Quotes by Chris Vance

“The only effect it could have is burning out our donors. I dont think thats going to happen. The people who donate to the state candidate fund are different than those who donate for anything else.”

“Dino has pledged to the party, and he did that a long time ago. He will stand by us and help retire that debt.”

“The Republican Party needs both the moderates and the conservatives, ... If the party is viewed as trying to purge one or another faction, then well have a civil war that only helps the Democrats.”

“This will remove a great cause of tension in the party,”

“We will have to vigorously play defense,”

“Sims should be very worried this morning,”

“Sims did terribly badly (Tuesday). I think this is the most competitive county executives race weve had in a long, long time.”

“This is a person who is going to achieve bigger things in the future. She will be on the ballot one of these days.”

“I would say gently and respectfully, they need to make up their minds. They need to fish or cut bait,”

“The process has worked extremely well and Republicans support it. When the Legislature drew the lines, there was nothing but lawsuits, acrimony and delay.”