“It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn.' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do.” GivingLooksGivenSoundMinutesHonestHavensFairsVoteResponsibleElectionStrikesStatementsDamnThings To DoVotersNot Fair Author:Jeff Greenfield
“Is there any other democracy where the voters are as spoiled as they are in the United States? Especially, of course, in certain states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire, where the old joke is literally true about the citizens who say they haven't yet formed an opinion about a candidate because they've only met the fellow a few times.” StatesCertainCoursesUnitedOpinionUnited StatesDemocracyHavensCitizensMetsJokesFellowsCandidatesVotersLaw EnforcementSpoiledIowaHampshireNew HampshireOld Jokes Author:Michael Kinsley
“The key to winning any general election in the USA is to excite your base and then expand your base - get independent voters and voters who haven't been voting for your party to come to your party.” WinningPartyHavensKeysIndependentElectionUsaVotingVotersGeneral ElectionsIndependent Voters Author:Rand Paul
“Whenever we do voter registration, we ask, 'Why haven't you voted before?' The response is often, 'No one's asked us.' It's not about telling people what to do - it's about sharing what they can do.” PeopleAsksCan DoHavensResponseVotersRegistrationVoter Registration Author:Rosario Dawson
“Have you seen Bernie Sanders rallies? I haven`t seen that many white voters since the Oscars. You know - oh, we have some Hollywood fans here.” KnowsWhiteFansHavensHollywoodVotersOscars Author:Killer Mike
“We did a lot right with the voters with whom we’ve enjoyed traditional support. But we haven’t done enough to build a larger coalition of voters. We have to modernize our message to reach a larger audience of voters beyond our base.” DoneEnoughSupportAudienceHavensMessagesTraditionalEnjoyedVotersCoalitions Author:Kevin Madden