Quotes About Influence

We were put together by the public, they voted for us to be in the band. So we were very much the public's band.

Any time you can be voted a captain by your peers is always a great thing.

I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.

That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one.

The silent voter, interestingly, has always been the voter for AAP.

With super PACs, we've seen voter turnout go up; interest in elections rise; and the number of competitive races increase. The campaigns of 2010 and 2012 have been more issue-oriented than their predecessors, not less.

To me, it's a different kind of voter suppression to constantly try to make people feel like the election is over before it's even begun.

The children of politicians learn the allure and tricks of politics along with their alphabet. They inherit a network of useful contacts, and - if they're lucky - a name that confers instant voter recognition.

TV ads are great for broadcasting, but voter turnout is about narrow-casting. And not all messengers are created equal.

I mean this is a revolution in how campaigns work - more money was spent by super PACs than by either myself or John Faso. So what that means is that if you're a voter in this district you are more likely to have heard from a super PAC than from me or my opponent.

Every voter in Ukraine should have their say on the future they want for their country.

In order to maintain American democracy we need to tackle the problematic influence of big money donors, corporate political action committees and dark money contributions. We must put an end to partisan gerrymandering and the blatant attempts at voter suppression being pushed in Republican-led states across the country.

Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.

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.

Fear is hugely contagious. Used skillfully by politicians looking to manipulate voters, it can become toxic and capable of infecting more than just a few.

Even though voters overwhelmingly dislike negative ads, they do influence voters' opinions about a candidate.

Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.

Women need to become conscious of the impact that their attitudes and actions can have on future generations of voters and politicians.

All the young voters who flocked to Obama in droves grew up watching 'The Daily Show' and the 'Colbert Report.'

The victor will be the one who gets the most voters out.

Politicians should not be trying to pick their voters. The voters get to pick who represents them.

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

At the end of the day, one of the most politically active voters in the country, seniors, will know who stood with them and who didn't.

Masterful politicians and effective agents of change tend to succeed by singling out and making salient some aspect of a nation's self-understanding, sparking a sense of recognition - and ultimately moving voters in their favor. Obama made it into an art form.