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I think politicians are so far out of step with what people really want.

Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses the point.

So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If you want them to vote, give them opportunities to do something else other than vote, to help.

During my campaign, people of my age and younger said consistently that they would not vote because their votes simply no longer matter and because no government or member of Parliament cared a whit about their problems and their striving for employment.

We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.

In terms of the ability to go out and win - this is why you have campaigns. You go out, and you take your issues to voters, and you put them out there, and people respond, or they don't.

When politics is interesting, people go vote.

It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.

Most politicians come into politics because they want to make a difference; we just have different ideas how to do it.