Brianna Wu Quotes

Political parties could learn a lot from pro wrestling, as we have our passionate base, too, but we don't necessarily gear our show around them.

Some of the reasons John McCain lost in 2008 were his lackluster campaign, his refusal to showcase Obama's extreme liberalism and, thus, his failure to demonstrate why he would make a better president than Obama.

Digitization is certainly challenging the old ways of doing things, whether that's in publishing or politics. But it's not the end. In many ways, it is just the beginning.

I could not find any way that we could really run the kind of campaign I wanted to run if we were targeting delegates and still trying to talk to people, which is what keeps me going as a human being.

I know how to run a nationally paced campaign.

Memo to White House: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy.

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

The Latino vote has to be earned just like any other.

Our opponents struggled manfully, desperately; but wind and tide were against them. They had campaign and other papers, good speakers, and large meetings; but we were far ahead of them in singing and electioneering emblems and mottoes which appealed to popular sympathies.

Politics turns on emotion.

If you can’t run against a political candidate, run against his campaign manager.

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

… people who have built a business doing it the old way think it would be better if things could be more stable for longer periods of time. But you have to remember, new inventions are not inherently disruptive. Invention is only disruptive if customers say, “Hey, I like this better than the old way”.

Democratic candidates who run from President Obama in red states where he is unpopular are making a big mistake. Their holding Obama at arm's length deprives voters of a clear choice at the ballot box.

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

Even by Silicon Valley standards, PayPal's vision was massively ambitious.

It's about going to where your voters are.

In politics, you have to understand that there are some cases where you'll never be able to get votes.

Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.

Democrats fell in love with the idea that winning elections was a matter of talking to voters about the one issue we think impacts them, instead of our plan to move the country forward as a whole.

Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.

At Hyperloop One, we're committed to enabling disruption, and we recognize the importance of partnership in being able to realize the full potential of developing robust ecosystems that are needed to support Hyperloop's capacity.

I made it clear that I can run a positive campaign and do it better.

Essentially, how do you go after [Donald] Trump to have a real shot of taking back control of Congress in 2018? Democrats will need to energize not only their base, but also pick up actual swing voters who could be turned off from President Trump.

For Silicon Valley and its idols, innovation is the new selfishness.