Azizi said, in part:


Btw, I've just noticed that people in the UK use the phrase "standing for election" while people in the USA say "running for election".

Hubert Humphrey, coming up about a year before one of the presidential elections, had been cagey about declaring himself as a candidate, and was asked by the Press: "Mr. Humphrey, are you running for President this time?"

He answered, "Well, more like jogging, I think."

Dave Oesterreich