Yogi Adityanath Quotes

I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to the speaker of the House, I knew the issues and understood state government. But what I found out the hard way is that you can know all the ins and outs but people want to know you, your family.

Without television, Richard Nixon would not have a chance. He would not have a prayer of being elected because the press would not let him get through to the people.

The reach of the individual campaigner doesn’t add up to diddly-squat in votes.

I'm George Takei, and I'm straight... up asking you to vote.

Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.

Unfortunately it has come to pass that we choose our Presidents because of their vote-getting qualities in certain doubtful states rather than for their qualifications for the office they are to fill.

You damned fools. You can either vote for me for mayor or you can go to hell

You can't win an election with money alone.

The job of campaigning is to change minds.

You can't win an election unless you have a message.

I realise that in an electoral campaign, you don't want to antagonise large groups which are highly motivated.

I campaigned for Obama, and that was such a big component of getting the vote out, was social media.

Even before I could vote, I was involved in the political arena. My father was an admirer of Adlai Stevenson, and he took me to the Stevenson for President headquarters, and he volunteered me. That was my introduction to electoral politics, which was exciting and fun and thrilling and very theatrical.

The way I approach an election, I assume nothing. I run scared as a jackrabbit.

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

I'm almost totally politically inactive.

We have a two-party system that I think can work well if people make an effort.

For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by majorities and to seek to change them.

Every time you work on a political campaign, half the people hate you. That's how it is.

It's about grass-roots campaigning, meeting voters face-to-face, and above all, listening to what they have to say.

We're running in a primary election. What do you do? You go out and seek support. When you're getting support, that's good. When you're not getting support, that's bad.

When you walk into a field office, you have many opportunities. We'll hand you a call sheet. You can make calls. You can knock on doors, and they'll have these stacks there for you. They'll say: 'Harper, you've knocked on 50 doors. That's great. Here's how you compare to the rest of them.' But it's all very offline.

When you are in election mode, you are focused only on winning.

Remember, I'm not running against Rick Perry; I'm running against apathy.

Prayer is an art which only the Spirit can teach us. He is the giver of all prayer.