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A lot of people criticize the primaries, but I think they are absolutely essential to the education of the President of the United States.

— Pierre Salinger

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first.

— Katherine Harris

Primaries are a family fight. I'm a pro-free enterprise, pro-Second Amendment, pro-life Republican.

— Heather Wilson

By definition, the person who learns enough to become the nominee is almost certainly the best person for the general election.

— Newt Gingrich

Many people - especially those people who earn livings by convincing editors and bookers that rich and influential strangers consider their thoughts and opinions interesting - have ideas about who should or should not run for president.

— Alex Pareene

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.

— Jeb Bush

Primaries are the place where you see whose message is connecting with the largest number of people.

— Mitt Romney

A lot of factors go into choosing a vice-presidential nominee.

— Marco Rubio

I think we have a high responsibility to base any criticisms that we have on a fair and honest statement of the facts, and that nominees should not be subjected to distortions of their record, taking things they've done out of context.

— Jeff Sessions

✗Opposing Perspectives

I have made it my practice to not get involved in primaries because picking the Republican candidate is the voters' job.

— Rick Scott

I think the trend to move towards caucuses and conventions, whether to nominate senators, governors or presidential nominees, I think the move towards caucuses and conventions is a very bad one, and that our party should reward those states that spend the time and money to have primaries.

— Mitt Romney