Quotes by Gordon Fischer

“This is the earliest and most intensive campaigning Ive seen, and its primarily because the race on both sides is so wide open. No one wants to be the last to get started.”

“Shes brought Iowa over to her place.”

“It just takes a while to log all those votes. We want to be sure that its correct.”

“Theres a larger field of candidates generating more interest among more voters. And theres more overall interest in the campaign than ever before, based on our total antipathy to the Bush administration. Weve never had organizations on the ground like this.”

“Theres a larger field of candidates generating more interest among more voters. Weve never had organizations on the ground like this.”

“Needless to say, in some of these districts its extremely competitive . . . and its hard to know what to do. What do you do, call these people again to apologize?”

“It feels real good. Ive wanted to be on this team since I was five years old. Ive worked hard and I dont get nervous out there. I know I can play so I just go out and play like I always have. This team is great, I love em.”

“I think he does sort of have this patina of independence. But I dont think he is all that independent from the White House.”

“It struck me that Chuck Grassley was like a guy with a bucket of water who runs up to a burning house only to run past it and throw a bucket of water on a house a block down because it might catch fire in 40 or 50 years.”

“Do I agree with everything the governor does? No. But break down the things he has accomplished with education, healthcare and economic growth, and in a politically competitive state that has had wide Republican influence during his terms, and no one could argue that hes been out cutting ribbons.”