Celinda Lake
Celinda Lake
Celinda Lake is a pollster and political strategist for the Democratic Party in the United States of America...
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People are ... particularly risk-averse in bad times. It would be much easier, ironically, to elect a woman president when the economy is good and we weren't at war.
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Women leaders, no matter what party, tend to introduce more leadership around such things as domestic violence and other priorities.
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The conventional wisdom was that Katrina was catalytic to these attitudes about poverty, ... But these attitudes were evident before Katrina.
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If the Democrats are smart, they will play this thing until it's completely overhauled.
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You can't elect a Democratic dog catcher without a majority of women. There's not a Democratic winner out there that can say he won without the majority of the woman vote.
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I've been involved in politics for as long as I can remember.
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You don't want to send George Bush back his team.
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The mood of the public and the errors of the administration really open up tremendous opportunities.
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As part of probably the strongest working team that's existed in decades as president and vice president --Al Gore has not been a ceremonial vice president-- and I think he's going to pick a working partner,
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Listen to the women. Women say exactly what they want. Who has concrete plans - not macroeconomics but kitchen table economics. Who will change the situation for their families, and help restore the middle class. Women are also sick to death of having their bodies and their lives treated as a political football.
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Talking about peoples lived experiences is a powerful way to mobilize them. We can create new rules.
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The fastest surging woman leadership position is heading non-profit organizations. Women are not rejecting leadership positions -- they're rejecting politics.
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Women are really demanding more flexibility in the workplace. Control is the new currency.. Forty-six percent of women want to start their own small businesses.
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We should realize that the average family in America spends five minutes a week on politics.