Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quotes

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.

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

It's a long time until the next election, but it starts now. And if you truly want to see things change in the direction that our country is headed, you have to stay involved. You cannot quit now.

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.

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

Rock the Vote

We need more spending on elections. Most people don’t even know who their congressman is—don’t even know the name or their party… [There] is a lack of relevant information.

All the evidence shows that establishing the habit of voting as early as possible is a vital tool in making sure that it's maintained throughout people's lives.

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.

For Obama, there was just a lot of enthusiasm in the minority communities to get out and vote. Everybody felt like their vote mattered.

I am committed to growing participation in the political process and doing it the right way.

I think it's possible for Tennessee to be flipped to a Democratic majority, which would be beneficial to enacting policies that I would like to see, but beyond party allegiance, we have an opportunity to involve ourselves in change that will empower us not just now but in the future.

The fact is that we as a party at the Republican National Committee registered 3.4 million new voters in the past two years and brought them into the political process. The president won by 3.5 million votes.

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?

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

It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.

A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.

The way to get people civically engaged, not just during the election but throughout the year, is to tap into Facebook and let them do it with their friends.

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

Calling out people for not voting, what experts term 'public shaming,' can prod someone to cast a ballot.

Economic progress and better education have directly resulted in the birth of a class of voters who are better informed, very demanding and highly critical.

We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the organization and the manpower we can bring to a race.

I've got friends who didn't vote. I want to smack them upside the head.

The only way back toward a democracy and economy that work for the majority is for most of us to get politically active once again, becoming organized and mobilized.

Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.