Cory Gardner Quotes

I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president.

Sooner or later, I need to begin to do what any candidate does in a presidential race; I need to begin to win.

As I get close to my election, I want to spend more time in my district and focus on my reelection.

Practical politics is the politics of the coming election.

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.

We're running in a primary election. What do you do? You go out and seek support. When you're getting support, that's good. When you're not getting support, that's bad.

I'm up for re-election in 2014, and yes I do plan to run for re-election.

There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your convention speech; two, are the base; three, is the selection of your vice president.

The popularity of the party and Yingluck is getting more and more.

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

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.

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

I don't think running for office is anything I'm prepared for or could even prepare myself for.

When you're putting together a campaign for president, like I've been, that entails a lot of time. It's not like I've been at the beach sipping a pina colada.

The Democratic Party of California is ready to sponsor me. All I have to do is find the right office to run for.

Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.

I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.

Smilin' for the Presidency

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

The first thing you've got to do in any kind of election campaign is be flexible.

A political campaign is a movement. It's built around a single candidate. It will evaporate when he or she gets elected.

I ring 8,000 to 10,000 doorbells every time I run.

You should be strenuous in seeing as many people as possible every day of every possible class and order, for from the mere numbers of these you can make a guess of the amount of support you will get on the balloting

What would Alex Rose do to us in the next election, Jackie?

If I ran as a Dem, I know I could beat Hillary Clinton. And if it was me vs. Trump, I would crush him. No doubt about it.