George W. Bush Quotes

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

The undecideds could go one way or the other.

Political operatives don't tend to be existentialists. They do know, however, that if a supporter doesn't vote, then his or her opinion does not make a sound - or a difference.

Let's not just look at it as taking votes away from Gore. Our support comes from a lot of people.

The reach of the individual campaigner doesn’t add up to diddly-squat in votes.

As a longtime political operative, I know firsthand how a vote here or a vote there can make a huge difference in a close election.

People try to identify who is the most likely person to turn out, and what we did is that we changed who turns out. And that changes the whole electorate.

The hidden Trump vote in this country is a very significant proposition.

Independents come back, usually right before an election. They tune out, and then they start refocusing.

The polls tell us something, but they don't tell us everything. They don't tell us how people are going to show up on Election Day.

In some states, the population is pretty low and if 5,000 kids vote, they could completely change the political atmosphere.

If Latinos stay at home, we determine the outcome of an election.

There is many a powerful voice in politics that represents but a small vote.

Elections are won ... chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Popular elections are uncertain.

If the election had been held on October 27, I would be your President.

One lesson is that if you want to predict voter turnout, you should ask whether at least one candidate is attracting high levels of enthusiasm - not whether the stakes are high, or even perceived to be high. That fits the historical pattern.

American presidential elections usually amount to a series of overcorrections: Clinton begat Bush, who produced Obama, whose lax border policies fueled the rise of Trump.

I realise that in an electoral campaign, you don't want to antagonise large groups which are highly motivated.

I was incredibly - I've never been more confident of anything in my life that Hillary Clinton was going to win and Donald Trump would lose by a very large margin.

Donald Trump could win the presidency without a popular-vote majority only because both parties have been locked into base-turnout strategies that are partially responsible for our government's ineffectiveness and gridlock.

I don't in any way think the American people rejected the Republican Party, or we'd be in a lot worse shape than we are.

My fear is turnout. I think a lot of people might think: 'Well, in the end, it's the rational thing to stay, but I'll let other people make that choice for me.' Don't. This is very close, no doubt about it.

We have over 13 million people who supported my candidacy. And I have no doubt that there are some of those people who will not vote for Hillary Clinton.

The Republican establishment who did not want Trump to win - either the primary, in some cases the general - they were unable to do anything that impacted the actual vote.