Terry Sanford Quotes

The Democratic chairman doesn't need to be a household name. Most people didn't know who Ron Brown was when he was chairman of the Democratic Party, but he put the party in a position where Bill Clinton could come in and he had a solid base to run from.

No poll can equal the day-to-day visits of the men and women of the Democratic Party.

My endorsement of Senator Obama will not be welcome news to my friends and family at the Clinton campaign.

The Democratic Party of California is ready to sponsor me. All I have to do is find the right office to run for.

I'm doing what Democrats said we needed to coming out of 2016, after that sobering defeat, which is to build a bench, to usher fresh faces and new voices and new ideas.

The black vote is always important, and the reason is it serves as a tremendous base for the Democratic Party. On the national level, Democrats traditionally receive at least 90 percent of the black vote.

I think it's very important to always make sure that you're talking to the entire coalition and to as many Americans as possible; not to go chasing after one little group or another. The Democrats would bring new groups into their party and not notice that larger groups are going out the back door.

McCain needs Hillary to run because that's what keeps the Republican coalition together. She helps unite the Republican base.

The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.

If you are a Democrat, and you get less than 90% of the black vote, you are going to likely lose your election.

The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.

The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened.

The Obama campaign was smarter, quicker on their feet than the Clinton camp.

Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose supporters have never threatened to bolt.

In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out.

was probably the last campaign where the candidate went out personally to the people.

If the Democratic Party is to win in November, it will have to fly with both its wings—the liberal and the conservative.

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

I propose to be mayor for the Republicans, Progressives, Socialists, and independent voters as well as the Democrats.

When you run a campaign the idea is not to appeal to pundits but to appeal to people.

Trace out also individuals in every region, inform yourself about them, seek them out, secure that in their own districts they shall canvas for you, and be, as it were, candidates in your interest.

It’s hard to be a front-runner in the Democratic Party. My party tends to destroy front-runners.

Mike Dukakis, you know, he can't get a job mowing lawns.

Democrats will come together as we should to make sure that we can defeat Donald Trump and elect our party's nominee.

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