Political Quotes

Jena Griswold

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American politician and lawyer, 39th Colorado Secretary of State

Quotes by year · 2020–2026118 total · peak 2020 (43)
2020: 43 quotes2021: 22 quotes2022: 16 quotes2023: 9 quotes2024: 8 quotes2025: 7 quotes2026: 13 quotes
Feb 1, 2024

It's the idea, the clear statement that states can stop oath-breaking insurrectionists from appearing on our ballots.

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Jan 17, 2024

It would be equally chaotic to not uphold the constitution in this case.

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Jan 17, 2024

I think it's really interesting they chose to use that language because it's just more of Donald Trump saying that if he's not in charge, the country is doomed.

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Dec 18, 2023

I believe that Donald Trump incited the insurrection and that it's up to a court to determine whether that incitement disqualifies him from further holding office under the constitution.

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Dec 18, 2023

The Colorado Supreme Court has determined that Donald Trump did engage in insurrection and that his actions have disqualified him from being president.

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Nov 16, 2023

Trump's words of saying this is somehow election interference is just a continuation of his lies to the American people about our democracy.

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Nov 16, 2023

I think it's the right thing for elected officials to follow the law and uphold the Constitution.

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Nov 16, 2023

Regardless, if Trump is on the ballot or not, he is a danger to American democracy. He consistently lies to the American people. He incited the insurrection.

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Nov 16, 2023

I believe Trump incited insurrection. There is always questions whether his incitement reached that level of disqualification.

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Sep 6, 2023

Americans have decided time and time again at the ballot box that they choose democracy over chaos.

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Sep 6, 2023

I do believe that Donald Trump incited the insurrection. I do believe he has been attacking American democracy in an attempt to steal American elections.

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Sep 6, 2023

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment says that if anybody swears to uphold the Constitution, they are disqualified from office if they subsequently engage in rebellion or insurrection, or provide aid or comfort to the enemies of the…

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Sep 15, 2022

I have confidence that Americans are going to reject this extremism and save American democracy in November.

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Sep 15, 2022

I did join the governor of Colorado, Governor Polis in saying the state of Colorado will not extradite for the criminalization of abortion in other states.

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Sep 15, 2022

The Big Lie has been used to suppress the vote, threatened election workers, incentivize insider threats, like in Mesa County.

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Sep 15, 2022

These races are incredibly important. And what we are seeing, as you noted, in Arizona, and Nevada, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, election deniers are running to be chief election officers.

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Sep 15, 2022

In 2020, civil servants and elected officials rejected the lies coming out of the White House to make sure that Americans could vote safely and securely during a pandemic and with a sitting president trying to seize the presidency.

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May 13, 2022

Democracy and our fundamental freedoms are on the ballot and I am so confident Americans are going to rise to the challenge to save them.

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May 13, 2022

Democracy is in peril. Americans could lose the freedom to choose their elected officials.

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Feb 18, 2022

What we`re seeing in the states is a massive swelling of voter suppression that many of these candidates are pushing.

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Feb 18, 2022

You deconstruct the administrative state by having people run for offices they want to destroy.

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Feb 18, 2022

I think my opponent, Tina Peters, is a danger to Colorado elections. She`s completely unfit.

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Feb 15, 2022

We need strong people as Secretary of State to make sure that we`re protecting elections so that American voters can have their voice heard and choose their elected officials.

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Feb 15, 2022

Tina Peters is unfit to be Secretary of State and a danger to Colorado elections.

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Jan 6, 2022

Democracy is going to be on the ballot. And we need to ensure that Secretaries of State are elected, who believe in the right to vote, and upholding the will of the people.

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