Political Quotes and Campaign Slogans

By Andy Seamans

By Dawn Seamans-Shook

January 21, 2012 3 min read

Can you pick who said it? For bragging rights, also give the year.

1. "The time is now for strong leadership." A) Barack Obama B) Ronald Reagan C) Gerald Ford

2. "Vote like your whole world depended on it!" A) Richard Nixon B) George H.W. Bush C) Harry S. Truman

3. "I say it's time that we start moving again." A) Lyndon Johnson B) Ulysses Grant C) John Kennedy

4. "It all comes down to moral values, what you believe in, what you sacrifice for, and what you stand for." A) Thomas Jefferson B) Bob Dole C) Jimmy Carter

5. "Vote Democrat, the party for you, not just the few." A) Lyndon Johnson B) Adlai Stevenson C) Bill Clinton

6. "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" A) Ronald Reagan B) Al Gore C) John McCain

7. "I'm opposed to the death penalty I'm sure plenty of you know that." A) Geraldine Ferraro B) Michael Dukakis C) Walter Mondale

8. "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well, and if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." A) Barrack Obama B) Joe Biden C) John Kerry

9. "Vote yourself a farm." A) Sarah Palin B) Abraham Lincoln C) George Washington

10. "The Strength and Experience to Bring Real Change." A) John McCain B) Hillary Clinton C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

Answers

1. B) Ronald Reagan, in 1980, against incumbent president Jimmy Carter.

2. A) Richard Nixon, in 1968, when he ran against Hubert Humphrey.

3. C) John Kennedy, in 1960, during his opening statement against his opponent Vice President Richard Nixon.

4. B) Bob Dole, 1996, in the election against incumbent president Bill Clinton.

5. B) Adlai Stevenson, 1956, campaign slogan against incumbent president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

6. A) Ronald Reagan, in one of the 1980 debates against incumbent President Jimmy Carter.

7. B) Michael Dukakis, 1988, in the debates against Vice President Bush.

8. C) John Kerry, 2006, speaking to students at Pasadena City College.

9. B) Abraham Lincoln, in 1860, refers to the Republican Party promise supporting a law granting free homesteads to settlers of western lands.

10. B) Hillary Clinton, 2008, it was her U.S. presidential campaign slogan.

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