American people Quote by John McCain

Most elected officials don't want you to know about the world of political fundraising because they fear that it paints an unflattering portrait of…

— Chris Murphy

This fundraising is consuming us. It's impossible to overstate, I think, what it's doing to members and their ability to just focus on the…

— John Sarbanes

There are aspects of campaigning that I don't care for. I don't care for raising money and doing fundraisers, but you have to. It's…

— Marty Walsh

Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it. New York is probably…

— Hillary Clinton

I talked to congressmen who really hate having to go to the many fundraisers, but they see it as a necessary part of their…

— Jessica Chastain

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

It is one thing to talk about fundraising and another to do it as a candidate, and I have learned so much about how…

— DeRay Mckesson

No matter where you are on politics, I think it is wonderful to see candidates funding campaigns not by talking to a very small…

— David Brooks

Fundraising is a very rich and beautiful activity. It is a confident, joyful and hope-filled expression of ministry. In ministering to each other, each…

— Henri Nouwen

You have a burden going into any campaign when you're raising money to fund that effort because there's always a desire to spend more…

— Rahm Emanuel

Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them.

— Jeff Henderson

In an era when party fundraising is badly tainted, dinners are a really good way of raising cash for campaigning. Lots of people giving…

— Lucy Powell