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title: "6 Big Donors Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [We're going to take on the big media, big business, and big donors that are bleeding our country dry. We're losing our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/we-re-going-to-take-on-the-big-media-big-business-and-big-donors-that/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [The top group of fundraisers for Mr. Obama raised $457,834 for his 2008 campaign - and were approved for federal grants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kelly/the-top-group-of-fundraisers-for-mr-obama-raised-457-834-for-his-2008/)

[Jack Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kelly/)

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> [Every district is going to be different, but if you wanted me to give advice to those candidates: Run your own campaign,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zephyr-teachout/every-district-is-going-to-be-different-but-if-you-wanted-me-to-give/)

[Zephyr Teachout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zephyr-teachout/)

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> [Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/raising-money-like-sausage-making-ain-t-pretty-to-see-and-it-would-be/)

[Richard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cohen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/richard-cohen-5202_big_raising-money-like-sausage-making-ain-t_2203370.jpg)

> [“For the big donors, Ryan was a superstar, a square-jawed, blue-eyed, earnest young Ayn Rand disciple described as “wonky” so often it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/for-the-big-donors-ryan-was-a-superstar-a-square-jawed-blue-eyed/)

[Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/)

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> [Donald Trump talks about how he's not going to be controlled by the moneyed interests. Do people understand that he's not giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/donald-trump-talks-about-how-he-s-not-going-to-be-controlled-by-the/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/mitt-romney-268_bigs_donald-trump-talks-about-how-he-s-not-go_3220606.jpg)

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