Referendum Quotes

When I saw what the Madison referendum said, it was a gut check for me. - William Richardson

When he talks to the Palestinians he thinks about a referendum in Israel ... He is focusing on the Israeli that still doesn't trust Arafat, that still remembers the terrorist attacks. - Akiva Eldar

What's striking is that there's no improvement in terms of optimism in public opinion, instead there's a post-referendum depression. People are worried about jobs and their purchasing power. Unemployment needs to fall for six months in a row for people to take that on board. - Bruno Jeanbart

What's a joke? ... The referendum is non-binding. You object to an ordinance being introduced to make that binding? - John Szabo

Whatever the results of the referendum are ... it is a civilized step that aims to put Iraq on the path of true democracy. - Farid Ayar

What with the referendum were they truthful about? The taxes people had to pay? No. The finances? No. How much debt we had? No. How much did they get right? - Larry Snow

What the Democrats are trying to do is make this a referendum about Bush. What we are saying is, 'Look, this is about a choice.' The strategy is to go out and define what this choice is going to be about and that's what you are beginning to see. - David Winston

What political capital does he have? He doesn't have any on Iraq. It was a bogus claim. He was emboldened by his election victory, which he viewed as a referendum on his presidency and on his party. - Stephen Wayne

What happened was a continuation of the forged referendums that used to take place before. - Ayman Nour