Jason Kander Quotes

Campaigning is uncomfortable when you start.

Running for office is not easy. It's not enough to want it.

There's nothing more exhilarating than being out on the campaign trail.

I ring 8,000 to 10,000 doorbells every time I run.

I campaign all the time.

I've always done party building and party fundraising.

I spent some time in Vegas when I was doing some canvassing for Obama back in 2008.

I loved campaigning.

I probably enjoy campaigning more than most other people in public office because I like people and I enjoy going out there and telling people what I've done.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

I think I know a lot about campaigns.

I'm on the ground, I've been in swing states, I've been talking to the American people, I've been out there speaking on behalf of Obama's record, I've been in the trenches.

People can expect to see a lot of me - I'm not too proud to stand on corners and hold my campaign signs.

A political campaign is a movement. It's built around a single candidate. It will evaporate when he or she gets elected.

Campaigns consume you.

You never get to too big to phone bank, that's my opinion.

I traveled the country for a year and a half helping Hillary Clinton to try to become president.

I learned more in 11 months in running for president than I did in 12 years of school.

When you walk into a field office, you have many opportunities. We'll hand you a call sheet. You can make calls. You can knock on doors, and they'll have these stacks there for you. They'll say: 'Harper, you've knocked on 50 doors. That's great. Here's how you compare to the rest of them.' But it's all very offline.

When you were a volunteer for the Bush-Cheney campaign, you came in the morning; you had a supervisor who gave you a list of calls to make and a time to do it in.

I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.

Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a very long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It's a marathon.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

When you're putting together a campaign for president, like I've been, that entails a lot of time. It's not like I've been at the beach sipping a pina colada.

I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.