Quotes About Voters

The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nation's fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken.

Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task: Romney has a history of flip-flopping on issues, he's extraordinarily wealthy, and he can be tone-deaf about what moves voters. He just doesn't seem comfortable in his skin.

Trump's evangelical supporters should confront these three disturbing facts: 1) Only white evangelicals voted for Trump in high numbers; 2) Racists, like the alt-right movement, supported Trump and have been energized by his presidency; 3) Trump mobilized racist sentiments in his campaign.

Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist's official public policy organization (the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission) said in The New York Times (September 17, 2015) that "to back Mr. Trump, these voters must repudiate everything they believe.

Voters tend to forget that presidents are, first and foremost, people. If they are unbalanced, nasty, and hypocritical, that will be reflected in their judgment and job performance. If

There were so many candidates on the platform that there were not enough promises to go around.

The problem with the Mindset of a fair Democracy is that it purports to be a fair and trustworthy system, but history shows clearly how the voters' trust has been constantly abused.

Americans are under no moral obligation to grant amnesty to people who have broken our laws. "The moral thing to do" is usually defined as "following the law." The fact that Democrats want 30 million new voters is not a good enough reason to ignore the law and screw over American workers, as well as legal immigrants already here.

Okay, fine. You won't vote for us, America? We tried this the easy way, but you give us no choice. We're going to overwhelm you with new voters from the Third World.

A lie that makes a voter feel good is more effective than a hundred rational arguments.

The ideas that you think about the most are the ones that automatically and irrationally rise in your mental list of priorities. And Trump made us think about the wall a lot. He did that because he knew voters would see him as the strongest voice on the topic. It also sucked up media energy that might have focused on political topics he didn't understand at the same depth as his competitors. Master Persuaders move your energy to the topics that help them, independent of facts and reason.

The popular interpretation of how Trump won is that he understood the American people and devised policies that they wanted. My filter says the opposite. It says Trump convinced the public that his policies were the ones they should care about the most. And so they did. Obviously every voter is different, and one variable doesn't explain an election. But my point is that persuasion was more important to the outcome than policies; we just perceive it to be the other way around.

And sure enough, Trump's win set off a cluster bomb of cognitive dissonance the likes of which history rarely sees. To untrained observers—voters and pundits alike—the public reaction looked like a combination of anger, disappointment, fear, and shock. But to trained persuaders, it was a front-row seat to a show of cognitive dissonance so pure and so deep that it was, frankly, beautiful.

I understand people, and I think that my life and my history and what I represent can relate to a lot of the women, the independents, the moderate voters.

Voters never have to question where I stand - my principles or priorities. I am a pro-freedom, pro-America and pro-life conservative.

[Voters] are trying to make up their mind on who has a better plan for the economy, whose presidency would more positively impact my life?

Though I try to avoid generalising about gender, it is fair to say that men are less adaptable to disruptions in their work routines than women, and more liable to vent their anger politically. To anyone who doubts that, I have a flying car to sell you. Meanwhile, remind yourselves of the impact manufacturing job losses have had on Western politics. Way more than half of Trump's voters were male. The same applies to the Brexit electorate.

Only two dictatorships in whatever form and system rule around the world; one of the voters' selection and choice as a majority, another by the consensus of a few ones who dress in uniform, carrying weapons. The public stays the self-victimizing of both powers.

Promises of the leader before election build expectations in the mind of voters, after winning the election, those cause humiliation in the eyes of voters if the leader fails to fulfil that. Therefore, fly not so high that you cannot land easily; be honest with yourself.

One curious feature about political reform is that so many people feel it is "disloyal" to attempt to rectify the abuses in one's own party. And yet it is obvious that political morality is dependent upon the awakened conscience and private morality of the voters. Such "disloyalty" is simply an evidence of loyalty to principle.

I think, of course, all senate races are national races.

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

I think people more and more are tired of the party system. People want good candidates and good people to win.

The voters of Hawaii have said loud and clear that it's not money that wins elections.