Chuck Grassley Quotes

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

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.

If you had found the right candidate in 2000 or 2004, and you could have put that man or woman, given them ballot access in September of the election year, they could have won the election.

The Romney candidacy is better than it was four years ago, but it's not clear that it's good. Mitt needs to get good real fast: A real speech, real plan, real responses, and real fire in the belly.

I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I get it.

Some have said, 'Gosh, Donald Trump is going to hurt you.' Some have said, 'Gosh Donald Trump is going to help you.' He may be helpful in certain parts of Ohio, but I'm going to run my own campaign.

Anybody else who's gotten the president of the United States elected, tell me you are better than I am at it.

Frankly, Donald Trump won the candidacy for the Republican Party. Let's get on board and help him win.

Ted Cruz caught the momentum in Wisconsin that I think that Donald Trump thought was his and his alone.

The realities are, there are - you can be entertaining and you can be fun, and you can say things that actually appeal to people. You still have to figure out a way to get to 270 electoral votes. Get votes in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that their strategy is strong and in place to get them successfully re-elected.

They're saying Arnold will get 95% of the vote. At least according to his brother, Jeb Schwarzenegger.

I have never lost an election yet. I am a winner. Let's just say that.

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.

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.

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

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.

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

I'm sure that they will continue to look for ways to try and undermine my support, but I have every confidence that in doing this job for South Dakota, I will continue to build on my support and be able to succeed once again in November.

I think Romney's talking himself out of the election, to be honest. I was wondering what was gonna happen when the Republican power structure turned the money on, and then they turned on the money and nothing happened.

In 1988, as an unknown candidate, totally unknown, I won Iowa, came in second in New Hampshire, won South Dakota. I was ahead in every Super Tuesday state the day after South Dakota. The only problem was I didn't have enough money. I had a million dollars left, and Al Gore had three and Michael Dukakis had three and it was lights out.

I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee to examine whether I should run for President in 2016.

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.

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

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