“The Jon Crook quote was approximately $2,000 less per year than the incumbent. As the policies and companies are exactly the same, we had no reason to spend extra money.”
Becky Garrett
“The fourth meeting of the year is always the candidate forum. We invite the incumbents who are being challenged and their challengers.”
Sharon Goldblatt
“The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.”
Charles de Gaulle
“It is incumbent upon this commission to ensure that the Department of Defense's closure and realignment recommendations, especially those pertaining to the Air National Guard, do not undermine the unique mission responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.”
Anthony Principi
“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
“hemorrhaging of the Democratic base usually happens when the incumbent mayor is perceived as the winner.”
George Arzt
“never seen a grassroots organization of this size and scale, a challenger or incumbent. And I believe in a very close election -- and this will be a close election -- it will be one of the factors in a Bush victory.”
Ralph Reed
