Susan Estrich Quotes

In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.

And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.

We don't win or lose elections because of [party] rules.

The tactics and strategy of every Presidential election campaign is most influenced by the previous Presidential election.

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

I understand personally that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins.

I think people are going to have a choice to make in the fall. But I think there's no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control. There's no doubt about that.

Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris.

It's rare when a president wins the campaign without winning independents.

I reject the notion that a high turnout helps Senator Kerry. I think in Florida at least, it's going to help President Bush because we have gotten more registered voters than the Democrats, and our base is just fired up - thanks to your help and a lot of others.

Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people.

Presidential elections are always pocketbook elections.

Middle class voters are the mega-prize in American politics.

Michigan is a state we should have won in 2016, and we didn't, and I want to understand why.

The best thing the Democrats can do is to get Hillary Clinton elected.

Ohio chose the president in 2000 and 2004. The independent voters, the so-called swing voters, are the ones who make the difference.

Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance.

I'm not going to opine as to whether I think a particular candidate can beat Donald Trump or not.

I have one focus and that focus is getting Donald Trump reelected.

One strange quality of writing about political campaigns is that it's a little like writing about a baseball game inning by inning. We presume we can say something about the final result from the state of play a third of the way through. You can when a game is a colossal blowout, but you can't when it's close.

It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues.

President Obama is now losing to 'Republican Nominee' in polls - no name needed.

It's almost a very rough rule of thumb: when Democrats are able to successfully frame the meaning of an election season around middle-class fears, Democrats win the election; when Republicans are able to successfully frame the meaning of an election season around cultural fears, Republicans win the election.

If everybody that voted in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. We will win this election.

It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.