Swing Districts Quotes

Ohio chose the president in 2000 and 2004. The independent voters, the so-called swing voters, are the ones who make the difference.

I'm proud that Colorado delivered a victory to Barack Obama in 2008 and we will do so again in 2012.

As the country's third-largest state by population, Florida is the crown jewel in the Electoral College among swing states.

You're losing in Ohio, but, don't worry, we're winning in Pennsylvania.

Florida has been, and will continue to be, a swing state.

Wouldn't it be something if Liberty's votes were enough to change which presidential candidate won Virginia and maybe even the presidency itself?

And looking at the landslides, you saw how Gore beat Bush so substantially in California.

If you're in a Republican district that is leery of President [Donald] Trump,then, you might feel a little bit more exposed.Of course, if you're in a swing district, then this town hall tension has to worry you which is why we haven't seen many Republicans from swing districts actually hold these kinds of town halls.

In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats.

Veterans are especially appealing candidates in key swing districts. Veterans have credibility, not just with Democrats but with independents and Republicans as well. They're the kind of people respected for their leadership, not just their politics.

New Mexico has been, in the past, a swing state.

First they gerrymander us into one-party fiefs. Then they tell us they only care about the swing districts. Then they complain about voter apathy

We didn't want to waste time by sending our volunteers to Republicans; we sent them to the undecided.

I think there are districts - a lot of them - where Donald Trump is deeply unpopular, and tying your opponent to Donald Trump's unpopularity is a winning strategy. But that's not true for every district.

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.

I don't think Bush was legitimately elected President.

I ran in the reddest state of the United States of America. I turned almost 35 percent of the people that voted for Donald Trump back to voting for a Democrat.

As a member of Congress who represents one of the few true swing districts in the country, I have always tried to engage groups of people who don't necessarily agree with all my votes or opinions.