Rob Portman Quotes

The public will vote if they have something important to vote for or against.

If the Gods Wanted Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us Better Candidates

I just have lot of faith in the minds of Americans to make the right voting decisions.

All the blood is drained out of democracy - it dies - when only half the population votes.

I think it's important to vote.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

This election is not about me. It is about you.

You've got to vote, vote, vote, vote. That's it; that's the way we move forward. That's how we make progress for ourselves and for our country.

What's sad is that we can have a reality-television performer for president without incorporating the other aspects of reality television - like voting and voter engagement.

The very act of voting is a political act.

Voting for a politician is very different then saying you like somebody or don't like somebody.

Without the persistence of voters in America getting up to every election, democracy will not flourish.

We asked voters who'd never voted before... who don't believe that their vote makes a difference, to turn out in races like mine, and they did. What they deserve back is a leader who puts democracy first.

Whether you're Democrat or Republican... you want everybody who's eligible to vote to vote, and that's how you want to win elections.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

We must care more about bloodless revolutions called elections than about who wins the elections.

A stranger would think that the people of the United States had no other occupation than electioneering.

In a new democracy, the most important election is the second election.

We should make election day a national holiday.

Forget the polls and remember the people.

The Pulse of Democracy