Jess Phillips Quotes

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice.

I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if it's just a matter of conning the public. Actually, it's a matter of persuading the public, and in my experience, usually, the public gets it right.

I did not enter the Labour Party 47 years ago to have our manifesto written by Dr Mori, Dr Gallup and Mr Harris

Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him.

If you can't be a populist in Arkansas, you ain't going to be a populist in Washington.

George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.

You win the presidency by connecting with the American people's gut insecurities and aspirations. You win with a concept.

It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.

If you are running for the presidency of the United States, you better have a strong opinion.

Highly popular and unpopular Presidents do not engage in policy pandering.

How a candidate runs shapes how a president governs.

The reality is I have a job as a national party chair that, one, requires a thick skin. It requires me to be able to absorb the body blows so our candidates can stay above the fray.

Today, campaigning isn't an 'interruption' but a permanent condition. Indeed, if you are a successful campaigner, it's expected you'll be a successful president.

If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll.

Oh my God, don't ever start a political party. It's exhausting.

[Democrats] have got to start winning elections. That involves not some great idea, but it also involves recruiting candidates. And Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, who has given obnoxiousness a new definition in his personal behavior, oftentimes in his dealings with the press, had a very good point.

Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.

I'm only sort of a politician.

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

I think when you look to the future what you'll find is that the Republican Party is building a bigger party base on stronger values.

In an age when stagecraft, gauzy themes, and sound-bites have too often been substituted for leadership, Bill Clinton as a candidate made it essential to campaigning to take the specifics of governance seriously. Practical solutions were 'in;' ideology was 'out.'

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.

Well, I feel that everybody in the country knows me. I think people know who I am, and that I'm deputy leader of the Labour party, and that I'm out there talking about their big choice for the future.

Too often, the Democratic Party has been split between its grass-roots activists on one side and its elected officials and party leaders on the other. It's important to remember: We need both wings to fly.