1 The problem with political jokes is they get elected. -Henry Cate, VII
Politics in the modern day has become a joke. What once was a noble profession has been reduced to a cheap circus for the world to laugh at. And the ones who get elected can give circus clowns a run for their money.
2 Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. -Unknown
Politics is a battle. And in a battle you need to be aware of your opponent’s history. And in most cases, they will dig out your family history that even you may be unaware of.
3 George Washington is the only president who didn’t blame the previous administration for his troubles. -Unknown
Every president that has come has always picked on the presidents before him for something or the other. They try to pick out the mistakes of the previous presidents and project themselves as better than their predecessors.
4 If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it. —Mark Twain
The government never lets the people do the things that might bring change. From a cynic’s perspective, if voting did have the power to bring change, they would never let you do it.
5 The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. -Winston Churchill
Most people are so politically illiterate that it may seem dangerous to even give them the power to decide their own future.
6 In America, anyone can become president, That’s the problem. —George Carlin
Anyone can become the president if they have the right contacts and know how to play their cards properly. And that is a problem because the ones who sit on the top do not always deserve to be there.
7 Nobody would say, ‘I’m voting for this guy because he’s got the stronger chin,’ but that, in fact, is partly what happens. -Daniel Kahneman
It’s stupid to vote based on appearences. But the fact remains that it actually happens most of the time. People almost always vote for the more charismatic one.
8 Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies. -Groucho Marx
The politicians never try to solve the problems in their own homeground. Instead they find problems in the other countries and interfere in their issues and eventually make things worse.
9 Everything is changing, People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. -Will Rogers
Somehow, politics has become a comedy show while the comedians seem to be addressing the real issues. The comedians have started sounding more sensible than the politicians ruling our country do.
10 Politics: noun, A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles, The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. -Ambrose Bierce
Politics is an institution where most politicians act like they care about the public but instead only have their personal interests in mind. They work for their own good and not for the public.
11 Being president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening -Bill Clinton
Nobody ever listens to the president . People have their own preconceived notions about the president and never are ready to listen to their side of the story.
12 Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. -Ambrose Bierce
The people often misuse their vote to elect the most incapable ones to serve them. And by doing so, they endanger their own future and their country’s future.
13 We stand today at a crossroads: One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, The other leads to total extinction. -Woody Allen
In most countries today, the choices that you have in elections are all bad. You only get to choose the lesser of the two evils. But in the end, they are evil nonetheless.
14 A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election. -Bill Vaughan
The American people are the biggest advocates of democracy. They will go to any lengths to fight for it elsewhere. But when it comes to their own country, they do not give one dime.
15 By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over. -Gore Vidal
Almost every politician is rotten to the core. If you wish to be the president, you need to have the right contacts. The ones who reach the top have already been bought several times.
15 Funny Election Day Quotes to Have Fun With in 2020
1. The problem with political jokes is they get elected. -Henry Cate, VII
2. Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. -Unknown
3. George Washington is the only president who didn’t blame the previous administration for his troubles. -Unknown
4. If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it. —Mark Twain
5. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. -Winston Churchill
6. In America, anyone can become president, That’s the problem. —George Carlin
7. Nobody would say, ‘I’m voting for this guy because he’s got the stronger chin,’ but that, in fact, is partly what happens. -Daniel Kahneman
8. Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies. -Groucho Marx
9. Everything is changing, People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. -Will Rogers
10. Politics: noun, A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles, The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. -Ambrose Bierce
11. Being president is like running a cemetery: you’ve got a lot of people under you and nobody’s listening -Bill Clinton
12. Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. -Ambrose Bierce
13. We stand today at a crossroads: One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, The other leads to total extinction. -Woody Allen
14. A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election. -Bill Vaughan
15. By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over. -Gore Vidal