Nina Turner Quotes

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Nina Turner

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 7, 1967

Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic.

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I think I have a lot to offer.

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You would think people who call themselves pro-life would want to make sure that our children are educated, that people could work and live a good life, that you can take a vacation every now and then.

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The GOP will not be satisfied until women are barefoot, pregnant and back home by 5 o'clock P.M. to cook dinner.

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People don't wake up to go to vote and then have their ballot not counted.

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There is a cost for democracy. It is worth the cost when it comes to opening up access for voters.

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Our Revolution has been the keeper of the flame doing the vital work of building a grassroots movement that leverages the people's agenda.

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I've proven myself a champion of workers' rights, particularly teachers.

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If someone were lying on the road dying would it matter to you who came to save you? If it was a Democrat or a Republican, would it matter?

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I'm a Democrat, and that's worth fighting for.

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Cleveland has been my life.

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It is un-American, it is unjust to target any group of folks whether they are African-American, Hispanic, poor or elderly when it comes to access to the vote.

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The vote is the last great equalizer that we have in this country.

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You never get to too big to phone bank, that's my opinion.

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We have a problem with our democracy when you have election officials deliberately trying to take away the fundamental right to vote in this country in the 21st century.

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As a female candidate, you always expect that some people will think you are not as capable of being an executive, or that you may be 'too emotional' for office. As an African-American woman, the bar can be even higher.

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A government reflects the views of those who select it, and if people are unable to cast their ballot because the voting hours aren't convenient for them or because other hurdles have been raised too high we get a less representative government as a result.

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It is my hope that the establishment part of the Democratic Party will heed what the grass roots is saying.

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Campaigns end, revolutions endure.

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If we want to be the big-tent party, if we want to be the party that is seen as the party that really stands up for the working class, we have to welcome people in and not just believe a certain way.

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