Donna Brazile Quotes

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

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

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

It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.

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.

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.

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?

The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.

I don't vote. I don't do no voting.

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.

Elections are always about turnout.

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.

My fear is turnout. I think a lot of people might think: 'Well, in the end, it's the rational thing to stay, but I'll let other people make that choice for me.' Don't. This is very close, no doubt about it.

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.

A lot of times, elections are lost, and the hope of the public is lost because they don't turn out.

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.

Our job is to help people take ownership of the process of electing their government. As leaders, our job is to inspire others and not discourage them.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

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.

I want to step up our voter-registration activities. Not every branch does it, and not all the time. I want them to go back and get out the vote because I want us to have a big impact on the Congressional elections this year.

A lot of politicians say they want to get people out to vote; sometimes you can't totally believe they really want that.