Jack Pitney Quotes on Politics (4 Quotes)

At the moment, a lot of people regard both major parties as unattractive. That's partly due to the polarization of politics. The Democrats might be a little too liberal and the Republicans a little too conservative.

The advantage of a wholesale change is the chance to put a fresh face on the party. The downside is that the political community might read it as a sign of worry.

A lot of these folks don't have a great deal of political experience and very often they get off to a strong start, but their lack of experience shows over the course of the campaign. They make rookie mistakes, aren't careful in how they phrase their positions and don't come across in an appealing way to voters.

Politicians back to Washington have evoked that story, but it's not really true. Eisenhower, for example, cultivated an image as a non-politician, even though you don't get to be a five-star general without being a politician.