Mitch McConnell Quotes

Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, if your standard-bearer for the presidency is not doing well, it's gonna reflect on the down-ballot.

We will not lose this election for lack of money.

I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I get it.

I would say a successful campaign reflects the desire of the people who are there to support a candidate.

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

Of course, it is always nice to poll well, but if you don't get representatives elected, then what is the point?

The candidate who is successful in defining the election is usually the winner.

Candidates are only as good as their chances of winning.

It was a good election, a good campaign, and a good friend won.

You have to have candidates who can actually win. The winners make policy; the losers go home.

As a longtime political operative, I know firsthand how a vote here or a vote there can make a huge difference in a close election.

Candidates matter. Campaigns matter. 'He can win' or 'She can't win' is up there with, 'I'm going to lose 10 pounds, win the lottery, and live forever.' Saying it does not make it so.

Don't fall in love with the map. The map doesn't win elections.

If we run the campaign that we plan on running, we think we're going to win.

In my constituency, everyone loves Modiji, and it will convert into votes.

If Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania wins, for instance, it will tell Republicans that their own brand hasn't been hurt too badly by [Donald] Trump's negatives.

We wouldn't even be where we are had it not been that 70% of Hispanics voted for President Obama, voted Democratic in the last election. That caused an epiphany in the Senate, that's for sure. So all of a sudden we have already passed comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. That's a big victory.

They said a Republican could never win Michigan. I knew better, you knew better, and Donald Trump knew better. We all know - never underestimate Michigan.

Political operatives don't tend to be existentialists. They do know, however, that if a supporter doesn't vote, then his or her opinion does not make a sound - or a difference.

The polls tell us something, but they don't tell us everything. They don't tell us how people are going to show up on Election Day.

In my primary, I only won by 23 votes in that one, so every vote really does count, and I want to make sure I get as many as I possibly can.

In some states, the population is pretty low and if 5,000 kids vote, they could completely change the political atmosphere.

I think more people overall are going to come out to vote for Donald Trump in 2020.

I was very proud to support Obama's presidential campaign, from the primaries all the way to his historic victory.

In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, celebrity endorsements possibly damaged Hillary Clinton, since they allowed Donald Trump to emphasise that she was part of an out-of-touch elite. That is ironic, given that Mr Trump owed his election victory to his own celebrity status on a TV reality show.