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I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour. -- Paul Merton
As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics. -- Charles Kennedy
Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a full and free expression of the people's choice in naming the candidates to be voted on at general elections. -- Arthur Capper
Indeed, when all parties campaign effectively the overall effect is to push up voting rates, as you see in tight marginal seats or close general elections. That must be good for democracy. -- Lucy Powell
Without general elections, without freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, without the free battle of opinions, life in every public institution withers away, becomes a caricature of itself, and bureaucracy rises as the only deciding factor. -- Rosa Luxemburg
Ronald Reagan four times accepted the limits in contributions of what he could take, what he could spend, and the public funding for the general elections. So I just think the idea that it didn't work, and didn't work - it did work. It worked brilliantly. -- Mark Shields
The 2014 election was not a repudiation of government in general. -- Chuck Schumer
That 1983 general election contained the telltale seeds of eventual Scottish Tory self-destruction. -- Charles Kennedy
Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high. -- Ken Livingstone
The general election is not an organizational exercise - it's a mass media exercise. -- Roger Stone
I think we do want a front-runner from the Republican Party who can win the general election. -- Pat Robertson
It does no good to be a conservative if you can't sell a conservative message in a general election. -- Alan Wilson
Important state legislative races and statewide elections for offices like Lt. Governor and Attorneys General are often overshadowed by gubernatorial and federal elections. -- Ronnie Musgrove
I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted for. -- Brian Lamb
History shows one important fact: the results of competitive special elections from Hawaii to New York are poor indicators of broader trends or future general election outcomes. -- Pete Sessions
I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up. -- Lucy Powell
At the next General Election, voters face a clear choice: deregulation and less interference in everyday life with the Conservatives, or yet more regulation and interference under Mr Blair. -- John Redwood
Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader. -- Eduard Shevardnadze
As a general rule of thumb, Democrats do better in national elections when the year's defining issue is economic fairness, and Republicans do better when the defining issue is national security. -- Rick Perlstein
How it is that within 60 days of a general election issue, groups can no longer tell voters that a Member of Congress votes pro-abortion, against guns, against the environment or whatever else is beyond me. -- Paul Weyrich
And we know there has been horrendous loss of life and suffering and we know that there is anger. Anyone who came anywhere near the general election in constituencies with a substantial Muslim population knows that. -- Clare Short
There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your convention speech; two, are the base; three, is the selection of your vice president. -- Mark McKinnon
I also want to draw attention to the responsibilities that people have to live up to their election promises and to live up to the votes that were cast by the people of Wales, in the General Election, in the expectation that we would deliver this promise. -- Ron Davies
General Wesley Clark commented on Gore endorsing Howard Dean. He said endorsements don't win elections. Hey, in this country, votes don't even win elections. -- Jay Leno
Could one start a Stagnation Party-which at General Elections would boast that during its term of office no event of the least importance had taken place? -- C. S. Lewis

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