Mo Rocca Quotes

We must correct the problems and inequities in the way we conduct and decide elections in the United States.

Proportional representation, I think, is fundamentally counter-democratic.

Redistricting reform is one of the most important issues we can tackle.

The elections are the greatest symbol of participation and political reform.

It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.

I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action.

I think I've had my fill of electoral law.

It is unfortunate that people believe that in order to democratise something you have to get politicians out of the system.

Elections matter, but how much they matter depends entirely on how free, open and fair they are.

If we go by the National Popular Vote, we'll get more people voting.

People know something has gone terribly wrong with our government and it has gotten so far off track. But people also know that there is nothing wrong in America that a good old-fashioned election can't fix.

The Pulse of Democracy

America doesn’t need a third party; it needs a second one.

We can’t change our government unless we change the people who run it.

If the Election be made by the People in large Districts, there will be no danger of Demagogues.

There once was a time when people chose their congressmen. Now congressmen choose their people.

Getting people to vote is the only way to break this tragic coalition in Congress.

I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties.

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This is how we elected John F. Kennedy; Ronald Reagan; two George Bushes; Bill Clinton; and Barack Obama. It has worked for decades.

We have to change the politics of Goa.

Our nation is not a fully representative democracy if we do not have a one-person, one-vote method of directly electing our president. It disproportionately tilts favor to smaller states with smaller populations.

A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure for which we are seeking.

In the US, first of all, the electoral system has been almost totally shredded. For a long time it's been pretty much run by private concentrated spending but now it's over the top. Elections increasingly over the years have been [public relations] extravaganzas.

America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.