--- title: "7 Elections Run Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 7 Elections Run quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Elections Run sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-indust_181505.jpg" --- > [The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-industries-that-sell-toothpaste-on/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-indust_181505.jpg) > [U.S. elections are run by counties, and the laws they follow are set by each state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-shapiro/u-s-elections-are-run-by-counties-and-the-laws-they-follow-are-set-by/) [Josh Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-shapiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/josh-shapiro-5517_democracy_u-s-elections-are-run-by-counties-and-th_298847.jpg) > [“Elections are run by the public relations industry. Its primary task is commercial advertising, which is designed to undermine markets by creating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/elections-are-run-by-the-public-relations-industry-its-primary-task/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_elections-are-run-by-the-public-relation_323360.jpg) > [The elections are run by the same guys who sell toothpaste. They show you an image of a sports hero, or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-guys-who-sell-toothpaste-they-show/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/noam-chomsky-42_car_the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-guys-w_516299.jpg) > [I think the interesting thing about elections, as someone who has run through a couple of them, is that people are so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-wu/i-think-the-interesting-thing-about-elections-as-someone-who-has-run/) [Michelle Wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-wu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/michelle-wu-5796_busy_i-think-the-interesting-thing-about-elec_817047.jpg) > [A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-cohen/a-key-reason-that-elections-are-run-so-badly-is-that-in-most-states/) [Adam Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/adam-cohen-6582_democracy_a-key-reason-that-elections-are-run-so-b_3018139.jpg) > [From 1976, Judy to 1996, we had six presidential elections. And it was run under the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1974.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/from-1976-judy-to-1996-we-had-six-presidential-elections-and-it-was/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/mark-shields-1572_campaign-finance_from-1976-judy-to-1996-we-had-six-presid_3233128.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elections-run/#itemlist", "name": "Elections Run Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-industries-that-sell-toothpaste-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-indust_181505.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-indust_181505.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_the-elections-are-run-by-the-same-indust_181505.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "U.S. elections are run by counties, and the laws they follow are set by each state.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Josh Shapiro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-shapiro/u-s-elections-are-run-by-counties-and-the-laws-they-follow-are-set-by/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/josh-shapiro-5517_democracy_u-s-elections-are-run-by-counties-and-th_298847.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/josh-shapiro-5517_democracy_u-s-elections-are-run-by-counties-and-th_298847.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/josh-shapiro-5517_democracy_u-s-elections-are-run-by-counties-and-th_298847.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“U.S. elections are run by counties, and the laws they follow are set by each state.” — Josh Shapiro", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Elections are run by the public relations industry. 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