Every now and again, people on the far right take a quote from a progressive out of context and use it to… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
We'll see if [Donald Trump] really means it though; he will get a chance to deliver on that promise. And if he… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I think that Donald Trump picked on people's fears, their anxieties and he gave them somebody to blame, and some folks just… — Keith Ellison Copy Share 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… — Keith Ellison Copy Share 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… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
If you unpack the statistics on who is supporting , Donald Trump, it means that there is a lot of people who… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Publicly criticizing people, even when I don't have the facts, is not that good of an idea. — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Vision and the ability to mobilize and inspire people at the grassroots. That's what the most important criteria is going to be… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
If people are given a TV-educated idea of what Islam is, I have the opportunity to push back on that and say… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I've been talking to people all over the country, city council members, grassroots leaders, party leaders, members in Congress - and you… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Hopefully folks will look at the good things that I've done over the years, you know, my 10 years in Congress, my… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Can't be all men, can't be all white, can't be all black, can't be all straight. [It has] got to be a… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I - to say the word "scared", I don't know if I'm scared because, I have faith that we will see this… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
What I hear people talking about are things that anybody of any color or any religion or any sexual orientation can get… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
These folks are telling Donald Trump that if he tries to move out on his plan to have a deportation squad, to… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I hope what we can talk about is something that happened, you know, within the last 25 years, the things that are… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Look, rich people already have a lot of money. There's literally trillions of dollars in cash held by corporations, their stock valuations… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
One time, the Library of Congress was giving books to local libraries around the country on Islam. The library of a guy… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I'm an optimistic guy.It's just as much the case that people will come to me and ask my opinion about how to… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I'd say the most important criteria is vision. What is your vision for the party? Do you have a vision to strengthen… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
You know, the elites always want to shame the poor - right? - and everyone else. I mean, the fact is, this… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I love the donors and we thank them, but it has to be that the guys in the barber shop, the lady… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
The conversation should've been about middle class people. The conversation should've been about how to raise the minimum wage and strengthen Social… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
You take for example the environmental movement is a big deal in my district. You know, you might say, yeah, more African… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I worked at McDonald's. I cooked. It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had. These people earn every single penny… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
This is what people do in America. They get out. They demonstrate. They let their voices with heard. — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
People feel like there're two systems of justice, you know? Over there at Wells Fargo, you know, you had the scandal going… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I think that people have been looking at 40 years of flat wages. You know, the reality is you've got folks in… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Worked hard on [our message of strengthening the middle class, working people], but it didn't come through in places like Wisconsin, Michigan,… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I think that you need all perspectives to reflect the needs of the country. If you only give people one perspective, inputting… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
There're a lot of places that I can serve. And I'm going to serve. I'm going to be fighting to rebuild the… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
We need young people to be involved, and we have to expect that young people are going to be impatient, they don't… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
I don't feel that I've been hampered by [ racism or discrimination], and the reason why is that we reach out to… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Do you have the vision to help empower and channel the energy at the grassroots level?This is not about one person; this… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
The fact is, is that Donald Trump knows that as he rifles money from the working and middle classes up to the… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
One thing that I'd just remind young people of is that when John Lewis, who's a member of Congress today, defied George… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
Donald Trump was tainted every kind of way you could imagine. I mean, no way in the world that Donald Trump is… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
We have to have a shared prosperity. We have to make that our job number one. People want a better economic playing… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
If you put everything, your heart and soul into a campaign, it might take you a while to come around to the realization that,… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
I think that you need all perspectives to reflect the needs of the country. If you only give people one perspective, inputting their views… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
I've been winning with 70 percent of the vote, and if you look at my district, you know it's a majority Christian district, and… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
If you ignore somebody's record and only focus on something that happened 25 years ago when all they were doing even then was trying… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
When you're a leader, you cannot ignore parts of your constituency, even if you know they're not going to vote for you. — Keith Ellison Copy Share
We need a strong farm bill that gives assistance to farmers during times of drought, creates markets for local goods, protects our environment, and… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
Donald Trump was tainted every kind of way you could imagine. I mean, no way in the world that Donald Trump is a champion… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
The middle class should not continue to foot the bill for tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. — Keith Ellison Copy Share
I think that Donald Trump picked on people's fears, their anxieties and he gave them somebody to blame, and some folks just really turned… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
I've been talking to people all over the country, city council members, grassroots leaders, party leaders, members in Congress - and you know what?… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
I love the donors and we thank them, but it has to be that the guys in the barber shop, the lady at the… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
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… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
I want to avoid sounding like I'm criticizing because I don't have all the facts in front of me yet. And I am trying… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
“[Martin Luther King] said that little black boys and little black girls would be able to join hands with little white boys and little… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
“America operates under the notion of equality before the law. Basic fairness is an article of faith. We may not agree on everything all… — Keith Ellison Copy Share
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