Able Quote by Brian Sandoval

A campaign ought to demonstrate the basic human decency of the candidate. That means your First Amendment rights end at the tip of your…

— Mike Pence

The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial…

— Bradley A. Smith

Dependence on private money to run campaigns causes pain to Republicans and Democrats alike - and business owners. It's time we did something about…

— Zephyr Teachout

What I'm not - I can't control other people's campaigns. If they decide that's what they want to do with their time and money,…

— Marco Rubio

If candidates spend money on ads and other political speech and their opponents are rewarded with government handouts to attack them, that chills speech…

— Bradley A. Smith

It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money…

— Christie Hefner

Well, the elected officials in both parties are receiving campaign contributions and support through electioneering communications from groups that aren't technically affiliated with the…

— Richard Painter

The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true that incumbents…

— Gordon Tullock

One way we exercise political freedom is to vote for the candidate of our choice. Another way is to use our money to try…

— Barry Goldwater

I believe we all have the right as private citizens to endorse candidates and participate in the political process.

— Jerry Falwell, Jr

Why would the Obama campaign officials oppose any effort to ensure the legitimacy of a campaign contribution? It's the same reason they oppose voter…

— Tom Fitton

The way we fund campaigns is a feminist issue and a race issue. If you want more representation, you can't say it's going to…

— Zephyr Teachout