Roland Martin Quotes

The only poll obviously that matters is the last one, the one that's counted after all the votes are cast.

Popular elections are uncertain.

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

Hillary [Clinton] was selected by only 8 percent of the population. [Donald] Trump, by only 7 percent

It's not opinion polls that determine the outcome of elections, it's votes in ballot boxes.

I don't believe in the polls. I try to concentrate on the day of elections.

We don't win or lose elections because of [party] rules.

We have voted. The people have spoken. It’s just going to take a little while to figure out what we said.

The people are always worsted in an election.

The last I checked, this is an election, and in an election we play politics.

Elections are not about solving anything. Elections are about winning.

The outcome of an election depends on the candidate, not the people on the sidelines [advisors, handlers, etc.]

After one election comes many more.

The popular choice is not elected as president.

I'm tired now of the elections.

Any time you have a competitive situation like politics is, there are winners, and there are people who don't win, and their supporters can sometimes be very emotional.

There were a number of referendums in '98 that most of the things I voted for passed. That's very satisfying when you feel that most of the country is in step with your views.

One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.

It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.

Win or lose, we go shopping after the election.

I don't think we'll win every election.

Any time you put your name on a ballot, there is a risk of election.

You're losing in Ohio, but, don't worry, we're winning in Pennsylvania.

I'd rather be underestimated by the polltakers than by the voters.

You've got to lose a few [elections] before you learn what the American system is all about.