Success Quote by Christopher H. Achen

“The result is that too many elected officials are basing important decisions not on what would be best for all Americans but on what…

— Becky Bond

“Only a little more than a quarter of eligible voters cast ballots in Democratic or Republican primaries and caucuses. More than half of the…

— P.J. O'Rourke

Elections are when you have to make a choice. Perfection not often attainable!

— Rupert Murdoch

“One study of twenty years of data in the United States concluded that “the preferences of the average American appear to have only a…

— Geoff Mulgan

“Indeed, it's not a stretch to say that most voters no longer choose their representatives; instead, representatives choose their voters.”

— Barack Obama

“Campaigns and elections are the process in which democracy separates the willing from the able, and goes with the willing.”

— Jon Stewart

“Electorates tend to get the politicians they deserve.”

— Paul Collier

“Maybe what stopped people from voting wasn't a lack of information about the candidates or a feeling that the outcomes of races didn't matter…

— Sasha Issenberg

In any election, it's important that the public perceives that the election is held fairly.

— Avi Rubin

“I remember when I first started learning about democratic elections. I couldn’t believe it was really possible for people to choose those who governed…

— Hillary Adrienne Stern

In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly.

— Avi Rubin

“Voting isn’t the most we can do, but it is the least. To have a democracy, you have to want one. Still,”

— Gloria Steinem