Candidates Quote by Mark Shields

By their nature, midterm elections favor the out-of-power-party. Its voters tend to be more motivated to show up and swing voters are more likely…

— Steve Kornacki

I'm well aware of the dynamics of turnout and measuring enthusiasm and identifying and turning out voters. That's something I'm cognizant of in running…

— Lee Zeldin

It's important to know that the vast majority of people who were excited in 2008 are still really enthusiastic. We've got more volunteers now…

— Barack Obama

Midterms behave very differently than presidential elections. Midterms, for a federal candidate, often times are a referendum on the president, where in presidential years,…

— Mike Coffman

Midterm elections, by nature, just aren't about the party that's out of power. But presidential years are different.

— Steve Kornacki

Elections have a way of cooling passions, especially when voters get what they want.

— Charles M. Blow

I think, at the end of the day, especially for municipal elections, we see relatively low voter turnout. So the goal is to expand…

— Michelle Wu

Electoral turnout is falling among the young, and political apathy is on the rise.

— Mo Ibrahim

For Obama, there was just a lot of enthusiasm in the minority communities to get out and vote. Everybody felt like their vote mattered.

— Malcolm Jenkins

In terms of winning the election, it's all about turnout and how we connect with the voter as to what it means in their…

— Nancy Pelosi

Some observers compare elections in some countries with sports events, where people are but spectators. Moreover, elections must not be mere interludes for pushing…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

I think the interesting thing about elections, as someone who has run through a couple of them, is that people are so busy in…

— Michelle Wu