Pete du Pont Quotes

You cannot win an election without a fight.

In the end, members of the [state] legislature have to have their own organizations, raise their own money and run their own campaigns if they are ... going to win.

You're really earning the support of New Hampshire voters, and you've got to do that one-on-one grassroots campaigning here, even if you have the most money.

There are as many jobs for younger Americans as there are for other Americans of every age group in political campaigns. Campaigns are very labor intensive and volunteer dependent.

There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money.

Candidates are making lasting impressions on voters, not just primary voters, in how they campaign.

You have to knock doors, make calls, and build a relationship with voters long before Election Day.

I've been involved in five presidential campaigns, once as national campaign manager for Walter Mondale.

Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.

When you were a volunteer for the Bush-Cheney campaign, you came in the morning; you had a supervisor who gave you a list of calls to make and a time to do it in.

I think people see the social media numbers, and the assumption is made that we're running a campaign that is just social media, but I think we're running a very old-school campaign.

That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one.

Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network.

When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.

Campaigns fail if they waste resources courting voters who are unpersuadable or already persuaded. Their most urgent task is to find and persuade the few voters who are genuinely undecided and the larger number who are favorably disposed but need a push to actually vote.

When you have an election campaign, it has to be simple and something everybody can relate to.

I just think that the independent voters are going to take their time and look at both candidates.

When you're putting together a campaign for president, like I've been, that entails a lot of time. It's not like I've been at the beach sipping a pina colada.

The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over.

The Democratic Party of California is ready to sponsor me. All I have to do is find the right office to run for.

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A political campaign should be an education for both the voters and the candidates.

In campaigns we concentrate on the differences [between the candidates.]

It is increasingly difficult to run a campaign of substance in an atmosphere which increasingly focuses on personality.

Parties perform, to some degree, at least three functions in a democratic government. They recruit candidates, mobilize voters, and assemble power within the formal government.