Ed Rendell Quotes

You can't win an election with money alone.

The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.

I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I get it.

The candidate who is successful in defining the election is usually the winner.

Money does not always win elections. Usually it does however.

The only reason we won this election is that money does not vote. You do!

Nobody ever wins the first time they run for office. Nobody's ever supposed to win their first bid for office. Nobody's ever supposed to win without taking lobbyists' money. No one's ever supposed to defeat an incumbent. No one's ever supposed to run a grassroots campaign without running any ads on television. We did all of those things.

Candidates matter. Campaigns matter. 'He can win' or 'She can't win' is up there with, 'I'm going to lose 10 pounds, win the lottery, and live forever.' Saying it does not make it so.

If we run the campaign that we plan on running, we think we're going to win.

It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.

It's rare when a president wins the campaign without winning independents.

Where you have close races, money can make all the difference in the world.

Elections are not about solving anything. Elections are about winning.

The tactics and strategy of every Presidential election campaign is most influenced by the previous Presidential election.

You have to have candidates who can actually win. The winners make policy; the losers go home.

Don't fall in love with the map. The map doesn't win elections.

We understand that we're going to be outspent. But we still think we can win decisively because there's some things money can't buy. Among these are votes.

If the campaign is about issues, we will win.

I would say a successful campaign reflects the desire of the people who are there to support a candidate.

To win a successful campaign against an opponent that has a lot more name recognition and a lot more money, I have to be edgy.

In my primary, I only won by 23 votes in that one, so every vote really does count, and I want to make sure I get as many as I possibly can.

I still say save your money, don't waste your money or time running against Donald Trump in 2020 because you're not going to beat him.

Every challenger has come forward and said he's going to challenge me and win because I'm out of touch with the constituents. We run a race, the election comes, and the majority of voters disagree with them.

Trump was doing very well on a model that made sense, but now, as the campaign has gotten to the end stages, a more traditional campaign has to take place.

The voters of Hawaii have said loud and clear that it's not money that wins elections.