Linda McMahon Quotes

The bottom line as far as I was concerned was presenting to the public who Gerry Ferraro was.

A lot of people have tried to put labels on me, but right now I'm focused on being Kristi Noem and getting my message out to South Dakotans.

My message of common-sense solutions is resonating with people. People around the country are starting to know who I am and starting to identify me with solutions, not rhetoric.

Any politician is always looking for a format where they can show who they really are, show their true selves.

Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past.

I wanted to step forward and be on TV and for people to see who I really was.

I've always avoided publicity. I've never been good copy at any stage of my life. I don't strive for it, because I don't think it's important whether I'm good copy or not. The two can go together, if that's your personality, but every person on this earth is unique.

My approach is always to try to be straight with people, especially about what my party can achieve.

I don't put myself out there, so people aren't necessarily familiar with me or my face.

When you have an election campaign, it has to be simple and something everybody can relate to.

There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your convention speech; two, are the base; three, is the selection of your vice president.

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.

Of course we are looking to win support across every section of society. We win support by speaking to voters on the issues they most care about.

If you're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is, for but not quite so much of it.

I just think, you know, when we talk about a politician, I think a person has to be themselves. Let the voters see the real you.

I think Clinton fatigue was a real thing. It's just hard to get comfortable with Gore - it was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.

The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over.

If I went to them all dressed up and flashed a nice smile for the cameras it would probably be easier for me to get work. But I just can't tolerate it.

For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

I don't do the media because of 'Woo-woo, Julia Butterfly,' as I call it. I'm not into promoting me. I'm into talking about why I've done what I've done, why I continue to do this work and why other people should care.

For me, the key is I always have to be the same person. If someone was to hear me say something on Fox and hear me say something different on NPR, they would say, 'The guy is a hypocrite.'

To be a party you have to have a national message.

I don't care how great your ideas are or how well you can articulate them, people must like you before they will vote for you.

A candidate has to reach people's heads and reach their hearts.

Practical politics is the politics of the coming election.