The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face. – Clare Boothe Luce

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. – George Eliot, Felix Holt, Chapter5

The problem with political jokes is they get elected. – Henry Cate, VII

I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them. – Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952