Karl Rove [political adviser to the president] said the $87-billion vote is the gift that keeps on giving.

We're always confident that we're going to win. But Monroe-Woodbury has a big advantage with home ice and I hear they are a better team than last year. We're going to have our hands full. We will feel good if we can get a win.

They wanted to get Republican or Republican-leaning people out to vote.

The rhetoric in general on both sides often had little connection to the facts.

The Bush campaign was all about national security. [Campaign members] implied ... that a vote for Kerry would put you in danger.

This election was the most expensive, the most divisive and most bitter campaign [in recent history]. But I think this is rather typical of our democracy.