We're fighting for LGBT rights and for women's rights and for Muslims and for refugees. Well, we shouldn't be fighting for those groups, we should be fighting for freedom and the liberties that are enshrined in our founding documents and… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
When you're running, when you're in elected office, you're surrounded with power. And, so every single day, you have to remind yourself why you're… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
When I'm faced with difficult times, I actually usually remember the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This is a stark reminder on a very regular basis, because we have a lot of personalities here. Politics can be difficult. But I never forget that golden rule, and try to really empathize and understand… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
I think the Democratic Party is firmly in the wilderness right now and doesn't know exactly what to do. We talk about trust. Fundamentally, the American people have lost a lot of trust in both parties, but in particular, my party. Growing trust is a very simple calculation: People want to know what your values are, and they watch your… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
We're here to defend the rights that are enshrined to us by the Constitution, as Americans. — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
As liberals are puppets in Donald Trump's show right now, all he needs to do is create any distraction and all of a sudden, the whole country is completely distracted, including the American left. We need to be laser focused on figuring out what are our values, what do we really want to be defending on the left, and how… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
You'd be surprised how quickly our identities evaporate when we were able to connect with people on a very personal level because we're all really trying to chase the same dream, we are looking for the same thing, we're raising our kids, we're just trying to get along. And, right now we are able to show people, hey, I'm just… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share
Regardless of the Islamophobia, where we have gone wrong in the Democratic Party and the American left is to play wholeheartedly into identity politics,… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
What happens with identity politics sometimes is there's a competition among the oppressed: You're more oppressed than me and if not, then unfortunately you… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party says we're inclusive, but it's clear sometimes we are not as inclusive. People see hypocrisy, they don't see alignment and values,… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
Falling into Donald Trump's trap, or being distracted every time he sends out a tweet is really not leadership. And, I would point you… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
We need to be fighting and rallying around the common American values. This is where the Democratic Party needs to learn and grow as… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
When we talk about defending Muslims, defending women, we're automatically by default excluding someone, but when we talk about defending liberty, when we talk… — Sam Rasoul Copy Share Image
