* “Donald Trump’s closing argument is, ‘What do you have to lose?’ The answer is, everything.”–President Barack Obama at a rally in Cleveland.
* “I’m even more confused by Republican politicians who still support Donald Trump. Marco Rubio s one of those people. How does that work? How can you call him a con artist and dangerous and object to all the controversial things he says and then say, ‘But I’m still gonna vote for him?'”–President Barack Obama.
* “Whatever one may think of the relative merits of the two parties, at least this much can be said: In this election cycle, it has been the Republicans, not their opponents, who have worked, and are still working, to hand the country over to someone who they know in their hearts would be a disaster for the nation’s security.”–Robert Kagan, Brookings Institution senior fellow.
* “‘Nasty women’ are tough. ‘Nasty women’ are smart. And ‘nasty women’ vote.”–Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
* “Boy, is Trump giving those of us who study populism, fascism and the erosion of democratic norms ever more to think about.”–Sheri Berman, Barnard College political scientist.
* “The Republican Party will now begin the long process of redefining itself or continue its long national collapse.”–Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal.
* “For the first time in our history, the Arizona Republic will support a Democrat for president. The challenges the United States faces domestically and internationally demand a steady hand, a cool head and the ability to think carefully before acting. Hillary Clinton understands this. Donald Trump does not.”–Arizona Republic.
* “The more Donald Trump opens his mouth, the more people get motivated for Hillary in the black community.”–Tampa City Council member Frank Reddick.
* “Coal production peaked in 1950. What they should be mad about is, we have not done what we should to get people to invest there.”–Bill Clinton at a Safety Harbor rally.
* “We want to create awareness of cyber security in the marketplace. We want people to practice good cyber hygiene.”–Sri Sridharan, director of the USF-based Florida Center for Cybersecurity.
* “Production of our state’s signature crop is down 70 percent from 20 years ago, and the future of Florida citrus depends on a break-through in the fight against greening.”–Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
* “You can no longer come to Florida and just go to The Villages and talk only about Social Security and Medicare.”–USF political scientist Susan MacManus, on Florida’s changing demographics–most notably the Millennials, who have now replaced Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation.
* “I am extremely comfortable with the openness and the transparency that we go through here in Florida. We’re going to run a very efficient, transparent and accurate election.”–Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer.
* “This is pure nonsense and shame on any American who believes this election is rigged.”–Al Cardenas, former head of the Republican Party of Florida.
* “J&J chose Tampa because of the quality of the people here–people with experience in business services. Smart, talented people. People with multilingual capabilities.”–Erin Champlin, vice president of global services for Johnson & Johnson, on the opening of J&J’s new North America Global Services Center in Tampa.
* “Don’t let the pressure exceed the pleasure.”–Joe Maddon.