Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
Edward Walter "Ed" Gillespieis an American Republican political strategist who served as the 61st Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Counselor to the President in the George W. Bush administration. Gillespie, along with Democrat Jack Quinn, founded Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan lobbying firm. Gillespie is also the founder of Ed Gillespie Strategies, a strategic consulting firm that provides high-level advice to companies and CEOs, coalitions, and trade associations. In January 2014, Gillespie announced he was running for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 August 1961
CountryUnited States of America
But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didnt just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner.
I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party.
I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.
I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.
The senator is trying to escape 20 years of his record in the United States Senate.
There was a better than two-to-one ratio in time allocation in attacks against the president versus laudatory comments about Senator Kerry's agenda,
Bill Clinton tapped the brakes on that for two terms by appealing to the middle of the electorate, but he seems to have been an aberration.
Every single Democrat running for president today is for raising taxes on working Americans. They're split on a lot of things, but when it comes to raising taxes, they're unanimous,
As the Democrat Party gets smaller, it becomes increasingly more liberal, elitist and angry, and as it becomes increasingly more liberal, elitist and angry, it gets smaller,
At the end of the day, the fact is that most voters appreciate the president's strong and principled leadership, and they share his views on critical issues involving our national security, creation of jobs and who shares their values,
Vice President Gore needed to change the dynamics of the debate.
Just in 2000, there was a four-point advantage to the Democrats. And what we've seen is the Democrat line coming down, the Republican line going up.
I don't know that it has to be a judge. I don't think we should abandon the principle that we could put somebody on the bench from off a lower court.