Esther McVey Quotes

I would say a successful campaign reflects the desire of the people who are there to support a candidate.

This election isn't about Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. It's about you. The other guys write $10 million checks and make $10,000 bets. But we've bet this campaign on you.

What I'm hoping to do is see Democrats get elected. That's what I'm trying to contribute to.

You can't win an election with money alone.

If the campaign is about issues, we will win.

I was very proud to support Obama's presidential campaign, from the primaries all the way to his historic victory.

The fact is that we as a party at the Republican National Committee registered 3.4 million new voters in the past two years and brought them into the political process. The president won by 3.5 million votes.

It's just impossible to ignore the activists in your party. These are the people who stuff the envelopes, and walk the precincts, and make the telephone calls, and do all the so-called grunt work that brings about a successful campaign.

In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.

I thought I could make a difference, so I ran for office.

In 2008 all the stars aligned perfectly for Obama's 6-point victory over John McCain. He was an inexperienced, untested neophyte, and successfully convinced enough voters to paint their own version of what hope-and-change was all about on the blank canvas he provided.

In fact, I really didn't get enthused about his Secretary of State race until I attended a couple of his rallies and found out there were a bunch of young folks that there were a bunch of young folks that he had been able to recruit on his own.

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.

There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money.

I ran for my first office at 25 against an incumbent city councilman. I took 55% of the vote and became the youngest councilman in the area at the time.

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

I want to do my part in fighting for America's future. That's why I have decided to run for the United States Senate.

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

The candidate who is successful in defining the election is usually the winner.

You can’t win a Presidential election in this country with just a base.

I didn’t think that I would ever get elected. After all, you don’t vote for somebody who is attacking Santa Claus.

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

You can't win an election unless you have a message.

A presidential candidate needs a slogan.

The Republicans need to work on registration and getting out their vote and their early voters and absentees. Grassroots stuff.