“I personally don't think it's helpful to have primaries when you're running against an incumbent.”
Cliff Wilson
“When the incumbent mayor loses a primary by a 2-to-1 margin, it's a referendum on his performance. It has nothing to do with party loyalty. It's about value and judgment.”
Chris Coleman
“People tried to dismiss my candidacy when I ran for the United States Senate against an incumbent in 1992, and I had little money... And so I believe that so long as we have enough to keep going, to keep our operation going, to get to the point that people -- the people can speak, not just the money. The money primary is one thing, but the people's votes in the end will determine who wins,”
Carol Moseley Braun
“Any incumbent running for re-election that needs our support will get it.”
Carl Forti
“Running against an incumbent typically looks like this or a lot better for the incumbent. I'm not surprised or concerned at this point. This is six or seven months out.”
Chris Cooney
“I don't think the incumbent MPs are ready to revise the problem dramatically.”
Alexander Veshnyakov
“We had an incumbent ... who couldn't think of a mistake he has made in four years and a challenger ... who has seven houses, married a billionaire and has French relatives.”
Bill Plante
