Ed Gillespie Quotes

• 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.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Politics

  Tags in President, Texas

• I don’t think we’re as divided as many in the elite would have us believe.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Thinking

• I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, American

• I don’t believe we’re the party of big business.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Business

• I don’t want to be disrespectful of the president of the United States, but as a political person, one of the things I appreciated about this president, in the past year especially, is he is a fantastic candidate.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in President, United States

• I believe we’re the party of small business.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Business

• George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Great, President

• Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Thought

• Even as a partisan Republican, I’m not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either party.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Partisanship, Republican

• They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Themselves, Believe

• I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Democrats, Party

• On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new low in presidential politics and goes beyond political discourse and amounts to political hate speech.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Politics

  Tags in Presidential

• The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation’s history.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in History

  Tags in Nation

• We are in favor of greater free markets.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Ourselves

• So I think that our foreign policy, the president’s strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Leadership

  Tags in President, Strong

• If you’re a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in State, Governor

• The Democratic Party is getting very angry, and that came through clearly in this election.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Democratic Party

• I’m a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Republicans, Proud

• Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in College

  Tags in Republicans, Texas

• People like passion in politics.

  Ed Gillespie

  Topics in Politics

  Tags in People

Ed Gillespie (34)

Birth:	15th August, 1961
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Political Strategist

About

Edward W. Gillespie is 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.

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