Ronna McDaniel Quotes

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.

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.

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.

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.

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.

Politics is not a spectator sport. You can't just sit on the sidelines.

Sometime between elections we should concentrate on doing something.

I ask you to find your voice and use it not only to choose your elected officials but to shape the issues that will shape our 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.

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

I think nuance is very important to have in the conversation, nuance that's been lacking for a long time. A lot of voting organizations only exist every four years, putting all this money into "your voice is important!" Wouldn't that be nice, if that's all it took? Voting is the first political action for most people. But if you don't follow up then voting is not actual participation but just a one-off.

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything.

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

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

We can and must move U.S. politics forward by means of committed participation.

The Pulse of Democracy

Rock the Vote

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

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.