Elizabeth Edwards Quotes

I probably enjoy campaigning more than most other people in public office because I like people and I enjoy going out there and telling people what I've done.

There's nothing more exhilarating than being out on the campaign trail.

You've got to get out and talk to voters, and you've got to let them know who you are. Talk with them, listen to them, and let them know how you're going to fight for them.

I spent some time in Vegas when I was doing some canvassing for Obama back in 2008.

I loved campaigning for Obama.

Campaigning ain't tough.

When you walk into a field office, you have many opportunities. We'll hand you a call sheet. You can make calls. You can knock on doors, and they'll have these stacks there for you. They'll say: 'Harper, you've knocked on 50 doors. That's great. Here's how you compare to the rest of them.' But it's all very offline.

I not only urge you to vote that ticket yourself, but I beg that you will persuade others to do so. Personal effort can accomplish a great deal, and I beg that you will use your personal influence with your friends to get them to go with you to save the boys.

I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.

The thing that Tea Parties have to understand, you can't govern if you don't get elected.

In fact, I really didn't get enthused about his Secretary of State race until I attended a couple of his rallies and found out there were a bunch of young folks that there were a bunch of young folks that he had been able to recruit on his own.

I will barnstorm American living rooms. Mainstream media will be unable to ignore me, but more importantly they will be unable to overlook the needs of average Americans in the run-up to the 2012 election.

People can expect to see a lot of me - I'm not too proud to stand on corners and hold my campaign signs.

I went on the road with Hillary Rodham Clinton when she was out campaigning.

There is constantly a war going on between the two parties for the populist vote. The populist vote is always the swing vote.

[On political campaigns:] Get an elbow, give an elbow.

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

If you feel so strongly about it, why don't you make it an issue and run against me.

I ring 8,000 to 10,000 doorbells every time I run.

Americans no longer gather in the streets to hear candidates; television is the new focal point of politics.

Put a lawn sign on your lawn; go door to door for your candidate. Register people to vote. There's so much we can do through our voices and time. That's what flips elections.

I started my campaign out of a Trader Joe's bag with a bunch of printed palm cards and an idea.

Progressives think the way to win is mobilizing and convince people to vote for something.

MPs are only elected thanks to the help of ordinary members - activists on the ground who traipse the streets, post leaflets and engage in millions of doorstep conversations, come rain or shine and without pay.

The first time when I was organizing, I went out and started knocking on doors to see if people were registered to vote. I was a door knocker. I didn't even have the confidence that I could register people, so I just was out there door knocking. That was my first experience.