Midterm Elections Quotes

• Midterm elections for first-term presidents are notoriously difficult.

  Tim Kaine

  President, Firsts, Election

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• Tomorrow is Election Day. It's what they call the midterm elections, and you can cut the indifference with a knife. It's the day Americans leave work early and pretend to vote.

  David Letterman

  Cutting, Knives, Tomorrow

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• Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately.

  Nate Silver

  Election, Boring, Midterms

  "NATE SILVER: As Tempting As It Would Be To 'Drop The Mic' And Leave A Winner, I'll Be Back In 2014 And 2016" by Walter Hickey, www.businessinsider.com. November 14, 2012.

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• I have won elections and I have lost elections.

  Hillary Clinton

  Election, Lost

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• America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

  Thomas E. Mann

  America, Democracy, World

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• I understand personally, ... that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins.

  James Baker

  Presidential, Election, Frustrating

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• You can't be too right too soon and win elections.

  George W. Romney

  Winning, Election

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• We need to get rid of the Federal Elections Commission. It's a joke. It doesn't enforce the law.

  Russ Feingold

  Law, Needs, Election

  "Former U.S. senator Russ Feingold". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. March 6, 2012.

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• The Iraqi elections were an important first step.

  Brent Scowcroft

  Important, Firsts, Steps

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• Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections.

  George Montgomery

  Democracy, Viagra, Election

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• I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour.

  Paul Merton

  Thinking, Election, Vote

  "I think I'm sane" by Sam Wollaston, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2007.

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• Kim Kardashian tweeted that she is supporting President Obama in the midterm elections. I think it worked because all of the polls are predicting that after tonight Barack Obama will still be president of the United States.

  Conan O'Brien

  Thinking, President, United States

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• Today is the midterm elections. The Washington Post is predicting that there's a 98 percent chance of the Republicans taking the Senate and The New York Times says there's a 75 percent chance. And CNN said, 'Wait, that's today?'

  Jimmy Fallon

  New York, Cnn, Waiting

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• In the midterm elections, a 102-year-old woman voted for the first time in a U.S. election. Unfortunately, she voted for Woodrow Wilson.

  Conan O'Brien

  Years, Firsts, Election

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• What's blinking red on my radar is the fact that for people who prioritize abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights, those things are coming out of state legislatures, and some of the laws on reproduction stuff is coming out of city council, and so what's getting at me is the fact that there's just a fundamental lack of understanding that these laws are happening and being created by people who often won by ten votes in a midterm election.

  Lizz Winstead

  Law, Cities, Rights

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• Now that the midterm elections are over, President Obama has invited congressional leaders from both parties to a meeting at the White House tomorrow. When asked if he's nervous, Obama said, 'Oh, I'm not going to be there. I just invited them over. They can figure it out themselves.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Party, White, House

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• The Republican Party had a big day in yesterday's midterm elections and now controls the House and Senate. And don't ask me how this happened, but the Republican Party also gained control of three seats in our show's band.

  Conan O'Brien

  Party, Yesterday, House

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• Legislators could easily be out-voted if people voted in midterm elections. The fact that we don't talk about all this stuff [ abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights] very much because Donald Trump and the general election is sucking all the air out of the room - if people aren't paying attention to their state, they're certainly not paying attention to what's happening in other states.

  Lizz Winstead

  Rights, Air, People

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• All about midterm elections is turnouts. And turnout is measured by enthusiasm, intensity, how interested are people. And President Obama - candidate Obama had it on his side in 2008. The Democrats had it on their side in 2006. The enthusiasm, the intensity, the passion was all on their side.

  Mark Shields

  Passion, People, President

  "Shields and Brooks: Will Voters Think Democrats Have Gone Too Liberal?". "Newshour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. July 22, 2010.

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• Some Democrats and their advocates in the press believe Obamacare, a year into implementation, is no longer much of a factor in the midterm elections. But no one has told Republican candidates, who are still pounding away at the Affordable Care Act on the stump. And no one has told voters, especially those in states with closely contested Senate races, who regularly place it among the top issues of the campaign.

  Byron York

  Believe, Race, Years

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• I think that [Barack Obama] does say something that's - that is telling on that score, when he talks about the [George W.] Bush tax cuts and the swap he makes after the midterm elections, which is he doesn't agree with the Bush tax cuts.

  Ron Suskind

  Cutting, Thinking, Doe

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• We thought New York City was home to 8 million rats. Turns out, that's a little high. The actual number is 2 million rats. That explains the light turnout for the midterm elections.

  David Letterman

  New York, Home, Light

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• The Democrats were crushed in the midterm elections. The Republican juggernaut pounded the Democrats, and the pundits say they will not really know what happened to the Democrats until they find the black box.

  David Letterman

  Black, Juggernaut, Election

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• The big news is the midterm elections. Last night Republicans picked up a dozen seats in the House to give them their biggest majority since World War II. Or as they put it, 'Time to party like it's 1939!'

  Jimmy Fallon

  War, Party, Night

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• You have to be involved during midterm elections, you have to care about what happens at a school board level.

  Barack Obama

  School, Boards, Levels

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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