There is nothing more lonely in a Presidential campaign than to be running for any other office.
Topic · on the record
Elections
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Let me say also that I know you are here to examine an American political campaign.
The man who is best qualified to run the campaign is Attorney General Mitchell.
So while we were disappointed to see some of our friends lose, I can't think a President should be too unhappy after he has had the results that we have had in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966.
The Republicans remember that the only way they have ever elected people is by scaring people.
Under our democratic system, in less than 1 year from that day, you must decide whether I should step aside and whether I should move over, and whether you should have another leader.
They tell me--I asked Nancy Gore this afternoon--someone told me that I was running about 55-45 down here in Tennessee.
In particular, I urge that our first voters go to the polls proudly, knowing that the duty they perform is the price of the privilege they hold.
You can't be a statesman unless you get elected.
For 175 years, through more than 40 national elections, the American people have said, 'No, no, no,' to people who would follow this kind of a course.
I would like to see every person who felt that our program and our leadership for all America was preferred by them, to vote for us.
I hope we don't have another one in November.
The American people are going to win one of their finest victories this November.
I believe we will do very well in 1964.
I come to this county which is not celebrated as one of the strongest Democratic counties north of the Mason-Dixon line and ask your support on November 8.
I am confident that on Tuesday, November 8, the American people will not take the old, tired, wornout road, but instead will turn and decide to move forward into the wind, and demonstrate what this country can really do.
I think the tide is rising in Connecticut that is just going to wash him all the way out.
I think the American people will well be able to judge which candidate has been guilty of distortions in this campaign.