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Reelection ought not to be the primary preoccupation of any politician. It ought to be standing up for truth and justice. -- Cornel West
My film about Bush didn't prevent his reelection. -- Michael Moore
The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection. -- Thomas Jefferson
I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric. -- Ron Fournier
The reelection of Bill Clinton is as secure as a double-knot tied in wet rawhide. -- Dan Rather
I knew the President would run for reelection in 1984. Why not? Actors love sequels ... and returns. -- Bob Hope
As I get close to my election, I want to spend more time in my district and focus on my reelection. -- Henry Cuellar
Congress wants to keep "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Washington politicians are united in their faith. Most worship the same reelection. -- Allan Ray
President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a flip-flopping opportunist. -- Ron Fournier
In the last 100 years only Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford lost their bids for reelection. President Lyndon Johnson did not run for a second term. -- Juan Williams
I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection. -- Warren Buffett
While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago. -- Rahm Emanuel
If Obama fails to win reelection, let the blame be first laid at the door of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who at a pivotal point threw gasoline on the flames by comparing angry American citizens to Nazis. -- Camille Paglia
Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home. -- Ron Fournier
If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms with the local affiliates in the largest market in your area. I mean you don't want to antagonize them. -- Robert McChesney
In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time. -- George J. Mitchell
Down in Texas, Rick Perry announced he will not run for reelection. He said 'I executed one last woman, that fertilizer plant exploded, I returned abortions to back alleys where it belongs, my work here is done.' I think that's what he said, he was chewing a crayon. -- Bill Maher
I know we can fix our problems. When there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were elected to do than they worry about winning reelection, it is possible to work together, achieve principal compromise, and get results for the people who give us these jobs in the first place. -- Chris Christie
I guess politicians can be excused for thinking the electorate is stupid because they keep winning reelection. If you were Barbara Boxer or Harry Reid and you kept being reelected, you'd have to think, 'Half of my state is stupid.' But then you wouldn't be smart enough to think that if you had their brains. -- Rush Limbaugh
President [Barack] Obama`s staking his reelection hopes on rebuilding America`s middle class. He wants higher taxes on the wealthy, tougher rules on Wall Street, and everyone else to get a fair shot to succeed. Republicans can cry "class warfare" if they want, but as the president put it today, it`s about this country`s welfare. -- Chris Matthews
Big money tries to purchase its own agenda. Money does too much talking in Washington. Every senator, every representative, even the president awakens each morning with a number in his head that will drive the whole day. The number is the amount of money that must [be] raised that day for his reelection. If he fails, the next day's number will be even higher. -- Patricia Schroeder
The only future Barack Obama is trying to win is his own reelection. -- Sarah Palin
[Obama's reelection] would subject the country to what might be a fatal last dose of statism. -- Mitch Daniels
A ruling government can't afford to publish history in a version which lessens its' chance for reelection. -- Toba Beta
Obama hasn't been working to earn reelection, he's been working to earn a spot on the PGA tour! -- Mitch McConnell
When someone is running for reelection in Texas, they're not looking for votes in California or New York. -- Ezra G. Levin
Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent to make your voice heard. -- Ezra G. Levin
For four years, Barack Obama has been running from the nation's problems. He hasn't been working to earn reelection. He's been working to earn a spot on the PGA tour. -- Mitch McConnell
I will not seek reelection the United States Senate but will retire from public service in January 2013. There is no reason other than the fact than I think it's time. -- Jon Kyl
I am surprised with the reelection of Mr. Obama. The S&P is only down, like, 30 points. I would have thought that the market on his reelection should be down at least 50%. -- Marc Faber
In the fall of 1972, President Nixon announced that the rate of increase of inflation was decreasing. This was the first time a president used the third derivative to advance his case for reelection. -- Hugo Rossi
In the months after George W. Bush's reelection, a lot of liberals and environmentalists were ready to take a hard look at their political agenda, the Democratic Party, and the interest groups they supported. -- Ted Nordhaus
President Obama decided to prematurely withdraw from Iraq for no other reason than politics. The artificial deadline for withdrawal was not determined for strategic goals but rather for a political one - his reelection timetable. -- Michael Ramirez

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