Democrat Quotes - Page 32

• There's a lot of Democrats, myself included, who have supported right-to-life.

  Joe Manchin

  Right To Life

  "W.Va. Gov. In No Rush To End Race". Interview with Brian Goldsmith, www.cbsnews.com. May 9, 2008.

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• I am perfectly happy to compromise whether it's with Democrats or anybody else, as long as we're reducing the size of government.

  Ted Cruz

  Government, Long, Size

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• After the Democrats shoved the 2700 pages of ObamaCare down our throats - and we did find out how expensive, controlling, and coercive the legislation was - a majority of Americans wanted the Supreme Court to toss it aside as unconstitutional.

  Bob Beauprez

  Obamacare, Majority, Pages

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• Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

  Howard Berman

  Wmd, Mass Destruction, Iran

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• Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush.

  James Bovard

  Party, Rights, Air

  Interview with Aaron Zelman, jpfo.org.

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• The Democrats complain; I choose to compete.

  Jan Brewer

  Complaining

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• I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.

  Kathy Bates

  Party, Heart, Conservative

  "Piers Morgan Tonight", transcripts.cnn.com. October 21, 2011.

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• It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right about Vietnam.

  Paul Begala

  People, Vietnam, Seems

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• Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.

  Judy Chu

  Fighting, Cutting, Fire

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• I had this notion that I could convince people who were skeptical of national Democrats to vote for me because I could bring home the bacon, or because I could find some personal pitch to them.

  Brad Carson

  Home, People, Vote

  "Central Casting" by Jeffrey Goldberg, www.newyorker.com. May 29, 2006.

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• I'm here tonight, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an optimistic American who understands that we must come together behind the one man who can lead the way forward in these challenging times: my president, our president, Barack Obama!

  Charlie Crist

  Optimistic, Men, Way Forward

  Charlie Crist, Ellis Henican (2014). “The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat”, p.8, Penguin

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• I grew up in Queens, in New York City, in a middle class Jewish family. My mother was a public school teacher, my father was a lawyer. They were Democrats - kind of middle-of-the-road democrats.

  Elliott Abrams

  Mother, Teacher, Queens

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• Hawaiians want change, and if the Democrats don't offer change, Hawaiians are going to vote for the Republican who offers change.

  Ed Case

  Want, Vote, Republican

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• One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Choices, Nuclear, Honey

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• We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Dumb, Republican, Wells

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• We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  May, Firsts, Republican

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2009.

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• We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get anything done.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Done, Common, Being Me

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• I have consistently made it very clear that I will vote a straight Democratic ticket, just like I do every election. From the local Constable to the President, I will be voting for every Democrat on the ballot.

  Henry Cuellar

  Voting, President, Tickets

  "Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar plans to vote Obama" by Marin Cogan, www.politico.com. November 18, 2011.

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• As much as the Democrats try to change the subject, this election will be about Barack Obama, period. Mitt's speech last night hit all the right notes, but this fight is not about him. He's just the vessel. Now the question is, does this guy at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. who thinks the private sector is doing fine get another four years?

  Howie Carr

  Fighting, Night, Thinking

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• Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the machine flat-footed in January 2010 when he out-hustled Martha Coakley and stole the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held all those years. And since then, the Democrats haven't lost a single statewide fight.

  Howie Carr

  Fighting, Winning, Years

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• Democrats are fighting for a new direction that includes protecting Social Security as well as making healthcare affordable, bringing down the high cost of gasoline, and making higher education more accessible for all Americans.

  Jim Clyburn

  Fighting, Cost, Gasoline

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• Democrats have laid out a program that, if adopted, would make us independent of Middle Eastern oil in ten years, and create a new economy especially for those in rural America. Our program invests in clean energy alternatives and provides energy assistance for those in need.

  Jim Clyburn

  Independent, Years, Oil

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• In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.

  Tom Cole

  Want, Republican, Increase

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• If Scott Brown can win in a state that President Obama won by 26 points, I can win in a district that Obey won by just 20 points against an unknown, underfunded challenger in the Democratic landslide of 2008. It means there is not a single Democrat in the country who is safe.

  Sean Duffy

  Country, Mean, Winning

  "Could Obey Be Coakley’d?". Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. January 21, 2010.

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• Ask yourself if these Democrats still speak for you. When they say we have a duty to grow government even when we can't afford it, does it sound like compassion to you - or recklessness?

  Artur Davis

  Compassion, Government, Sound

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