Areas Quote by Collin Peterson
“The only thing I can think to do is if the Democratic Party can do what the Republicans have done, which is go in there and take control of these legislatures and governors' areas.”
“The only thing I can think to do is if the Democratic Party can do what the Republicans have done, which is go in there and take control of these legislatures and governors' areas.”
![“I think changing the Democratic Party platform [at the convention] is a great place to start. It should include expanding Social Security, a $15 minimum wage, and breaking up too-big-to-fail banks on Wall Street - among other Sanders priorities.” quote by Ben Wikler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5d6/ben-wikler-43058_bigs_i-think-changing-the-democratic-party-pl_1948437.jpg)
![“There's no question that [Donald] Trump got elected because of rural America. And our party still is in denial. They don't get it.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f4a/collin-peterson-19338_america_there-s-no-question-that-donald-trump-go_34314.jpg)
![“So [Republicans] packed all the Democrats into districts, very Democratic districts. What that's done is made our party urban, more liberal, and so those people are doing what their constituents want. But that's not what my constituents want.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b8b/collin-peterson-19338_constituents_so-republicans-packed-all-the-democrats_55271.jpg)
![“[Rural people] have a different lifestyle, and they don't want to change it. They're happy with the way things are. It's causing the party political problems.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a07/collin-peterson-19338_different_rural-people-have-a-different-lifestyle_161441.jpg)
![“The [Democratic] party's become an urban party, and they don't get rural America. They don't get agriculture.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4ac/collin-peterson-19338_agriculture_the-democratic-party-s-become-an-urban-p_260510.jpg)
![“It was kind of interesting: [People] didn't really want to talk about it too much. And then after the election, it's kind of like they've been unleashed.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c61/collin-peterson-19338_election_it-was-kind-of-interesting-people-didn-t_404033.jpg)
![“I always run ahead of the ticket [compared to Democratic presidential candidates]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted party line, a lot more than usual.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/867/collin-peterson-19338_candidates_i-always-run-ahead-of-the-ticket-compare_677599.jpg)
![“If everybody in our caucus had a 50/50 [Democrat/Republican] district, we'd have a lot different discussion. But if they have a 90 percent Democratic district, they don't ever talk to a Republican, they don't have to and they don't want to.” quote by Collin Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e95/collin-peterson-19338_caucus_if-everybody-in-our-caucus-had-a-50-50-d_753269.jpg)
![“I am somewhat influenced by the years that I've spent trying to actually get things done, whether it was reforming education in Arkansas or a survey and Legal Services Corporation board when President [Jimmy ]Carter appointed me and trying to get lawyers for poor people. I have worked in these…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c7/hillary-clinton-51_action_i-am-somewhat-influenced-by-the-years-th_9078.jpg)
