“Are you excited about the recall election? Arnold's campaign has a new slogan: 'Win one for the groper.'” WinningElectionExcitedCampaignsRecallsSlogans Author:David Letterman
“Everyone in the movie industry wants to win an Oscar. I don't think that's why you make movies. But winning an Oscar is not just about making a great movie, unfortunately. It's also having a good Oscar campaign.” ThinkingWantWinningIndustryCampaignsOscarsMovie Industry Author:Mick Jagger
“Our [Republicans'] object is to avoid having stupid candidates who can't win general elections, who are undisciplined, can't raise money, aren't putting together the support necessary to win a general election campaign, because this money is too difficult to raise to be spending it on behalf of candidates who have little chance of winning in a general election.” LittlesTogetherWinningDifficultChanceSupportStupidObjectsRepublicanRaisesElectionSpendingCampaignsCandidatesBehalfCan't WinUndisciplinedGeneral Elections Author:Karl Rove
“As one who was never terribly enamored of Hillary Clinton's personality to start with, I grudgingly admit to enjoying her recent near-tears transformation. Plenty of critics concede her rarely seen emotion was heartfelt, but also that it was due to the 20-hour-day rigors of the campaign trail, making her perhaps the only candidate ever to win the New Hampshire primary because she needed a nap. Still, it was refreshing to watch her punch through the icy crust of her own phoniness, so that the molten core of artificiality could gush forth.” StillsWinningEnjoyHoursEmotionWatchesTearsPersonalityNeededTransformationClintonCriticsDuesCampaignsCorePlentyPrimariesCandidatesTrailsHeartfeltNapsRefreshingIcyRigorEnamoredHampshireNew HampshireArtificiality Author:Matt Labash
“Candidates who win while spending less than their opponents still usually have to spend quite a lot. While not a surefire guarantor of victory, a large war chest -even if not the largest-is usually a necessary condition. Money may not guarantee victory, but the lack of it usually guarantees defeat. Without large sums, there is rarely much of a campaign, as poorly funded 'minor' candidates have repeatedly discovered.” IfsMayStillsWarPoliticalWinningConditionsVictoryDefeatSpendingCampaignsOpponentsCandidatesGuaranteesChestsMinorsSpending Less Author:Michael Parenti
“Elections are about the future. And the GOP will not win a campaign focused on the past.” PastWinningElectionFocusedCampaignsGop Author:Mark McKinnon
“The next Republican that will win will campaign in the Latino community, will campaign amongst Asian-Americans, will campaign in the black churches, will campaign in college campuses.” NextWinningBlackCommunityChurchCollegeRepublicanCampaignsAsianLatinoCampusAsian AmericanCollege CampusBlack Church Author:Jeb Bush
“I would note that the scripture tells us, "you shall know them by their fruit." We see lots of "campaign conservatives." But if we're going to win in 2016, we need a consistent conservative, someone who has been a fiscal conservative, a social conservative, a national security conservative.” IfsKnowsNeedsHas BeensWinningSocialSecurityNotesFruitConservativeCampaignsScriptureConsistentNational Security Author:Ted Cruz
“I learned that you can go after things before you are ready and so if you are going after it, you need to make sure that your spirit is ready. I learned also how to surrender to His will and not mine. Sometimes when you are going through something - and I am a guy who runs campaigns - I can make this happen. There has never been a campaign where I was picked to win.. I was always coming from behind.” IfsNeedsI CanSometimesHappensRunningSpiritGuyWinningBehindsMinesReadyCampaignsSurrender Author:Kwame Kilpatrick