Michael Ashcroft Quotes

I don't see politics as one or two people just making or delivering announcements - it's also about winning public support and the public enthusiasm. You've got to win public support.

I talked to the rest of the nation for about ten minutes about what Lyndon Johnson was doing for the people of the Northeast. In truth, I thought I was laying it on a bit thickly. But when I returned and spoke with the President, he mentioned several points I could have added. I learned that it was simply not possible to lay it on too thickly for him (or most other politicians).

The challenge in working in politics, particularly if you're working for a political party, is that everyone's a messenger.

So my degree was in political science, which I think was - the closest I could come to marketing is politics.

I've been involved in the Conservative party for two decades. I've fought for the party. I have an unusual background - I'm not your typical Tory recruit. I've spent a long time evangelising about why people should look at the Conservative party seriously.

I am a full-time political worker.

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be involved politically.

I'll never get out of politics. I have friends in public office. I have things that I want to do. You can't go back in life. I won't go back to the existence I had before of running a political consulting firm and signing up clients and advising campaigns in exactly that way.

I've always been involved in politics, since I was 8 or 9 years old. I sold Kool-Aid for McGovern - I could always pick a winner.

I'm politically interested, but I have no particular talent as a political beast, stepping out and running for office.

I see my job simply as helping disseminate the message of Barack Obama, working with the communications team to make sure that we're true to the ideals and the values and the programs that he wants to advance in this country. And that's the extent of my involvement.

I think everyone knows how much of a joint effort being in politics is. It requires all kinds of sacrifices and all kinds of support.

If you were to ask any children of any politician, when you've been part of a political life, you are not on the sidelines. There is no such thing as a member of a political family who is only a spectator. You see the wheeling and the dealing. That doesn't intimidate me. I'll do a little of that myself, on behalf of my constituents.

I... grew up in politics and I used to work for the Democratic Party.

I lost my first run for office, but I developed a great love for grassroots politics.

If you're going to get into the political business, you've got to be intensively competitive.

Another word for politics in my mind is organization. You have to be organized; you have to get out there. It's not just magic.

I hope to submit to the little pamphlet magazines here 'freelance' and perhaps shall join the Labour Club, as I really want to become informed on politics, and it seems to have an excellent program. I am definitely not a Conservative, and the Liberals are too vague and close to the latter.

I'm very much engaged in the political battles. But I'm doing it as a supporter of Republicans... rather than as an active candidate.

I get paid to talk politics, which I've done my entire life and I would do for free anyway.

Florida A&M University was my first real introduction to politics as a heavyweight game.

I knew I always wanted to get involved in politics.

The last thing I expected in the world was to end up being involved in a presidential campaign.

I am joining politics for sure.

Since young age, I am in politics.