Quotes by Simon Rosenberg

“We have a process for picking the nominee, its called Iowa, New Hampshire and the subsequent states. And there comes a point when what they are doing actually does get in the way of the accepted process.”

“Creating a winning coalition is the art of presidential politics and keeping everybody happy is hard and it’s the core thing we do in coalitions,”

“It isnt easy, and certainly there is going to be great debate in our party over where we need to go,”

“Its a risky thing for them,”

“This should be a great cause for alarm in the progressive family,”

“[Rank-and-file Democrats] want the Washington party to fight every day on every issue and to fight more effectively and better, ... The truth is, its going to be hard to fight and win every battle. . . . Its finding that right balance thats going to be the art of keeping our coalition together over the next few years.”

“Its OK that we dont agree with one another. Were offering options about how to get to a better path in Iraq, and thats how politics works.”

“By 2008, 35% of all television viewers and 50% of registered voters will have digital video recorders. And 100% of them will skip political ads. So well have to talk to people in smarter ways.”

“The emergence of the Latino population is creating a different politics in the 21st Century. It is really about a strategy. It is about how each party understands this critical part of America.”

“This new media becomes much more important to us because conservatives have been more dominant in traditional media. This stuff becomes really critical for us.”