there was never that point with Clinton. He never quit. He never gave up.” LooksEyeLostToughBillsClintonQuittingCampaignsCandidatesNever QuitGave Up Author:Dee Dee Myers