As someone who has led his party through two general elections, I have not always been immune from feeling the pressure of electioneering tactics.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.
Certainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were expecting you to win.
I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process has served us well.
I'm not afraid of elections. I've won every election I've fought in.
I've been in a lot of elections.
The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
Every election is hectic.
The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.
I've voted in every election - not always for the same political party and never with any degree of enthusiasm.