Deb Haaland Quotes

Put a lawn sign on your lawn; go door to door for your candidate. Register people to vote. There's so much we can do through our voices and time. That's what flips elections.

Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.

The larger percentage of people you have registered, the larger percentage of people you will have voting.

Rock the Vote

I welcome an arms race for minority ethnic voters. This will ensure we all raise our game.

I campaigned for Obama, and that was such a big component of getting the vote out, was social media.

It's about grass-roots campaigning, meeting voters face-to-face, and above all, listening to what they have to say.

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

Every call you make, every door you knock, every friend you register to vote could make the difference.

Every day it gets worse and worse and worse. We just want to get everyone to vote and be a part of the noise. I can't do phone banks because I have to save my voice for stage, so the least I can do is a song.

It's a long time until the next election, but it starts now. And if you truly want to see things change in the direction that our country is headed, you have to stay involved. You cannot quit now.

Campaigns fail if they waste resources courting voters who are unpersuadable or already persuaded. Their most urgent task is to find and persuade the few voters who are genuinely undecided and the larger number who are favorably disposed but need a push to actually vote.

People aren't necessarily as concerned with how you vote as long as they feel they have a voice. If you can cross that basic threshold - that is, when a voter knows you're willing to listen to them and that you care about their lives - then that's most of what you need to get their vote. It's not your voting record.

I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with groups and causes. So, I feel like I am a participant and a civically-engaged citizen.

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.

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action.

A political campaign should be an education for both the voters and the candidates.

My wife and I were both very engaged in trying to defeat Trump. We knocked on doors in three states.

The mythology is that political change happens only in election years. The truth is you build from election to election.

Campaigning means talking to people in the street, it's important.

Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.

I meet party workers. This is a must because it helps me understand the problems and issues of voters at the district level.

I am a full-time political worker.

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.

We don't just show up at election time; we're there full time.