Ed Gillespie Quotes

If they're not voting, we're not touching their heads and hearts.

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not just in this election, but in every other election from now on, you know?

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

Voter turnout comes down to organizing, educating, activating.

I'm baffled by the people who say, 'I'm just not going to vote.'

If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.

One of the areas that many of us, including the Women's March organizers, are focusing on is starting mass voter registration and voter engagement.

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If you want them to vote, give them opportunities to do something else other than vote, to help.

To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.

My focus as part of the leadership is to keep talking about the independent voters, independent voters - how do we get the independent voters back?

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

I can't vote again ever, so political party is not a relevant thing for me.

Voting in Florida is like there’s some kind of goody in a box and you want to get it, but you’ve got to be persistent to get it.

The larger percentage of people you have registered, the larger percentage of people you will have voting.

This election is not about me. It is about you.

For too many years, those eligible to vote in primary or general elections did not bother to do so. Those sensible centrists who do not go to rallies but care deeply about our country effectively silenced their own voices. That sent the message to incumbents that they were either doing the right thing or that we just did not care.

I do vote. I have voted ever since I've been eligible to vote.

Real change begins with citizens registering to vote, becoming active and engaged in their communities, and casting their ballot at every election for those who will fairly and accurately represent them.

We must never stop fighting for a vision of American democracy in which we strive for and encourage the highest levels of voter turnout and participation.

We need to say to everyone on Election Day, 'Those of you who helped make this a good day, you need to go out and help us finish the job.'

You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.