Virgil Goode Quotes

When I first ran for governor, the political class and party leaders opposed me with great vigor, and some even said if I won the primary they would never vote for me. But the voters had other ideas, and they are the only ones who count.

The grass roots are energized because the absolutely highest priority in the country in November is to defeat Barack Obama. I have spoken with literally thousands and thousands of tea-party activists - I have yet to meet a single tea-party leader that is not going to vote for Mitt Romney.

If you can't be a populist in Arkansas, you ain't going to be a populist in Washington.

We will not lose this election for lack of money.

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're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is, for but not quite so much of it.

I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.

The real test of party strength is down close to the grass roots.

Permanent political parties have been born in this country after, and not before, national campaigns, and they have come from the people, not from the proclamations of individual leaders.

The Wendell Willkie campaign sprang from the grassroots of the country clubs of America

We understand that we're going to be outspent. But we still think we can win decisively because there's some things money can't buy. Among these are votes.

If I don't believe I'm the guy that's going to help defeat Cuomo, then I won't go forward.

I would say a successful campaign reflects the desire of the people who are there to support a candidate.

There's very widespread grassroots support for Donald Trump, one that Republicans have not seen before.

If Donald Trump is the candidate against Hillary Clinton, then I will be supporting Donald Trump.

I've had over $20 million spent attacking me. That's not grassroots money. That's money from the establishment. We have always had to take on the establishment. We'll do it again, because the Republican Party needs to turn the page and move forward. And we will.

I think it's the entire Washington establishment that is against Trump.

I think what we can do is make sure as conservatives that we elect good people to both the House, the Senate, and make sure that President Trump gets re-elected.

Not all Republicans in the class of 2010 owe their seats to the Tea Party. But many do.

If Republicans vote in big numbers, we win a statewide election. It's just that simple.

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

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

I think Donald Trump was brought to power by Americans. They voted for him.

In politics, name recognition matters a lot.

To defeat Donald Trump, the Democrats must run a stellar cast of all-stars in their primary.