Jon Lovett Quotes

Popular elections are uncertain.

I have never seen a poll elect anyone

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

One strange quality of writing about political campaigns is that it's a little like writing about a baseball game inning by inning. We presume we can say something about the final result from the state of play a third of the way through. You can when a game is a colossal blowout, but you can't when it's close.

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, if your standard-bearer for the presidency is not doing well, it's gonna reflect on the down-ballot.

If Ralph Nader runs, President Bush is going to be re-elected, and if Ralph Nader doesn't run, President Bush is going to be re-elected. We're going to run on the president's strong and principled leadership and his positive agenda for a second term.

I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.

If everybody that voted in 2008 shows up in 2010, we will win this election. We will win this election.

And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.

It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.

I think people are going to have a choice to make in the fall. But I think there's no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control. There's no doubt about that.

Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris.

I don't think Obama will get re-elected.

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

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had gotten the final polling numbers. He had a comfortable lead. He was not going to lose.

The poll that matters is the one that happens on Election Day.

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.

Presidential elections are always pocketbook elections.

We don't win or lose elections because of [party] rules.

The undecideds could go one way or the other.

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

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

We need to be rational? We have an election coming up in three weeks. Good luck!

The outcome of an election depends on the candidate, not the people on the sidelines [advisors, handlers, etc.]