Politics is all about relationships, people. A lot of it's emotional. It's not rocket science. — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves. — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
Centrist voters typically decide general elections, so hard-left or hard-right platforms don't help. — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency. — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
Sanders insists the party adopt 'the most progressive platform ever passed' at its Philadelphia convention. Since when does the runner-up get to… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
If anything, the Democrats' salvation may lie in the fact that Republicans seem even more hell-bent on allowing their radical wing to… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different. — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
Trump is a different politician. He was a different businessman. His campaign was different. What you saw in his campaign is what… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
President Obama came into office in '08 with the belief that - and the public's belief in him - that he was… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system. — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
Bernie Sanders is making a big and potentially dangerous mistake with his continuing insistence on changes to the Democratic Party's rules and… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that… — William M. Daley Copy Share Image
You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. — William M. Daley Copy Share
In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with… — William M. Daley Copy Share
Lots of people throw around phrases of 'no-fly zone,' and they talk about it as though it's just a game - a video game… — William M. Daley Copy Share
There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to American businesses. But as I said… — William M. Daley Copy Share
There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. — William M. Daley Copy Share
The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection… — William M. Daley Copy Share
The Republican establishment's 2008 embrace of Palin set an irresponsibly low bar. Coincidence or not, a batch of nonsense-spewing, hard-right candidates quickly followed, often… — William M. Daley Copy Share
While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested races, where… — William M. Daley Copy Share
Illinois needs a real strategy for job creation that grows the economy over the long term with high-wage jobs that rebuild the middle class. — William M. Daley Copy Share
When the manufacturing decline began in earnest in 2001, the main culprits were the offshoring of jobs to China, with which we have no… — William M. Daley Copy Share
Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before… — William M. Daley Copy Share
Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. — William M. Daley Copy Share
