Paul Manafort Quotes

You can't win an election with money alone.

We will not lose this election for lack of money.

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.

This could be a close election. I can pretty much tell which states are going to be close. If you would start two or three weeks before Election Day and saturate those critical states with [TV Advertising] spots, it could swing the election.

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.

I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.

Where you have close races, money can make all the difference in the world.

Money does not always win elections. Usually it does however.

We understand that we're going to be outspent. But we still think we can win decisively because there's some things money can't buy. Among these are votes.

We're doing everything we can to solidify my base of support in the 4th Congressional district.

I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president.

The RNC had been incredibly supportive of my efforts in 2014... I couldn't have won without them.

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

It's hard running for office when people can't say your name.

It's rare when a president wins the campaign without winning independents.

Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win.

As I get close to my election, I want to spend more time in my district and focus on my reelection.

By all accounts, the senate race I ran in was a quality race in the wrong year.

If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory.

The hardest thing about a presidential election is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

Political campaigns are only a slightly more polite form of ground battle.

The first thing you've got to do in any kind of election campaign is be flexible.

If you can’t run against a political candidate, run against his campaign manager.

If I can win the nomination, there’s no reason I can’t win this election.

The tactics and strategy of every Presidential election campaign is most influenced by the previous Presidential election.