"I don't think the Democrats should think in narrow tactical terms about mid-term elections."
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"Elections matter and voting counts."
"It could be another election where the alignments between Republicans and Democrats are different than they were this time and who a foreign country prefers."
"That's part of what I tried to describe to my team and supporters after the election, there was a lot of disappointment."
"The second thing we have to do is to make sure that all of us think about how we approach our elections and our democracy not only to secure them from vote tampering, but also to make sure that we understand when propaganda is being churned through the system."
"If Mr. [Donald] Trump is up 10 or 15 points on Election Day and ends up losing, then, you know, maybe he can raise some questions. That doesn't seem to be the case at that moment."
"I said this right after the election - we have to remind ourselves we're on the same team. Vladimir Putin's not on our team."
"I never asked for stimulus."
"Back in the '40's, Lyndon Johnson could still steal a Senate election in South Texas with the help of the big patrons."
"[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards."
"If elections really changed anything, they would be outlawed."
"Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work."
"I would love us to bring back our Juedo-Christian values and begin to teach those things, at a time other than a political election."
"I think what you've seen from Donald Trump is this whole election cycle, there's been a level of misogyny that has become certain and fixed."
"You see in Turkey, they had a remarkable success story in building up a democracy. I was in Istanbul for most of the year 1950. That was the year when the government held free and fair election, was defeated and simply withdrew from power and handed it over to the opposition, without precedent in Middle Eastern history. That was a really remarkable time and it was a fascinating and rewarding experience to be there at that time."
"Take it from me: Elections matter."
"Here`s my point. I don`t want you to be in a position years from now where you welcome Hillary Clinton and say actually you did win. It just wasn`t close enough to make sure that all the votes were counted or whatever. Elections have consequences. Your vote counts. Your vote has consequences."
"Winning the election is a good-news, bad-news kind of thing. Okay, now you're the mayor. The bad news is, now you're the mayor."
"Tomorrow is Election Day. That's the day we Americans wake up, consider our options, and then remember we didn't register to vote."
"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."