People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 a.m. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective. Susan Estrich More Quotes by Susan Estrich More Quotes From Susan Estrich Half of me knows too much to be carefree. But the other half knows enough to be grateful. Susan Estrich gratefultoo-muchhalf Affirmative action was never meant to be permanent, and now is truly the time to move on to some other approach. Susan Estrich time-to-move-onactionmoving I cant begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting. Susan Estrich targetairworry I don't like cheap shots, I really don't. Susan Estrich cheap-shotsshots The politics of crime is not about a party's record or a candidates proposals, but about perceived character and values. Susan Estrich presidentialpartycharacter Even the most powerful women I know go out of their way to say that they're not really interested in power. Imagine a man saying that. Susan Estrich powerfulmenway Everybody knows I'm a Democrat. Susan Estrich democratknows When you're standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this. Susan Estrich speechsoundgiving Most people don't know who Ken Mehlman is. He's the chairman of the Republican Party, obviously, but what he's doing that Howard Dean isn't doing is spending a lot of time on the nuts and bolts of putting the party together. Susan Estrich partynutspeople Perhaps the cruelest thing ever said of Hubert Humphrey was that he had the soul of a vice president. Susan Estrich vicessoulpresident The Olympics are coming... and it's a big problem in American politics, because the problem with holding the Olympics this fall is that we're all going to be focused on the Olympics, and it makes that window of opportunity for Gore to win the election that much smaller. Susan Estrich winningopportunityfall Loyalty isn't standing by someone when he's right - that's good judgment. Loyalty is standing by someone when he's wrong. Susan Estrich good-judgmentjudgmentloyalty A lot of Republicans are white Christians, but the Republican Party is reaching out to Hispanics, and reaching out to blacks, and reaching out to Asians. Susan Estrich partychristianwhite But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious misconduct, you don't wait until the Thursday before the Tuesday. You run it early. Susan Estrich waitingtuesdayrunning I'm always suspicious of really beautiful women telling us we shouldn't be worried about beauty. Susan Estrich suspiciousworriedbeautiful Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience. Susan Estrich battlepersonalitywinning I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches. Susan Estrich issuesspeechyears People don't vote for vice president, they vote for president. Susan Estrich vicespresidentpeople So many of us had hoped that the civil system might be an alternative for some women, where the burdens were a little bit less, and cases might be easier to prove. Susan Estrich alternativeshippielittles The personal is political, but only to a point. Susan Estrich political
