Gracie Allen Quotes

Any attempt to dilute my support for Sen. Obama will not succeed.

Here's what I've found in Louisiana: The voters want to know what you believe, what you stand for, and what you plan to do, not what shade your skin is.

A political campaign is a movement. It's built around a single candidate. It will evaporate when he or she gets elected.

One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole district.

So far, I have looked and looked for a detailed plan from Hillary Clinton's campaign that can tell me where she really stands, but there is none. It is difficult to trust that a candidate will be the right one for our community when you don't exactly know what their plan is.

Looks are just something on the surface. I think the electorate is more discerning than that. They want to know your stand on policies.

I voted for McCain. But I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organized, very, very good. I was very impressed.

I do not purport to be a professional politician.

In 1999, I established my political party.

The No. 1 thing I want a voter to think about when they see my name, or hear my name, is what I stand for, and what I want to do for them and their family while elected.

The candidate who promises the most has the best chance of winning.

Donald Trump can ultimately make the case for himself.

Would I consider a run for political office? Yes.

Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president.

I'm not going to sell Donald Trump short. I think the American people saw something in him.

Carly Fiorina has campaigned hard in New Hampshire to earn support from voters.

I have told friends and supporters who are urging me to run that I would not oppose President Johnson under any foreseeable circumstances.

What I am saying is that Donald Trump can still get a lot of votes from a lot of conservatives like me, but I would like some assurances on where he's going to stand his ground. I'd like some assurances that he's going to be a vigorous defender for the U.S. Constitution.

President Obama makes fantastic stump speeches, but putting together an actual agenda is more complicated.

Many people want to be the president - many people. But it's not enough. If some candidate doesn't have support of people, it's no more than a wish.

I am not naive or stupid enough to imagine that people are just going to look at my face and vote for me.

I think it becomes incumbent upon a candidate to essentially disavow some of the things that are in that party platform. Otherwise, I think the assumption is that you are a true believer.

I never imagined in my life that I will fight elections or form a political party.

The only thing about politics I do discuss is, be into them: Read what's online. Read what the candidates are talking about. Try to understand why people are fighting over what the candidates are standing for.

If you want a politician, then you probably shouldn't vote for me.