Quotes About Campaigns

A politician without money for advertising is out of luck. They are not taken seriously.

In the United States 95% of the people who win elections have the most money. That's it. So, money is a big part of elections. But that happens all the time.

Money has much more power down the ballot.

Everybody says that they're against the special interests. I'm the only one the special interests don't give any money to.

And, you know, money is - the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. Because what you have right now - people have said to me that, look, you'll always be outspent, so how can you ever win?

I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.

Donald Trump disproved the notion that there is a direct dollar-for-dollar correlation between how much money you had in your traditional war chest and what your election outcome was going to be.

Money is the mother's milk of everything, and it certainly is the mother's milk of politics.

Never let your campaigns write cheques that your website can't cash.

How one stands up to any sort of allegation in the heat of political battle reveals the strength and nature of your character. It's one of the reasons we have campaigns.

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can't remember what the second one is.

America has the best politicians money can buy.

In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins.

Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines.

When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.

Money is the fuel that makes political victory possible. Sadly, folks, in many cases it's more important than ideas. And this is what turns off so many people to politics.

Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.

Nothing is the matter with Mr. Gore except that he can't be elected.

Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?

Barack Obama said today that politics has become too gummed up by money and influence ... and then he had to leave to attend a fundraiser.

Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies.

Money is the original sin in politics and I am not sinless.