Chuka Umunna Quotes

If you [as a Presidential candidate] identify a problem, you are going to be expected to have a solution.

Rare is the election campaign that truly hinges on a single issue.

I think that's the beauty of elections: You can't hide from who you are. The more honestly and directly you communicate to people why you're doing this, the way in which you want to serve them, I just think that the better, more informed decision that they can make.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.

When you have an election campaign, it has to be simple and something everybody can relate to.

I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that in many instances. In times of crisis, women eventually are called upon to sort out the mess, face the difficult issues and be completely focused on restoring the situation.

The people expect the President to be on top of everything.

Practical politics is the politics of the coming election.

It is never the case that a surrogate can deliver [votes] like a principle can.

I cannot be wholly indifferent to the fact that Senators, by their absence at this time, indicate their want of interest in what I may have to say upon the subject. The public is interested. Unless this important question is rightly settled, seats now temporarily vacant may be permanently vacated.

There are certain elections where policy matters more than others….Personality without a platform will not cut it.

There’s nothing wrong with a politician saying ‘I don’t know.’ Especially in a disaster there is nothing wrong with saying ‘I don’t know.’

On election eve, [Thomas E.] Dewey conducted an eighteen-hour “talkathon” which ... also featured questions phoned in by callers from across the state.

As a politician, you can run from your problems or run toward your problems.

You can never predict what problems a President will face.

Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion.

It is tough to run for public office and face an opponent, to decide on issues what is the best thing, then face the criticism from colleagues, voters, the press and defend yourself.

Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending tasks with as few distractions as possible.

We consistently allow politicians to get away with playing identity politics rather than demanding evidence of what they're going to do and how they're going to do it.

Just as crises can provide a test of anyone's character, they do so especially with presidents.

As a politician, I should expect sharp challenge from those who disagree with my decisions.

As soon as I came in as leader, we had seven weeks to an election, so we had to be entirely focused on the job we had in front of us.

Hillary Clinton wants their vote, and she does nothing, and then she comes back four years later.

When I am the candidate, I run the campaign.

I understand why political leaders in the beginning want to be cheerleaders to generate optimism. But to admit that they didn't understand the depths of the problem afterwards, I found a little bit surprising.