Quotes about Platform Promises

Albert Wynn

People can expect to see a lot of me - I'm not too proud to stand on corners and hold my campaign signs.

Carrie Lam

With universal suffrage, every chief executive candidate must face the seven million people of Hong Kong, explain his or her political platform and mission, and win over the people by addressing their interests and concerns.

Jeff Greenfield

Political candidates are always looking to capture the future.

Fiorello H. La Guardia

In our talk a few days ago, you indicated that my candidacy for Congress on the Republican ticket would depend on my compliance with certain minimum requirements. Desirable and comfortable as a party nomination may be, I cannot sacrifice principle for the sake of party nomination or anything else. During my time in the House I ... voted according to my best judgement, and in a manner which I believed represented the wishes of the people of my district. The platform of the Republican party ... makes no appeal to the hope of the people whom I represent.

In the 1924 election the New York Republican Congressman had difficulty supporting the extremely conservative Republican party platform and its candidate, Calvin Coolidge. The party leaders insisted on his party loyalty if he was to be renominated:. La Guardia ran as an independent with support from the American Labor and Socialist parties and won reelection by his largest majority.

Gwen Ifill

If Donald Trump has proved anything, it is that there is nothing more powerful than a candidate's voice.

Ed Gillespie

If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.

Rick Scott

People win elections based on having the right ideas, the right plans, like my seven step plan for 700,000 jobs. That's what wins elections.

Bill Halter

In terms of the ability to go out and win - this is why you have campaigns. You go out, and you take your issues to voters, and you put them out there, and people respond, or they don't.

Bill Bradley

Candidates run on the strength of their ideas, not the weight of their wallets.

Ambrose Bierce

What is a platform? An elaborate, exhaustive, minute and accurate statement of a candidate's political beliefs. Does he write it? Oh No; it is published before it is known who he will be.

Rishi Kapoor

As is the case with politicians, actors are chosen by people.

Candy Crowley

Candidates in primary campaigns always say they are in it to the end until they quit.

Most candidates who drop out of primary elections run out of money. If a candidate ever admits that he might quit, no one would give him any money and he would be forced to quit. Therefore almost all candidates lie about this in primary elections. Candidates like Ron Paul are an exception as they do not need much money to campaign, but those are few.

Platform Promises Quotes