Elections quotes

“The choke hold saved lives, but, ah, nobody ever got elected saying that, I suppose.”
Kurt Russell - Eldon Perry

“- Sheriff Stan Watkins: You won the election. Congratulations. But we do have a tradition of professional courtesy up here. And I can personally vouch for each and every one of these men. They're good deputies.
- Chris Vaughn: You're all fired.”

Michael Bowen - Sheriff Stan Watkins
The Rock - Chris Vaughn

“Vote for me, and all your wildest dreams will come true.”
Efren Ramirez - Pedro

“This isn't an election, this is a coup.”
Denzel Washington - Ben Marco

“I realised I'm lucky because in this country, I can rant and rave and call the Prime Minister a dickhead without the army coming in and shooting me, and stopping you all from listening. And I figured that in this country, we don't vote to keep the best party in - cos there's no such thing - but we vote to keep the worst party out.”
Kick Gurry - Jacob Coote

“- Blondie O'Hara: Those aren't customers, those are voters. They ship 'em from all over the state. Each of 'em vote ten, twelve times. Used to get their names outta the cemetary, but I don't even think they bother anymore.
- Johnny Flynn: [to crowd of men] You'll be exercising your God-given right to vote. However, you'll be voting the way I...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Blondie O'Hara
Steve Buscemi - Johnny Flynn
Miranda Richardson - Carolyn Stilton

“- Matt Brandon: If you're still sheriff after next election, it won't be on my vote!
- Sheriff Barney Riggs: Matt, the way I figure, you won't have any vote next election.”
Aldrich Bowker - Matt Brandon
Roger Imhof - Sheriff Barney Riggs

“I received all this shit about voting for the first time, which I chucked in the bin, cos I reckon all politicians are a bunch of dickheads.”
Kick Gurry - Jacob Coote

“Every time the Republican party is a home to extremism, we lose the goddamn election.”
Edward Herrmann - Nelson Rockefeller

“I made no campaign promises, because until a few weeks ago, I had no hope of being elected. Now however, I am something more than a hope.”

Orson Welles - Kane

“Elections are won with television. You don't need the press, you don't need endorsements, you don't even need the truth. You need money.”
Ron Silverin - McComb