Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Anne Ferrarowas an American attorney, a Democratic Party politician, and a member of the United States House of Representatives. In 1984, she was the first female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 August 1935
CityNewburgh, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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We had prepared, my staff had prepared for me a whole dossier on virtually - on George Bush on his votes on his records, what he had done over the past number of years in public service.
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They went into the basement, they went on the roof, they went upstairs to the second floor. We allowed them total access to anything that they wanted to see.
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And you really do learn a lot about what's going on in different countries by visiting those countries and speaking to the public officials there.
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Do you know how many women were in the Senate in 1984? One. We've multiplied that number by 14.
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No one is walking around saying Mike Bloomberg is something we have to dread. That has made it tough for Freddy from the get-go.
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No one is walking around saying Mike Bloomberg is something we have to dread, ... That has made it tough for Freddy from the get-go.
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I look forward to the months ahead as a vigorous contest of issues and ideas,
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At first, I kept news of my situation to a limited group of friends and relatives; I didn't want people to treat me differently.
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If you look at the polls, you'd have to say, the mayor is likely to win. I don't believe in polls, but a lot of Democrats are saying, 'It's over.' I know Freddy is not saying that, and I'm not saying that. You just have to hold out hope.
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For one thing, one of the wonderful things that we now have is instead of the huge budget surpluses that President Clinton left us with, we now have these huge deficits that we're going to be facing into the future.
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The bottom line as far as I was concerned was presenting to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.
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going to be able to lobby (President Clinton) in a way that no other person could possibly lobby the president of the United States and make sure that she delivers for the state of New York.