Jaime Harrison Quotes

All of the candidates agree that the Democratic Party needs to undergo fundamental reforms.

I am inclined to believe that it would be easier to build a new party than to save the Democratic Party from itself.

I think the Democratic Party has to learn how to be a party of opposition.

Over the years, Democrats have had a lot of very talented individuals, but they have lacked fighters.

The GOP needs to figure out a way to become more appealing to new constituencies.

I believe I can lead this party from the front as a campaigning organization.

I think the Democratic Party realizes, having lost two presidential elections, we need to do a better job of creating a farm team.

The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened.

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

It is my hope that the establishment part of the Democratic Party will heed what the grass roots is saying.

I've always said the left needs to be ready for government.

The Democratic Party is on the move across the country. Voters are responding to our message of progress and fiscal responsibility.

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.

What is the primary purpose of a political leader? To build a majority. If voters care about parking lots, then talk about parking lots.

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.

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes.

Despite my excellent mood, I don't have any sympathy for Romney. If he'd been a good candidate he wouldn't have had a different campaign for every month on the calendar.

We have to say now we think the character of the party has changed so far it will take something very exceptional, something really out of the ordinary line to make us be convinced there's a chance of winning back the party.

If the Democratic Party is to win in November, it will have to fly with both its wings—the liberal and the conservative.

When you run a campaign the idea is not to appeal to pundits but to appeal to people.

There are certain elections where policy matters more than others….Personality without a platform will not cut it.

The Republican Party has become something that Ronald Reagan would not recognize.

The two old parties … fight only for office. Observe how utterly both parties in this respect lack program and new leadership.

In the art of governing you have to almost make love to your opponents and say “No” to some of your fiercest supporters. In campaigning it’s the exact opposite.

… the truth is Walter Mondale in 1984 had a perfectly unified campaign — every interest group was behind him …. In party politics, unity is very much overrated.