Sam Rasoul

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…

— Sam Rasoul

When I'm faced with difficult times, I actually usually remember the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do…

— Sam Rasoul

I think the Democratic Party is firmly in the wilderness right now and doesn't know exactly what to do. We talk about…

— Sam Rasoul

We're here to defend the rights that are enshrined to us by the Constitution, as Americans.

— Sam Rasoul

As liberals are puppets in Donald Trump's show right now, all he needs to do is create any distraction and all of…

— Sam Rasoul

You'd be surprised how quickly our identities evaporate when we were able to connect with people on a very personal level because…

— Sam Rasoul

Regardless of the Islamophobia, where we have gone wrong in the Democratic Party and the American left is to play wholeheartedly into…

— Sam Rasoul

What happens with identity politics sometimes is there's a competition among the oppressed: You're more oppressed than me and if not, then…

— Sam Rasoul

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…

— Sam Rasoul

Falling into Donald Trump's trap, or being distracted every time he sends out a tweet is really not leadership. And, I would…

— Sam Rasoul

We need to be fighting and rallying around the common American values. This is where the Democratic Party needs to learn and…

— Sam Rasoul

When we talk about defending Muslims, defending women, we're automatically by default excluding someone, but when we talk about defending liberty, when…

— Sam Rasoul

The lack of fairness that we have in the richest country in the world is something that hits my district pretty hard.…

— Sam Rasoul

Losing elections all across America, and the American people clearly saying the Democratic Party is no longer the party of the people,…

— Sam Rasoul

You bring up identity politics and I think that this is really causing a divide in the American left where we're rallying…

— Sam Rasoul

It's been harder for me for sure being Muslim American, it's been harder for me for sure being the first Muslim ever…

— Sam Rasoul

I think that our republic was created in a way that is meant to be as inclusive as possible. Obviously that means…

— Sam Rasoul

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…

— Sam Rasoul