Paul Gigot Quotes

We have work to do, and Tuesday Americans sent Washington a clear message - get the job done.

For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the personal and the immediate, the culmination of your own recent campaigning efforts; and the fortunes of your party and the success or otherwise of what you stand for and believe in.

I have never seen a poll elect anyone

At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour.

I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.

Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.

Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.

It's very clear you have to engage the public and say: You have to vote no on 74, no on 75, no on 76, no on 77. Those are the issues that Arnold pushing. And those are reactionary, Republican initiatives.

There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly.

Don't count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it.

We've had Town Hall meetings, we've witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the President's health care bill. And the bottom line is the people don't like this bill. They don't want it.

Only the people who elected the President -- only those people -- can determine the President's fate.

Lobbying, in large part, is conducted to prevent change from happening.

Public opinion is always in advance of the law.

Twenty five point leads don’t typically hold up.

The most peaceful means of changing public policy: It's called politics.

Rock the Vote

We got to hit the country while the country's hot. That's the only thing that makes any impression to these goddamned senators.... We don't want to wait just for their convenience.... They'll move as the country moves.

Voters will judge you on what sort of crowd you draw [when making public appearances] both in quality and numbers.

If I could solve these problems with passing laws in the Congress, I would do so.

It was a good election, a good campaign, and a good friend won.

Sometimes momentous government action leaves everyone uncertain about the next move.

If you can't legislate, you can't deal with problems.

You have to be ready for anything. It's a good reminder about democracy. Voters can tell you to carry on, or chuck you out. You've got to be ready for both.

I think probably the majority of political actions don't go the way people are going to go. Just because there were unexpected consequences and maybe not the resolution people would have liked to have been seen doesn't mean it was less valid of an action.