Todd Tiahrt Quotes

I think the Republican party should be a broad party.

All political parties, if they are to be successful, have to be broad churches.

I don't intend to leave the Republican Party, but I would like to move the Republican Party more to the center.

I think when you look to the future what you'll find is that the Republican Party is building a bigger party base on stronger values.

I knew if I waited long enough, the Republican Party would rock.

I have no problem with any gay group that says they're Republicans, but I will fight them tooth and nail if they try to change what the Republican Party believes.

I'm a Republican and I'm gonna stay a Republican because they need somebody like me to stay in the Party and keep hammering away.

I joined a Republican Party that was used to losing, used to being browbeaten by the Democrats. I represent a totally different style.

I don't fit into the traditional Republican box that the wingnuts who have hijacked my party think all Republicans should.

The Republican Party is a composition of the members of the party and not just the leadership.

As a lifelong Republican it's time for me and everybody else to reclaim the soul of the Republican Party.

I've always considered myself a Libertarian. While I was running for governor of New Mexico, the Republicans were totally inclusive of me; the party was open-armed, but they never thought I'd win. I delivered in a really big way; I exceeded their expectations and think I'm still highly regarded by the GOP in New Mexico.

The Republican Party is the Grand Old Party. It's made enormous contributions to the success of our country. And it is a party that has embraced its leadership role when it has had the majority or the White House.

When it comes to social issues, Republicans don't just need to be more empathetic. They also need to be more emphatic in explaining to voters what they believe, and why.

That's what governors do, they wrestle with the issues, they find solutions and they move the agenda forward. At the appropriate time we'll talk about all of these issues, while remembering that our party is a big tent party. We lose when we try to become exclusive to one particular set of issues.

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in.

In my state, the Republican Party was the most progressive party.

One thing Republican leaders, regardless of whether they love us or they hate us, have got to understand is there's no way in hell there will ever be another Republican president without the active engagement of the Tea Party masses and support of the Tea Party masses.

I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will take notice and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles.

In Texas, conservative policies win over stabbing fellow Republicans in the back.

I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.

Conservatives don’t seem to criticize their own as much as liberals do. It’s not that they don’t do it. It’s that they don’t do it with the same zeal and enthusiasm.

You win elections with coalitions. You don't win elections by ideologically cleansing your party.

The two old parties … fight only for office. Observe how utterly both parties in this respect lack program and new leadership.

Republicans, Weed Out Your Progressives