Nina Turner

“I stand up for what is right even if it puts me in a political conundrum. Supporting Senator Sanders was one of those moments when the status quo said 'Uh uh, bad girl.'”

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

“The men in our lives, including members of the General Assembly, generously devote time to fundamental female reproductive issues. The least we can do is return the favor.”

“Ohio is my home, always. I'm a homegirl. Ohio is my home. Ohio is my first love.”

“I am a black woman, last time I checked.”

“I don't want our white working class sisters and brothers to feel as though their pain is not important because it is. But at the same time, I want my white sisters and brothers to understand that when we talk about income and wealth inequality, that disproportionately African Americans suffer a little more.”

“I was born to teenage parents who got married young and divorced early.”

“The more Democrats try to abandon the values and policies embodied in our platform, the more we will continue to lose. We can't win by running on incrementalism.”

“Ohio suffered, like a lot of Midwestern states, under the weight of trade deals that really diminished a lot of good-paying manufacturing jobs; a lot of the blue collar workers in the state are suffering, just like many of their counterparts across the country. I'm not terribly surprised that Mr. Trump won Ohio.”

“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.”

“We can't solve all of our problems in a short time.”

“Campaigns end, revolutions endure.”

“We can do it all and have it all. That's what I want young women to know. Make their own music. If nobody's making music for them, make your own. Do what you are passionate about and don't let anybody or anything stop you or convince you that you are not worthy.”

“Same way we have enough money to bail out Wall Street, we need to put a down payment on Main Street.”

“I was 22 when my mother died; my baby sister was 12. We had nothing. We had each other, but we had nothing.”

“I want people to be mad as hell. Be mad as hell and work toward something. Find an issue and find a candidate that you believe in.”

“Early voting is a vital component of the electoral landscape in Ohio.”

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

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

“A major part of living in a representative form of government is giving citizens the right to choose and be treated equally.”