Midterm Quotes

The United States brags about its political system, but the [American] President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves. (Deng Xiaoping)
My friends, the Republican Party did not win the midterm election in November: We lost that election. We lost because voter turnout was abysmally, embarrassingly low, and millions of working people, young people and people of color gave up on politics as usual and they stayed home. That's a fact. In my view, Democrats will not retain the White House, will not regain the Senate or the U.S. House, will not be successful in dozens of governor races across the country, unless we generate excitement and momentum and produce a huge voter turnout. With all due respect – and I do not mean to insult anyone here – that turnout, that enthusiasm, will not happen with politics as usual. The people of our country understand that given the collapse of the American middle class, and given the grotesque level of income and wealth inequality we are experiencing, we do not need more establishment politics or establishment economics. View quote
Bernie Sanders
Midterm elections for first-term presidents are notoriously difficult. View quote
Tim Kaine
(On the 2006 US Midterm Elections) This week, in an ironic turn of events, Iraq brought regime change to the United States. View quote
Amy Poehler
Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately. View quote
Nate Silver
You know, there were 29 Democratic votes for censure in the Senate. And if the Republicans had any sense, they would have censured him before the '98 midterm election, and they would have won the election. View quote
Chris Matthews
If you were counting on the polls telling you something about the midterm elections that are just two weeks away, the answer is that they're telling you that the candidate you want to win needs your help. View quote
Rachel Maddow
[At the beginning of the midterm campaigns,] I said it was up to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but I will tell you all this - if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would've already cast my vote for John Fetterman, for many reasons. View quote
Oprah Winfrey