Quote

I'm particularly good at turnout. So in my district, I had the lowest voter turnout in 2006. And now I have the highest turnout in the state of Minnesota. And Minnesota is the highest turnout state in the country.

Keith Ellison

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Keith Ellison
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 4
Lawyer
Politician
U.S. Representative
Detroit
Michigan
Keith Maurice Ellison
Lowest
Voters
Particularly
Highest
State
Turnout
States
Voter
Country
Minnesota
Good
District

More quotes by Keith Ellison

Image
I think it's a good idea to be - to fairly identify where things could have gone better once you get the facts, once you get the data and once you're able to review.
Keith Ellison
Image
Here's what I'm saying, that there is now ongoing a post-mortem review of what could have gone better [during Hillary Clinton campaign] and what mistakes may have been made.
Keith Ellison
Image
Our message of strengthening the middle class, working people, we just didn't penetrate well enough and we didn't have the kind of turn out that we really needed or expected.
Keith Ellison
Image
I didn't pay close enough scrutiny to some of the other things that Louis Farrakhan was saying, that's something I just live and learn.
Keith Ellison
Image
One of the most important things we can do right now is empower ordinary working Americans who really do deserve a fair shot in this economy. But I'm not afraid to talk about any issue. But I do believe it is a distraction.
Keith Ellison
Image
The most important criteria for a DNC chair is going to be vision.
Keith Ellison
Image
We need to invest at the local party unit and focus our energy on turn out. That's how we come back, and we can come back.
Keith Ellison
Image
I was very proud to be part of the Million Man March. I think it's one of the best things that I ever did.
Keith Ellison
Image
This is what people do in America. They get out. They demonstrate. They let their voices with heard.
Keith Ellison
Image
Now [in 2016] I have the highest turnout in the state of Minnesota. And Minnesota is the highest turnout state in the country.
Keith Ellison
Image
What I'm saying is we [Democratic Party] need to get much more granular.
Keith Ellison
Image
We want to be making clear that if [Donald Trump] tries to deliver on his word, that we will be there to say no.
Keith Ellison
Image
We've got to build a durable relationship of trust with voters around the things that they are most concerned about.
Keith Ellison
Image
Over the course of the last quarter century I've learned a lot. And the main thing I've learned is that we're better together and that our society needs inclusion - right? - not exclusion.
Keith Ellison
Image
[ Big infrastructure investment mentioned by Donald Trump] that would be a welcome development. We'll see if he wants to deliver on that. The truth is that if he does, we want to see infrastructure development too.
Keith Ellison
Image
Even Hamas - Hamas is a terrorist group - do you know that Hamas came out in opposition to [Donald ]Trump`s statement? That puts the Republican Party, the Democrat Party, and everybody else in the establishment and [Barack]Obama on the same side Hamas is on. And over here all by himself is Donald Trump.
Keith Ellison
Image
After I win the job and even in the course of seeking it, we're going to be building bridges. And we're going to be meeting people and addressing the concerns that they have.
Keith Ellison
Image
[Coming back for Democrats] is simply a matter of energy and resources.
Keith Ellison
Image
Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy.
Keith Ellison
Image
We do know that [Hillary Clinton] was probably attacked and smeared as much as any candidate ever has been. We know that.
Keith Ellison