If you think the system - not you - but... by Hamilton Jordan

Will Country Politician Democratic Party White House Chief of Staff

If you think the system - not you - but if your viewers think that the current political system is working well and serving the interest of our country, then what we're doing will not be attractive.

- Hamilton Jordan

Other quotes by Hamilton Jordan

People

I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.

- Hamilton Jordan

People

And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we're left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people.

- Hamilton Jordan

People

We're trying to build a platform utilizing the Internet that allows the good American people to speak out about their frustration about the polarized country that we live in politically.

- Hamilton Jordan

World People

We have the American people properly concerned about the future of our country and the world.

- Hamilton Jordan

Right Man

If you had found the right candidate in 2000 or 2004, and you could have put that man or woman, given them ballot access in September of the election year, they could have won the election.

- Hamilton Jordan

Control Today

The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.

- Hamilton Jordan

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