Quotes by Ken Khachigian

“He must, as Nixon did with Vietnam and Reagan did with the Cold War, confront the adversaries directly ... without mincing words, Its time for him to come out swinging, slugging.”

“My feeling is, life moves on. If theres a staff replacement needed, you replace the staff. Hes still the president, and he has a lot of ability to change course and move away from the problem.”

“Theyve got to convince voters it has to do with making a better state, making a better life for them and repairing the state, repairing the states governance in a way that ultimately benefits its citizens.”

“The point here is to move forward, to get the debate moving from fault and blame to solutions.”

“These ads are very effective. The real question is how to counter their effectiveness.”

“Theres a general mood elsewhere there thats a little edgy right now, and its reinforced by a lot of very effective television against the governor.”

“... The presidents trip to California will have no effect on the outcome of the special election, and the governors not showing up here will have no effect on President Bush. Staff people just got carried away on both sides.”

“One of the worst enemies in such situations is overreaction and even panic. Nixon once advised that when circumstances are the hottest is when leaders must be the coolest.”

“He is a wartime president. Thats whats on his agenda and its got to be his focus.”

“What happens in January isnt going to have much influence on what happens in November.”

“It once again positions Republicans as the stronger party on national security and defense. Its persevere and win versus cut and run.”

“They touched the third rail, and while they didnt get electrocuted, they got beat back.”

“Hes driving the dialogue. Hes driving the debate, and thats a big, big change from playing defense, like he was through the special. I think from his point of view, its all positive.”

“Youve got to have some distinctions. Whether Bush leaves office on a big high or leaves in sort of the way he is now, slogging through a lot of battles, it doesnt matter?. Its the way the seasons work. A little change is good.”