Dana Bash Quotes

The last I checked, this is an election, and in an election we play politics.

A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.

Presidential politics is not like a golf tournament. There’s no prize for second place.

I'm tired now of the elections.

Obviously, we have a political season in the United States, and there's always different winds that blow on that.

In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.

I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three months before the election. Till then, it's like watching preseason football.

Any time you have a competitive situation like politics is, there are winners, and there are people who don't win, and their supporters can sometimes be very emotional.

I never like to talk about my own politics, but whether you're left, right or center, the 2008 race was definitely good drama.

An election year is no time for nuances.

We need to be rational? We have an election coming up in three weeks. Good luck!

'Election' - I just loved the script, and I loved having the part.

I'm into politics - I'm interested in the election and how pissed off people get.

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new.

Parties do often nominate losers.

The outcome of an election depends on the candidate, not the people on the sidelines [advisors, handlers, etc.]

I can't comment on what every single presidential candidate is saying or doing.

I don't believe in the polls. I try to concentrate on the day of elections.

In India, elections happen every year in at least a few states.

I certainly didn't see the mayor's withdrawal coming. I was looking for a highly contested mayoral campaign.

Ultimately, presidential campaigns are - or at least should be - about the candidates, not their spouses or surrogates.

Elections are about the voters who vote in them.

I've been a news junkie as long as I can remember - and once you've covered a presidential campaign, it's nearly impossible to tear yourself away. There's so much at stake.

Elections are about choices, and part of what you do is draw that contrast.

Elections are so crazy.