Joe Green Quotes

We don't just show up at election time; we're there full time.

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.

With regard to the youth vote we should encourage them to partake in the process, making more use of our education system to show the role Government plays in their lives, but also utilise the youth media they relate to to better connect them to our message.

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.

I think you'll see a lot more people in the Valley get more involved in politics.

I not only urge you to vote that ticket yourself, but I beg that you will persuade others to do so. Personal effort can accomplish a great deal, and I beg that you will use your personal influence with your friends to get them to go with you to save the boys.

Young people have so much more power than they tend to think to be able to affect politics. And if people will organize and get involved and go out and knock on doors and hand out leaflets and make a change, then they can determine the future.

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

Sometime between elections we should concentrate on doing something.

Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.

The work that Rock The Vote does is incredible. So it's cool to collab with such an iconic organization.

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.

I think that what is really important is that, at the grassroots level, Indian-Americans really engage in the political process. That means voting and volunteering and assisting candidates who support the agenda that is friendly to their values.

I think it's lovely when people are more involved in local politics.

I'm not a politician, I'm not in Congress. You know what I mean? I'm just a black girl that makes YouTube videos and tries to teach dialogue in campuses so they think before stepping into a voting booth.

We can't, nor should we try, to influence who our employees vote for, but facilitating their involvement in civic action is better for business, better for our people, and better for our government institutions.

Progressives think the way to win is mobilizing and convince people to vote for something.

I brought attention to the fact that people need to be more involved in politics and not just let the establishment continue to control politics.

I think social media has reinvigorated people's enthusiasm to be active and to engage.

We have to convince people about the relevance of regional parties, and we are doing that.

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.

Whenever we do voter registration, we ask, 'Why haven't you voted before?' The response is often, 'No one's asked us.' It's not about telling people what to do - it's about sharing what they can do.

Obama better understood community organisation and peer-to-peer communication than any recent candidate, and we are applying that lesson.

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 loved campaigning.