Quotations

«[Proponents recommend this system for New York City, saying that it not only lowers the cost of citywide races, but also that it has reduced negative campaign tactics.] Instant runoffs encourage candidates to run high-minded races, because they need to simultaneously court voters for their second- and third-choice votes, ... So instead of seeking a plurality by only working their respective racial, religious or community niches, candidates have to seek votes outside their own particular constituency. That avoids the scenario of a winner who gets elected by a sliver of voters only because the majority was divided among more generally favored candidates.»

«That was the last year we Democrats controlled every statewide office?governor, attorney general, comptroller, two U.S. senators. We are on the brink of doing it again. '06 is going to be our year. If Democrat values were a stock, now is the time to buy.»

«Instant runoffs encourage candidates to run high-minded races, because they need to simultaneously court voters for their second- and third-choice votes. So instead of seeking a plurality by only working their respective racial, religious or community niches, candidates have to seek votes outside their own particular constituency. That avoids the scenario of a winner who gets elected by a sliver of voters only because the majority was divided among more generally favored candidates.»

«If September 11 proved nothing else, it is that our airports and skyways are a national security front line. They must be patrolled by well-trained professionals, public servants with a strong sense of duty to their country.»

«It's important to stress that they competed and were awarded these contracts. They weren't just given to Performa.»

«We cast Chad Allen because he had the best audition of anyone else by far. We know that the character in the film and the actor are not the same. If as a film company we could only work with people who were completely sanctified, then the film would never have been made.»

«Sometimes, I get knocked down. But I always get back up. You elect me to be your public advocate, and I will never let you down.»

«It's the one thing that's missing.»

«We do not ask for personal information by unsolicited e-mails.»

«Contact the credit card company or financial institution and ask them to put a freeze on the account. And alert the bank and the three major credit (reporting agencies).»