Data Quote by Wes Streeting

Political scientists have long argued that party identification is the best possible predictor of voting behavior and is remarkably sticky over time.

— Rick Perlstein

During my time as a political strategist, one of the most vexing problems was figuring out why so many people vote against their perceived…

— James Carville

Companies have long gathered data to break down their customer base into specific segments. Now political parties have become adept at micro-targeting, too, using…

— James Surowiecki

The left patronizes minorities, pretends they don't know how to vote correctly, pretends they don't have IDs, when in fact they want their votes…

— Tom Fitton

“In the United States, the two-party system works as a way to manufacture an artificial group identity, akin to an ethnic or national one…

— Jason F. Stanley

Voters should know what their representative is doing, what votes he casts, and who he pays, so my office will make this data readily…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Yes, there are lots of individual exceptions. But no one has ever done a study about voting intention without ascertaining that the biggest determining…

— Ken Livingstone

Voter ID laws have a disproportionate impact on groups that lean democratic - including blacks, hispanics and students.

— Adam Cohen

I don't think the people run to the polls and vote simply on the basis of identity. Yes, it is a factor, of course…

— Michael Capuano

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity.

— Susan Bysiewicz

Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other…

— Nick Clegg

Looking at voter behavior over the years I'm always interested to see and impressed to see how voters eventually find the key issues that…

— Steven J. Law