At the moment, McCain fits the bill of the type of candidate Republicans are looking for, in light of what's happening to the Bush presidency. He can be a conservative Republican to conservative Republicans, he can be more moderate to independent voters, because of the straight-talk aspect. He fits the profile of what different voters want.

Dick Bennett

[The acting chairwoman of the monorail board, however, said it's not clear voters need to be asked to vote a fifth time on the project, which would link Crown Hill to West Seattle.] Have they heard about our new financial approach? ... If they're saying how we get out of the situation without asking the voters, that's the answer.

Kristina Hill

Polls show that voters still support the current term-limits law, but lawmakers aren't listening. We are buying them hearing devices that have powerful amplifiers, so they truly can hear the voice of the voters.

Max Linn

They're going for something new here, but they're working with Mexican rules. This just doesn't play in America. They're Mexican (voters), but they're used to the American trappings of how politics works.

Steve Weingarten

We've had several issues over the years of what appeared to be racial discrimination against black voters and the Justice Department has yet to come in and do a thorough investigation. And for them to take on this case is highly unusual and very suspect.

Derrick Johnson

Their goal is that we have a very, very low turnout so that a very small minority of California voters decide the outcome of this election.

Fabian Nunez

My understanding is Mick Staton has refused to accept the League of Women Voters. He would not do it and I think, because he has been criticized so much, he's trying to find some other mechanism to make it look like there is a debate.

Mark Herring

Our research shows that the number-one reason why qualified voters don't go to the polls on Election Day is not that they don't care, but that folks simply don't know enough about the candidates. The State Judicial Voter Guide goes a long way to empower voters with the facts they need to cast a confident ballot.

Chris Heagarty

Our voters chose films that are not only of high aesthetic quality, but also have redeeming qualities that most Americans identify with.

Jim Hubbard

The voting system used by almost every major urban county was based on 1970s technology and that led to a large number of errors made by voters on election day that effectively negated thousands of votes.

Pam Iorio

Elections are important to the system, and I'll run on my record. I've been an elected official for 24 years, and I've worked with elected officials for 24 years. And I believe that you do you your job, and the voters like it, they'll reelect you.

Bob Ney

Voters are not looking for creative, forward-looking candidates, they are looking for people who they think can protect them. They fall back on the familiar and the powerful. The same thing happened in postwar Bosnia, where the parties that fed the conflict in the first place got most of the vote.

James Dobbins

Clearly he's pandering to an extreme right wing, which was not how he got elected. He got elected with record numbers of lesbian and gay voters who had not previously voted for a Republican, and he sold us out.

Geoff Kors

They created an e-mail account to mislead voters. It's what we've come to expect from the Bob Beers campaign.

Robert Uithoven

The issues that are important to voters (in Illinois) are Democratic issues. If the Republicans want to win back the Governor's Mansion, they really have to put up a Jim Edgar-type candidate, a moderate.

Del Ali

The voters of this town don't disappoint you, if you show them good, solid plans.

George Hicks

This is a unit strictly to assist voters. They mark the ballot and remove the ballot and then put it in the ballot box. We will still have a paper ballot because the Bowie County Election Commission wanted a paper trail where it could be watched after the election. We're blending both worlds, electronic and paper.

George Stegall

This is not a passive action and it disproportionately affects black voters.

Ted Shaw

We are optimistic and pleased with where the governor stands with California voters. He looks forward to continuing to talk to Californians about issues important to them.

Julie Soderlund

Voters thought he's verbose, but he was crisp and on message - a lot of people who hadn't focused on Kerry suddenly were. The whole race was transformed. ... That debate really got a lot of people [to rethink their votes], and it was reflected in the polls.

Alec Lamis

I'm a little overwhelmed. I'm appreciative of the support shown by all the voters in Framingham. Hopefully they've heard my message about the need for change.

Jason Smith

Conventional wisdom may be upside-down. The economy is always an issue, but I think . . . it has to be viewed in different terms. The Gore camp will try to take credit for the economy. I don't think the voters see it that way.

Mark Mckinnon

Campaigns have been very good at getting information from the elections offices on which voters are getting absentee ballots. They're keeping track of who's voting by mail. So I'm sure they're adjusting their strategies for that.

David Tom

His campaign doesn't have an identity and therefore voters don't know why they should vote for him.

Saad Jawad Qindeel

The tax levy ($16 million) that we went to the voters with back in May has not changed, ... The equalization rates have changed and the assessments have changed and they are both outside the control of the school district.

David Gleason

Although we were able to gain votes, we have always anticipated the legislature would ultimately pass the ban. That's why Action Wisconsin and Center Advocates have focused on educating tens of thousands of voters for the past 600 days. As the official statewide campaign, Fair Wisconsin will build off that foundation and run a serious campaign to win in November.

Mike Tate

But if this is the tip of the iceberg, in other words, if there are more moments in debates or other interviews, where he seems not to have a grasp, sure, that could be a major problem, ... But that will depend on whether this sort of thing ... resonates with voters. It may not, this may be a media flap, it may be a one-day story.

Howard Kurtz

Obviously, his message is not resonating with voters, and Kathy's positive message is.

Jason Heffley

The voters have already decided that eight is enough. The people of Florida voted almost 77 percent in favor of term limits in 1992. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld that decision. The legislature's move to extend term limits is outrageous.

Max Linn

We want to be where the politicians are and where the voters are. I love being in Washington [D.C.]; it's often the nerve center. But now the nerve center has moved.

Paul Begala

We're not going to have to put the voters and our staff through something that nobody seemed to want.

John Ravitz

This day will enable voters to exercise their democratic right.

Nkosana Sibuyi

The voters have spoken, and I trust their judgment. My message did not resonate.

Richard Feinberg

We're amending the tax levy for 2005 to capture the education rate money that's legal since it was approved (by voters on March 21) and modify next year's levy so we maximize state aid.

Cheryl Crates

The result of 23 percent was a good step, considering only three of the candidates offered to voters were serious and the election campaign was very short.

Diaa Rashwan

If someone tries to be a stand-in to take her place, that is not what the voters are voting for. They expect the wife to be at the governor's side.

Fred Lokken

Vindication? Oh, my God, absolutely. When you're attacked mercilessly for illogical and unpatriotic reasons, to be honored by Emmy voters in this way is just phenomenal.

Neil Meron

Voters would like to keep Schroeder but they consider the SPD incapable of governing the country.

Manfred Guellner

This is one tax that voters like. Raising cigarette taxes is a win-win-win solution for state legislators and governors as they face challenges in the next few months. The evidence that voters support cigarette tax increases is clear and overwhelming. Last November, 65 percent of Washington state residents voted approval of a 60-cent increase in their tobacco tax.

Bill Corr

That's for the voters to decide. The voters like to elect judges who don't get overturned on appeal. As a judge, you try to follow the law.

Will Harrison

We have a state where a growing number of voters are displeased with the direction of the state. If that's not a good set-up for a third-party candidate, I don't know what is.

Tim Hibbitts

[Voters] are fed up with the cult of personality, for example, where all the power is in the hand of the chief. They want a party that will be more democratic.

Amir Khadir

What the primary voters are going to see is that Congressman DeLay has 30 years of leadership in local politics, and the last 10 years nationally. (His opponents) have 30 years of catching up to do over the next six weeks.

Shannon Flaherty

It doesn't matter what a bunch of $30,000 a month political consultants say in Washington. That message has power, and Pat Buchanan delivers it with power and eloquence and the voters know he believes in it.

Mark Shields

In a situation where the state is facing budget problems, it's hard to convince voters that you can do a lot. If it was so easy to provide property-tax relief, surely they would have already done so. It's easier to attack.

David Rebovich

We think the Senate has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to give notice and due process and equal protection to the voters of district 29.

David Cocke

There's nothing worse than a halfway committed position on a pro-life issue, because pro-life voters can smell that a mile away.

Tom Minnery

I have faith in the voters; they are pretty smart, and I think if some special interest or candidate wants to lie to voters and twist the truth for cheap political points, I think people will recognize that for what it is.

Tom Gallagher

It was a way to destroy political machines -- if voters had a direct say on who was dog catcher and coroner, along with county boards. There was more opportunity for candidates who weren't part of a political machine.

Dennis Dresang

We'll let the voters make the determination about the impact of this. It's unlikely he'll eat into our base. Lynn Swann is Western Pennsylvania.

Leonardo Alcivar

There has to be alternatives other than us not living up to what we told the voters we would do.

Monroe Benaim

The voters of Colorado approved limited-stakes gambling in part because they wanted to preserve the historic legacy of the mining towns.

Paul Harris

We wish to thank all of those who took the time to come out on a snowy day and make their voices heard. We put in much effort to get out information so that the voters could make an informed decision and we appreciate the support for our group's position on the referendum.

Mike Firsching

Voters are saying that they want someone capable of operating a government, someone who is steady at the helm. And considering the challenge to the city right now, I don't think that's a fact that should surprise anyone.

Brian Brox

Historically, when big issues confront the electorate, young voters come to the polls. In 2004, it was the war in Iraq.

Daniel Shea

To be accused of burning the American flag when I have done nothing of the sort is the kind of low, vicious and untrue attack that turns many voters away from politics entirely. It's not just negative campaigning; it's lying.

Don Zimmerman

If you ask Alabama voters what Lucy Baxley stands for, you'd have a hard time getting a substantive answer. She's going to have to create a definition for herself before her opponents do it for her.

David Lanoue

Our goal was basically to make sure the voters clearly knew what the amendment would mean and what it would do.

Dyana Mason

For the great majority of voters, it's one team, and if Clinton's popular, Gore's popular; if Clinton's unpopular, Gore's unpopular.

William Kristol

Florida's 2000 felon purge program resulted in over 50,000 legal voters being disenfranchised. When asked for assurances that the [2004 felon list] was 90 percent accurate -- the minimum level local supervisors of elections requested for such a list -- we were told that it was better than the 2000 list, with no data to support its accuracy.

Ion Sancho

It's the kind of thing that just tastes bad to the voters.

Bob Grossfeld

These numbers show that voters are looking for more than hype and a couple of sound bites from a Senate candidate. They are looking for a credible, substantive and experienced alternative to Senator Clinton. This race is not going to be about good political theater.

Thomas Basile

I don't think there's a singular message from (voters), because hard-liners vote for the destruction of Israel, mothers vote to have good schools and good government types wanted to end a calcified regime.

Rob Lawson

By 2008, 35% of all television viewers and 50% of registered voters will have digital video recorders. And 100% of them will skip political ads. So we'll have to talk to people in smarter ways.

Simon Rosenberg

Voters quite like Charles Kennedy, but there is a question mark over whether he's someone they can see sitting in 10 Downing Street deciding the future of our country. There's quite a big step up for the Liberal Democrats to take if they are to be taken seriously as a potential party of government.

Andrew Cooper

Pirro's advantage is that she's comfortable in front of cameras, she'll appeal to women voters and she'll do well in the suburbs. She's got a real opportunity to give Hillary a real fight.

Joseph Mercurio

It isn't possible for voters to make an informed decision, unless the information they need is made available to them.

Superintendent Barry Ricci

The thing that has worried me for most of the year is that the economy is very good, but the majority of voters don't think so. Pocketbook issues matter for the ability to win elections in 2006.

Charlie Black

Support for the Koizumi cabinet remains quite high among voters. But he can't solve the problems inside his own backyard. The election will be a great chance for the Democratic Party.

Yasunori Sone

I'm not going to put any stock in a poll that asks voters what they think of a hypothetical ballot matchup that is 14 months and three statewide campaigns away. We've got to get through the special election, the Democratic primary and then a hypothetical general election.

Todd Harris

But we certainly have encouraged the leadership in Congress to schedule votes on the amendment to be sure every senator and representative will be on record on this amendment before they face the voters in November.

Peter Sprigg

If you compare this (election) to Clare, something like this might generate 100 (voters), ... I'm not sure if voters here are more conscientious but maybe they'll have a larger turnout than I'm accustomed to. If AV requests are any indication, I'd say it will be a light turnout.

Chris Burns

The White House is aware of the electoral importance of preachers like Robertson who command millions of dollars and millions of voters.

Riordan Roett

It's the responsibility of the police and the security forces to secure the voters' rights to cast ballots. But we have given instructions for self-restraint.

Ahmed Nazif

We have people who have served in local and county offices and school boards. They are serious candidates and will offer voters an alternative. We are going to take back our government fair and square. Through the electoral process.

Russ Diamond

You ask me as defense minister, will I be able to provide safety for candidates and voters? I say no, I have no plan until now.

Hazem Sha'alan

The family is really happy about the results. It's reassuring the majority of voters could see through all the misinformation that was being spread around.

Allan Moore

Protest voters have been inspired, they have seen that there is an alternative (to Lukashenko).

Valery Karbalevich

I don't believe in going for a little bit and coming back in two or three years for more. I want this to be a good source of revenue for our traffic needs and after five years, the voters can decide whether to renew it or replace it.

Gary Burkholder

The likely consequence could be very messy elections at a time when the country is most fragile, ... The instincts to print money and spend in order to get the voters' favor will be infinitely increased, and the chances of hyperinflation would go up that much faster.

Charles Blitzer

When you subtract the million dollars Charlie Crist raised from the biggest casino owner on the East Coast, he doesn't even break a million. Republican voters won't remember how much Charlie Crist raised, but they won't forget who he raised it from.

Alberto Martinez

In the end, measures that ask voters for money compete against each other.

David Mccuan

It tells us that individuals in the party believe this is a winnable seat, not just in 2008, but right now. It's good for the party in terms of registering voters, raising money and it will also help provide additional interest in our congressional race.

Greg Pettis

The voters in my district made that clear in the last election.

James Powers

It's a battleground state for them. Bradley went there two or three times for Clinton in 1996. There are a lot of Perot voters up there who Bradley could appeal to.

Anita Dunn

Kevin and Bert won in the primary, and this tells the voters who the candidates will be who appear on the Democratic line on the ballot.

William Holmes

I proved that a black can run against another black. I exposed the fact that we have a political machine with a bloc of voters they can call on.

Shirley Johnson

This is a country of swing voters, ... They swing to Koizumi and the LDP now, but they can swing away.

Takashi Inoguchi

He should either be running for office or be an impartial elections officer and not try to fool the voters that he can be both.

Brad Mcclellan

I think this is an incredible resource for voters to look at, but they do need to look at it with some perspective.

Kirk Jowers

We had a deficit and could no longer afford to do what we have been doing. Last year, we laid several employees off. In 2006, we're no longer in deficit spending mode, but we've lost critical programs and services, so now we'll ask the voters to change that.

Cindy Matthews

Everything she does is based on the cold reality that it will draw a lot of attention and will anger someone, some large bloc of voters.

Stan Barnes

This is good news for voters because now these records will be open and available for public inspection to help protect the right of every eligible voter in Florida. Our interest in this case is to analyze the information on the list to prevent eligible voters from being wrongfully purged from the rolls.

Howard Simon

In the age of sound bite political campaigns, 'CN8 Presents: Candidates on Demand' empowers voters with the information necessary to make an educated vote.

Michael Doyle

The support for Gore comes much more quickly and much more easily once voters get a sense of who he is. Until they understand something about his motivation and his biography and his background, it is difficult for voters to get a handle on him outside of the image of a vice president.

Tad Devine

It's a very mixed message from the voters. The majority of the population is still not ready to go through with a harder reform course. On the other hand, they know that things can't go any further with the red-green coalition government.

Uwe Andersen

Mr. Reynolds' false bravado isn't fooling anyone. He is whistling past the political graveyard. It's sad and unfortunate that Republicans continue to be in denial while voters throughout the state express their clamor for change.

Blake Zeff

Across the state, voters are fed up with the Republicans in Washington, D.C., and their culture of corruption and attacks on the middle class. People know we can do better and they are looking for a better direction, one that will help Washington's hardworking families.

Dwight Pelz

Today, the campaign begins speaking directly to voters about Conrad Burns' record of delivering for Montana. Montana is a better place to live, work and raise a family because of Conrad Burns.

Tom Bunnell

Our voters, going into the midterm elections, are mobilized and energized; theirs are despondent, ... Virginia is a bright, bright red state - shining red.

Rahm Emanuel

There are those who support the idea that a bigger turnout would give the centre-left an advantage, given that this bloc certainly comprises more militant voters.

Renato Mannheimer

I think they know I can do a good job. I've put in a lot of time with the bar and I've been in a leadership position. At least it (the poll) gives voters who are disassociated from the courthouse some sort of guidance. The lawyers are here and know what the deal is.

Gilbert Garcia

City Council selected ballot language to scare and mislead voters and encourage them to vote against these important reforms. That's illegal and undermines our democratic process. A fair and impartial election is the hallmark of democracy. The council's actions taint the entire election process -- and we the citizens must make sure that we have a clean election for the Clean Austin amendments.

Glen Maxey

Television ads are very expensive - and it's been the opinion of folks working with me, and my opinion, that the kind of campaign that I've been running has been one where I've been more in touch with the voters themselves. And putting money into those types of efforts rather than TV ads seems to make sense at this point.

Lorie Smith

Our campaign is designed to reach those 13 million eligible voters who are so disillusioned they didn't even vote in last year's election.

Arianna Huffington

I'm very pleased. The voter turnout was far higher than I anticipated. The conduct of the County Board in general does matter to the voters. I can't really attribute it to any other single issue, other than that.

Paul Zeller

The clear message that Republicans haven't gotten is that people actually expected us to take action on education reform and finance. Voters are frustrated, and rightly so.

Royal Masset

The voters said this is how it should be done. The people who should pay more are bad drivers.

Harvey Rosenfield

In the context of American politics, this is a pretty big deal. It symbolizes the influence and growth of a key voting group -- Hispanic voters -- in Democratic politics, but also in American politics.

Stuart Rothenberg

Bush's political opponents will have ammunition, but I don't think it will really resonate with voters because the economy is doing pretty well.

Kevin Hassett

We're sick for what we have to do, but the voters say we have to live within our means. They want us to get rid of the extras ? the extras that are valuable to you.

Patrick Duffy

We are all excited just to have this opportunity. And we are appreciative to the voters of Cabell County.

Mike O'dell

[Voters] are very happy to have a choice and to understand the issues.

Dan Moran

There was a lot of stretching going on to make it seem like there was any religion involved with it. It's a one-minute statement with nothing religious in it. But the perception of the voters is what counts.

Jim Cashman

Maryland is on the verge of enacting legislation that will ensure transparent elections that voters can trust. When HB 244/SB713 becomes law Maryland will move from a state with the least secure and least transparent election system to a state with one of the most secure and transparent systems.

Bob Ferraro

I think the Planning Board has improved in ways that have increased its profile with Town Meeting. That filters down to the electorate. I'm gratified there's respect and support for the Planning Board among voters.

Carol Spack

The overall leads and sizes of the leads haven't changed all that much, which tells me that, other than real-interested, more-tuned-in voters, the large majority of voters haven't paid all that much attention.

Brad Coker

Public respect for political parties has plummeted, and democratic government discredited, ... The massive fall in voters can only be attributed to voter disillusionment in their governments -- successive governments.

Malcolm Fraser

Because of all the money that was spent, it got voters more interested. If it had just been candidates who couldn't self-fund, I think turnout would have been much smaller.

Jack Orr

We don't really expect to see a real shift until the campaigns are truly under way. When both candidates are out on the campaign trail more regularly, when candidates are on the air and I think also when voters are more engaged.

Virginia Davis

Unlike past national elections, it seems swing voters in urban areas are supporting the LDP this time. That's positive for the yen.

Toru Umemoto

The undecided voters are the ones who haven't decided which party they will vote for in a given coalition. They know which coalition it will be.

Fausto Bertinotti

Maybe the voters are a little jealous of their beauty.

Kristin Veitch

He has galvanized Democratic voters against him. So, now the question is, with him gone, will those energized voters maintain that energy for the next seven months.

Gary Keith

None of the propositions favored by the governor's administration are inspiring much passion or enthusiasm among voters. With little connecting them to this election, support for the entire enterprise is low.

Mark Baldassare

I think he is going to find these votes were not a case where the voters were confused elderly voters or ill-educated voters. I think he will find this was a case of organized fraud and will recommend Vanessa take office immediately and not be held up in appeals.

Walter Braswell

The voters deserve an opportunity to hear our differences on the critical issues facing our state, especially the issues of economic development, education, health care, and lowering taxes.

Oscar Lovelace

They wanted to attack me and my little old car, ... so I decided to let the voters know who the people's candidate is. That's why I put the picture up on the Web site.

Tony Castro

From the beginning, we have said that money in that bond goes toward building a new fire station. They (QDC) say voters were told that the money would have to be paid back. There was money in that bond to demolish buildings and repair roads. How do you pay back something that benefits the whole park?

Anthony Miccolis

Voters had to choose between the unknown and the notorious.

Sam Zarifi

If we can speed up that initial contact and reduce that down to the minimum number of seconds, then we can process more voters.

Gloria Williams

The bottom line is when people are running and know that it's down to the hour they will often get desperate and twist information to confuse and mislead voters.

Stan Devereux

It would be a good move to endorse the first African-American presiding officer and an Italian-Irish soccer mom from Great Neck. We're poster children for the New York State Democratic primary voters.

Lisanne Altmann

I am particularly pleased at winning the election during the primary campaign and look forward to serving the citizens of Fountain Hills. My victory was a team effort. I would like to take the opportunity to thank my core campaign team and most importantly, the voters who elected me.

Henry Leger

Missourians should never have to face harassment when they go to cast their vote. That is why it is important that we move campaigners further from polling places and increase the penalties if they cross the line and harass voters.

Sen. Delbert Scott

It is bad news for an incumbent Republican governor in a Republican state to have well below 50 percent support among Republican voters.

Mark Sanders

Qualified voters include all individuals who are registered to vote and live within the boundaries of the district.

Craig Nelson

Having personally witnessed and fought vigorous efforts by the other side to disenfranchise voters, I'm encouraged by the desire to build long-term infrastructure to protect voting rights.

James Katz

There is no requirement that international observers must ensure anything of this sort. It's the voters that decide.

Jonathan Moyo

Enormous numbers of voters have gone to the polls peacefully.

Carina Perelli

It would be wrong for any Legislature to overturn the will of the voters, ... It would be a dangerous precedent ... It would be a constitutional crisis ... To overthrow the will of the people would be such a huge political mistake and such a huge moral mistake.

Ron Klein

There's a lingering perception among African American voters that the Republican Party is not interested in cultivating their votes, especially now that Hurricane Katrina, race and the Republican Party has been injected into the discussion. But this [slow government response] was not racially driven.

Alvin Williams

Hooley may be popular in my district but so am I. And Hooley doesn't live in the district, and I do. If you look at my opponent, he lives in Polk County, where 28 percent of the voters are, and my district where I live is 72 percent.

Sen Jackie Winters

Even if many of the undecided end up not voting, this share of 'don't knows' suggests voters are still wavering right up to the election.

Manfred Guellner

The group wanted not only to know where voters are on that issue but how they see gay and lesbian rights in totality.

Bill Morris

The survey certainly shows that the emphasis (by voters) is on quality, not quantity. That, of course, is a major shift from what we normally focus and report on in the country.

Donna Klein

The scandals have permanently tarnished the president's reputation as well as the PT's reputation for clean government. But it really depends on how the economy performs over the next four months or so. Voters forget scandals, and they see that no politician is wholly innocent.

David Samuels

Voters want to know that elections will be conducted fairly and accurately.

Bill Nelson

Certainly it has the potential to confuse voters through media coverage. The challenge for the primary candidates will be to articulate a compelling message that can cut through the clutter and establish him or her as a strong and viable candidate.

John Mcgovern

Certainly the message was directed at African-Americans both inside and outside New Orleans. It's a political message that he intends to be the mayor of a majority black city. But the statement that God intended New Orleans to be majority black certainly could be interpreted as inflammatory by non-black voters.

Susan Howell

It's every right under the First Amendment and North Carolina statutes to inform voters how their legislators actually vote in Raleigh.

Art Pope

Questions are being asked less frequently. The measure language was just recently formalized for the June ballot. Prior to this, our hands were tied in promoting the measure because we didn't have the exact language. Now it's written in stone and we can formally talk about it and let voters know what is on the ballot.

Dennis Kemmesat

It's all about giving the voters trust in the system.

Bruce Mcpherson

This process actually gives the voters with returned ballots an opportunity to privately revise and then recast their ballot.

Craig Keeney

It's sometimes very difficult to come back. You've got voters in their 30s who barely remember him being governor. It's always difficult to re-create that kind of connection you had and the context you had in a particular time.

Kent Redfield

He clearly is aiming at the jury pool and aiming at voters, hoping to generate as much sympathy as he can. And it shows DeLay never misses a beat when it comes to fundraising — no matter how dark things get.

Larry Noble

We would have ended up with a dual system - optical scan plus electronic machine in each polling place for handicapped voters - and still had to buy the machines. We decided to replace the entire system.

Gary Hutchison

The rules are ambiguous and you can't call up (Voters Services) and get an opinion, ... In 1999 that was (a) result of erroneous instructions that we got from Voter Services. I'm very skeptical.

John Messina

Our basic objection is that the county indigent health care fund is a fund of last resort, and if another funding source is available, which it is, then the law passed by the voters requires that it be used instead.

John Mcarthur

As it stands now, close to 8 million voters could be at the mercy of these faulty, unreliable and decertified machines. Californians deserve to go to the polls knowing that their vote will be counted, not discarded.

Mark Rosenbaum

A Hispanic candidate like Sanchez has to work much harder than Lee Brown does. Lee Brown will have 97 percent of the Black voters behind him. He just has to turn them out.

Richard Murray

We're really only talking about a swing group of voters who will be upset by the corruption issues. Loyal Democrats are inclined to vote for Democrats -- loyal Republicans are heavily inclined to vote for Republicans.

Paul Beck

I don't believe any of our voters have been impressed with any of St. John Fisher's wins. When Roberts Wesleyan is arguably the team's best victory, that doesn't speak well to most voters.

Pat Coleman

Poll workers are a crucial element of the election process. You can buy new machines, you can educate voters, but really the poll workers are the bridge between the polling place and the voter.

Doug Chapin

The bottom line is that voters know better.

Jan Hibbard

There's a larger field of candidates generating more interest among more voters. And there's more overall interest in the campaign than ever before, based on our total antipathy to the Bush administration. We've never had organizations on the ground like this.

Gordon Fischer

It's not surprising as many people would rather vote in their village constituencies. Many candidates have bought or hired boats to take voters back to their villages to vote.

Johnson Honimae

Having traveled the world, I am also in favor of the research and development of light rail in this area. We do not need the state forcing the issue upon us though. It must be left up to the voters.

Duke Burge

I don't think Ma can please everyone in Taiwan ... but probably some middle-level voters will feel more comfortable with his predictable and pragmatic stance.

Philip Yang

The county realizes this is a new form of voting for our county voters.

Ronn Kuzmovich

Will that move benefit Bernie? It could, but the voters will make that decision during the next election.

Mark Herak

The administration has presided over a real good period of economic prosperity and has not made any wrong moves. What swing voters are looking for in political leadership is people who don't make mistakes.

Bill Carrick

This is the issue that wouldn't go away, ... The pay hike triggered long-standing, simmering anger over the way the Legislature does its business and, indeed, over the way Harrisburg operates. It's a reaction against secrecy and what the voters say is arrogance.

Terry Madonna

[Democratic strategist Rick Thigpen said it's about time.] They have an enormous challenge, faced by every Democratic candidate, of mobilizing voters in urban and suburban communities, mobilizing women and people of color, ... Our base is more complex than the Republican base, and Jon has to be out there. I think they were late, but they are beginning to tackle the challenge.

Rick Thigpen

The Gallagher campaign needs four out five undecided voters just to tie assuming there are no defectors. That's a pretty significant amount considering he (Gallagher) has never won a tough election.

Vivian Myrtetus

This is to give voters an informed choice about the candidates running for these two particular offices.

Julie Martineau

Eighty-nine point five percent of the voters in St. Joseph County believe that second hand smoke is harmful to one's health.

Shaw Friedman

In my opinion, the next council member should be Fran Black Holland. She had the next-highest votes. She worked hard in her campaign. She deserves it. The voters have chosen. How can the Kannapolis City Council deny her?

Harold Smith

It's just scary that we the voters are at the mercy of the politicians and the businesses that make the machines.

Bryce King

The survey just looked at registered Latino voters. Had it included non-voters and non-citizens, the numbers likely would have been different.

Mark Dicamillo

It's going to rub off on the candidates up and down the ballot. When voters look at what Republicans have done in Washington, they're going to think twice about putting Republicans in charge of their own state capital.

Josh Earnest

A large segment of Americans are faith voters, who make sense of a great deal of their lives through the prism of religion.

Cornell Belcher

Missouri voters really aren't sure what's going on with the president.

Del Ali

[While calling Bustamante a] completely conventional politician, ... The first time a member of an ethnic group runs for a prominent position, that mobilizes voters because it's a matter of not necessarily only sharing a position, but group pride.

Jack Citrin

It means that given the trends in other parts of the country, B.C. is an increasingly important part of [the Liberals'] coalition of voters.

Tim Woolstencroft

I want to congratulate David on his victory. We both gave the voters a definitive choice, and they chose David's position over mine.

Richard Feinberg

Legislators and voters confirmed that they are willing to invest in highway improvements to help alleviate traffic bottlenecks and enhance safety.

Doug Macdonald

We expect to have a lot of first-time, in-person voters taking advantage of a more acceptable process.

Pam Carpenter

We are satisfied. The Electoral Commission and security services did their bit and the voters conducted themselves well. I think the opposition (Forum for Democratic Change) are bad losers.

Ofwono Opondo

He will be remembered for being the strongest political figure in the history of the Cuban exile community, but the coverage he received during that period made him very controversial among Anglo voters. It made it very difficult for him to cross over, which you need in Miami-Dade to win in larger districts.

Sergio Bendixen

We are excited about debating. We think the voters deserve to hear the differences between the two candidates.

Cathy Calfo

We have yet to make a campaign appearance where he has not been asked about it. There is zero question that this is front and center on the mind of voters right now.

John Marshall (aide)

We're going to talk to the voters about the issues Colorado cares about. We don't begrudge him bringing in Eastern Bloc friends, but I suspect that the cowboys down at the coffeehouse in Delta are more interested what the candidates have to say about water and health care than whether or not the president of Poland is backing you.

John Marshall (aide)

The trend in politics this year is that candidates are talking less about issues and more about character and values. The environment can be a key issue in that dialogue because environmental support is perceived by voters to positively reflect on the character of candidates.

Deb Callahan

In that district, she is particularly vulnerable given her record. Voters have demanded an investment in education coupled with property tax relief. (Lawmakers) are going to have to face that in November ...

Amber Moon

Voters believe Lula when he said he didn't know about the corruption. What people had to know about the scandal is already out there and the probe isn't bringing any new facts out.

Cristiano Noronha

Thus, there was no point during the evening when it was likely or even possible that voters would decide not to vote simply because of the erroneous projection of the presidential race in Florida.

David Westin

I think he intends to run for president, ... I think Senator McCain cares about the opinions of New Hampshire voters.

Pat Toomey

I have made both a philosophical and financial commitment to the goal of securing the rights of the voters to approve any plan that will change the entire character of the city. Citizens who believe that the city is wrong in trying to prevent us from voting have an obligation to make financial sacrifices to stop this attempt at thwarting the right to vote.

Bill Pyle

If Democrats want to argue that the administration misrepresented and distorted the prewar intelligence, OK, that's one thing. But if they push the argument that they have been duped, fooled and victimized - well, to a lot of [independent swing] voters, they're just going to come across as weak.

Charlie Cook