Charles E. Schumer Quotes

Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans.

The Democratic Party is getting very angry, and that came through clearly in this election.

Don’t you realize there’s an election this year. This is a social revolution that we’re considering here. And if we decide it in an election year, the two candidates will chose up sides on it, neither one will read the decision of course, and it will be thrown into the political scramble. Is this the way you want this important question to be decided?

…the bad judgment which is going on in the campaign is beyond all words, but the people of the country are in a humor where they don’t want to hear any reason…They want a change, and I think they are going to get it…

If Donald Trump's candidacy has proven anything, it's that the media has no idea what Americans care about.

I meant what I said about how electing Donald Trump will set our country back. I stand by that. However, I do wish that I wouldn't have made the blanket statement about not respecting anybody who voted for Trump.

It's often difficult for conservatives to separate overall government intervention from a question as simple as the census.

Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.

Conservatives have a different view of a lot of issues versus our friends on the other side. The election determines how that shakes out.

Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.

If the most liberal man that's ever been in office can get elected when 20 percent of the population identifies as liberal then I think we can elect a conservative when 40 percent of the population identifies themselves as conservative.

'2016' is based on an experiment: what if you let Obama do it himself? That experiment is necessarily limited because I'm not factoring in a Republican House, a Supreme Court or the tug of public opinion.

I hate government. I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican.

Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion can change the government practically just so much.

A tired nation is a Tory [conservative] nation.

Liberal hypocrites like Mr. Weinstein were a big reason 63 million Americans voted for a conservative hypocrite like Mr. Trump.

In some ways, I would be absolutely fascinated if Trump gets elected.

Hillary Clinton's loss has exposed the lack of Democratic power in this country at all levels.

Either people are changing their minds about Trump, or increasing numbers of his supporters are deciding it is too embarrassing to admit they support him. Neither is a particularly good position to be in.

When Democrats concede the idea that some voters are not our voters, we shouldn't be surprised when those voters agree.

The polls tell us something, but they don't tell us everything. They don't tell us how people are going to show up on Election Day.

Politicians used to be leaders. Now they follow voters, desperate for a tick in a box.

If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.

Brexit has given us the start of a conversation with people who perhaps haven't traditionally voted Conservative.

In 2010, voters certainly hit the brakes on the Obama presidency. Fast forward to the 2016 election, where voters yanked up on the emergency brake and did a donut in the parking lot. Now, the car has stopped. We sit here dizzy for a moment, looking to get on the road again.