Jason Kander Quotes

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to take part in the process of shaping our government.

I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.

We've got to trust the politicians with these decisions.

We have too many politicians who are poll-driven to excess. Polls are important. You've got to know what the public is thinking, but you can't let them drive you completely.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

Citizens are refined, cultivated, and very political. I believe in the legitimacy of their participation.

I don't see how a young American can vote for, well, can vote for a Democrat.

Having a representative democracy requires the confidence of the voters in the system. And if voters lose confidence in the system they can make some very bad decisions.

I've got genuine political reasons for not voting for David Cameron. He's got a tiny little mouth.

I'm not serving in the same party as Boris Johnson. He's proved that he's incapable of holding high office, never mind being prime minister. He's not true to what he believes in.

The Democratic voters of the 26th district know me well, and I am confident I will have their support.

Political books are so often written from the perspective of the politicians, not from the point of view of the people.

Politics is a process, and there has to be a continual conversation between those who govern and those who give their consent to be governed.

We asked voters who'd never voted before... who don't believe that their vote makes a difference, to turn out in races like mine, and they did. What they deserve back is a leader who puts democracy first.

There's always that tension between policy and personality in politics, and as voters, we have that, too: we all vote on issues, but we also vote on whether we like the people who are put forward.

You can't keep a democracy going in a functional and constructive way if only 10 percent of the people you represent think your institution is functioning in an acceptable way. That's just not viable.

Unlike the general public, I rather like most politicians.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.

Good Dems are good Dems. They want a representative that really reflects their values.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is not really my thing.

Democrats view elections as a means to an end, while Republicans view an election as an end in itself.

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elephants or donkeys are not what younger people look to. They look at individual candidates' philosophy, and I think it's a different time and a different generation.