Quotes about Campaign Workers

Jay C. Kim

If I've done anything wrong, I believe it's his fault.

Quintus Tullius Cicero

It will help your campaign tremendously to have the energy of young people on your side to canvas voters, gain supporters, spread news, and make you look good.

This is not always implemented by modern politicians who only see the young through the narrow lens of people too young to vote yet or for those that are of age, have poor turnout statistics. However, Quintus appreciated the other values of the young. President Barack Obama used this principle effectively and better than most modern candidates. Quintus’ older brother was running for Consul—the highest elected office of the Roman Empire. The Handbook, was his advice to his brother as to how to conduct his campaign.

Jon Huntsman Jr.

You can’t have people make you what you are not. You can have advisers and political consultants, but at the end of the day, you are who you are.

Mitch McConnell

In 1984, one out of four campaign dollars was budgeted for accountants and lawyers to circumvent—or comply with—the law.

Barry Goldwater

You could have whipped my butt in 1964, but I went out and worked a helleva lot harder than you did over the years. As a result, a lot of people worked for me.

Craig Kilborn

President Bush says in the last month he has created 300,000 new jobs. Yeah, they're called Kerry campaign workers.

Abraham Lincoln

I desire the undisguised opinion of some experienced and sagacious Pennsylvania politician, as to how the vote of that state, for governor, and president, is likely to go. In casting about for such a man, I have settled upon you; and I shall be much obliged if you will write me at Springfield, Illinois.

This letter was the beginning of a political friendship and alliance that 12 years later, Lincoln would be President and Stevens, the titular head of the new Republican Party.

Ed Rollins

You have to have a system that vets everything that comes out of a candidate’s mouth.

Janet Allem

If you make payroll every time, everyone will be satisfied with your budget regardless of how bad it is.

Peter Daley

[Referring to campaign workers:] You look for people who want to touch history and then go back to their careers.

Richard Nixon

I’m not going to have any damn image experts coming telling me how to part my hair

Nixon never was concerned about how far the “new Nixon” idea would go.

William Jennings Bryan

Can you let me know what positions you have at your disposal with which to reward deserving Democrats?

Campaign Workers Quotes